List of Nigerian states by date of statehood
The following table presents a listing of the states of Nigeria, and the dates of their creation.[1]
State | Date created | Preceding Entity |
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Abia State | 27 August 1991 | Imo State |
Adamawa State | 27 August 1991 | Gongola State |
Akwa Ibom State | 23 September 1987 | Cross River State |
Anambra State | 27 August 1991 | (old) Anambra State |
Bauchi State | 3 February 1976 | North-Eastern State |
Bayelsa State | 1 October 1996 | Rivers State |
Benue State | 3 February 1976 | Benue-Plateau State |
Borno State | 3 February 1976 | North-Eastern State |
Cross River State | 27 May 1967 | Eastern Region; known as South-Eastern State from 1967 to 1976. |
Delta State | 27 August 1991 | Bendel State |
Ebonyi State | 1 October 1996 | Enugu State and Abia State |
Edo State | 27 August 1991 | Bendel State |
Ekiti State | 1 October 1996 | Ondo State |
Enugu State | 27 August 1991 | (old) Anambra State |
Gombe State | 1 October 1996 | Bauchi State |
Imo State | 3 February 1976 | East Central State |
Jigawa State | 27 August 1991 | Kano State |
Kaduna State | 27 May 1967 | Northern Region; known as North-Central State from 1967 to 1976. |
Kano State | 27 May 1967 | Northern Region |
Katsina State | 23 September 1987 | Kaduna State |
Kebbi State | 27 August 1991 | Sokoto State |
Kogi State | 27 August 1991 | Kwara State; Benue State |
Kwara State | 27 May 1967 | Northern Region; known as West Central State from 1967 to 1976. |
Lagos State | 27 May 1967 | Federal Territory of Lagos and Colony Province |
Nasarawa State | 1 October 1996 | Plateau State |
Niger State | 3 February 1976 | North-Western State |
Ogun State | 3 February 1976 | Western State |
Ondo State | 3 February 1976 | Western State |
Osun State | 27 August 1991 | Oyo State |
Oyo State | 3 February 1976 | Western State |
Plateau State | 3 February 1976 | Benue-Plateau State |
Rivers State | 27 May 1967 | Eastern Region |
Sokoto State | 3 February 1976 | North-Western State |
Taraba State | 27 August 1991 | Gongola State |
Yobe State | 27 August 1991 | Borno State |
Zamfara State | 1 October 1996 | Sokoto State |
Federal Capital Territory | 3 February 1976 | Benue-Plateau, North-Central, and North-Western States |
References
- How Nigeria got to 36 States. Timeline of State creation in Nigeria. Old Naija. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
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