The state is usually referred to as Katsina State to distinguish it from the city of Katsina – which is her capital. The State was carved out of old Kaduna State and currently has a population that is above 6 million inhabitants. Quick fact about Katsina State Date of creation: 23rd of September 1987 Geopolitical zone: […]
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Ondo State is one of the 36 States that constitute the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Located in the western part of the country, the State was created on the 3rd of February 1976 from the former Western State. Initially, Ondo State included what is now Ekiti State (Ekiti was carved out from Ondo in 1996). Nicknamed the “Sunshine
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Plateau State is one of the 36 States that constitute the Federal Republic of Nigeria (including the FCT). The State is located in the heart of Nigeria and is the twelfth-largest state in the country. Nicknamed “Home of Peace and Tourism” and created on the 3rd of February 1976, Plateau is filled with natural rocks, hills
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Kebbi State is one of the 36 states in the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and the State is located in the North-Western part of the country. Nicknamed “Land of Equity”, Kebbi State was created on the 27th of August in 1991 when it was carved out of Sokoto State. With its capital at Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi has
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Kogi State, one of Nigeria’s 36 states situated in the North Central geopolitical zone, earned the nickname “The Confluence State” upon its establishment on August 27, 1991. Its nickname is attributed to the confluence of the River Niger and River Benue at its capital, Lokoja. It is necessary to emphasize that Lokoja is the first
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Nasarawa State is located in the North-Central geopolitical zone of Nigeria with the slogan: “Home of Solid Minerals”. The State was established on the 1st of October 1996 and its capital is Lafia. The current governor of Nasarawa State is Umaru Tanko Al-Makura, while his deputy is Silas Ali Agara. As at 2006, there are
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Zamfara is one of the 36 States in Nigeria and is located in the northwestern part of the country. It was created on the 1st of October 1996. Until that time, the area was part of Sokoto State. Zamfara was nicknamed “Farming is Our Pride” Date of creation: October 1, 1996 by the regime of
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Yobe State is one of the states that constitute the Federal Republic of Nigeria and is located in the Northeast part of the country. It was created on the 27th day of August 1991 out of Borno State, and earned the nicknamed “Pride of the Sahel”. Date of creation: August 27, 1991 Slogan: Pride of
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Taraba State is one of the 36 states that constitutes the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The State derived its name from the Taraba River which traverses the southern part of the state. Nicknamed the “Nature’s Gift to the Nation”, Taraba State was created on the 27th of August 1991 and has its capital in Date of creation of
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This is one of the 36 states in Nigeria and is in the extreme northwest of the country. The State is usually called Sokoto State to distinguish it from the city of Sokoto – which is its capital. Established on the 3rd of February 1976 and nicknamed the “Seat of the Caliphate”, the national census conducted in the country in
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