Osun State is located in Nigeria and is in the southwest part of the country. Nicknamed the “Land of Virtue” and created on the 27th of August 1991, Osun State is close to the likes of Kwara State (to the north), Ekiti State and Ondo State (to the east), Ogun State (to the South) and … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
Kwara State is one of the 36 States in Nigeria, located in the western part of the country. The state is situated within the North Central geopolitical zone of Nigeria, with the slogan “State of Harmony”. Kwara State was created on the 27th of May 1967 and its capital is Ilorin. According to the 2006 census conducted … Read more
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 … Read more
Rivers State is one of the 36 states in Nigeria and has Port Harcourt as its capital (which is also the largest city in the State). According to census data released in 2006, Rivers State has a population of over 5 million people. Stats show the State is one of the most populated in Nigeria. Rivers … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more