Nigeria's States And The Dates Of Their Creation

The following table presents a listing of Nigeria's
states and the dates of their creation.

State:-
Date Created:-
Preceding Entity:-


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.


Abuja Federal Capital Territory.
3 February 1976.
Benue-Plateau, North-Central, and North-Western States.

Source: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nigerian_states_by_date_of_statehood



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