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What are the States of Nigeria?

Nigeria is a federation of 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, which contains the capital, Abuja. Each state has an elected governor and assembly.

  • At independence in 1960, Nigeria had three large regions: Northern, Western and Eastern.
  • A fourth, the Mid-Western Region, was added in 1963.
  • In 1967 the regions were replaced by 12 states.
  • More followed as groups pushed for their own governments: 19 by 1976, 21 by 1987, 30 by 1991 and 36 by 1996.
  • The Federal Capital Territory was created in 1976, and Abuja replaced Lagos as the capital in 1991.

Current quiz contains 37 states: Abia, Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Benue, Borno, Cross River, Delta, Ebonyi, Edo, Ekiti, Enugu, Federal Capital Territory, Gombe, Imo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Kogi, Kwara, Lagos, Nassarawa, Niger, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Plateau, Rivers, Sokoto, Taraba, Yobe, Zamfara.