Brief History Bayelsa State is a Nigerian state, located in the core of Niger-Delta region of the country with 8 local government areas. Bayelsa state was carved out of the old Rivers State in October 1st, 1996. The capital of Bayelsa State is Yenagoa and the most popular city is Brass City; Yenagoa is the…Read More
Brief History Jigawa State is a Nigerian state, located in the northwestern region of the country with 27 local government areas, Jigawa State was created out of the old Kano State in August 1991. The capital and largest city of Jigawa State is Dutse while the state’s economic center is Hadejia. In the pre-colonial period, the area that…Read More
Brief History Zamfara State is a Nigerian state, located in the northwest region of the country with 14 local government areas. Zamfara state was carved out from the old Sokoto State in October 1st, 1996. The capital of Zamfara State is Gusau (The word ‘Gusau’ means “To Get Better”; the city is the traditional city…Read More
Brief History Yobe State is a Nigerian state, located in the northeastern region of the country with 17 local government areas, Yobe state was carved out of the old Borno State in 1991. The capital of Yobe State is Damaturu; its most populated city is Potiskum. The town of Damaturu is on the A3 highway…Read More
Brief History Taraba State is a Nigerian state, located in the northeast region of the country with 16 local government areas, the state was initially created with 10 local government areas in 1991 which was later extended to 16 local government areas and now the state has two new Special Development areas. Taraba state was…Read More
Brief History Oyo State is a Nigerian state, located in the southwestern region of the country with 33 local government areas, Oyo state was one of the three states carved out of the former Western State of Nigeria in 1976. Its capital is Ibadan, which was the capital of old region (The former Western State…Read More
Brief History Ondo State is a Nigerian state with Akure as the capital, created in February 1976 from the former western state. It borders states like Ekiti state, Kogi state, Edo state, Delta state, Ogun state, Osun state and the Atlantic Ocean. Nicknamed the “Sunshine State”, Ondo State is the 18th largest state, in the…Read More
Brief History Ogun State is a state in southwestern Nigeria, created in February 3, 1976 from the former Western State. Ogun State borders Lagos State to the south, Oyo State and Osun State to the north, Ondo State, and the Republic of Benin to the west. Abeokuta is both the State’s capital and most populous…Read More
Brief History Nasarawa State is a state in the North Central region of Nigeria, bordered to the east by the states of Taraba and Plateau, to the north by Kaduna State, to the south by the states of Kogi and Benue, and to the west by the Federal Capital Territory. Named for the historic Nasarawa…Read More
Brief History Niger is a state in the North Central region of Nigeria and the largest state in the country. Niger state has three political zones, zone A,B and C. The state’s capital is at Minna. Other major cities are Bida, Kontagora and Suleja. It was formed in 1976 when the then North-Western State was…Read More
