States of Nigeria

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State
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CategoryFederated state
LocationNigeria
Number36
Populations1,703,358 (Bayelsa) – 9,383,682 (Kano)
Areas3,580 km2 (1,381 sq mi) (Lagos) – 76,360 km2 (29,484 sq mi) (Niger)
GovernmentState government
SubdivisionsLocal Government Area








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In Nigeria, a state is a federated political entity that shares sovereignty with the federal government. There are 36 states bound together by a federal agreement. The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) is not a state and under the direct control of the federal government. The states are further divided into a total of 774 Local Government Areas.[1] Under the Nigerian Constitution, states have the power to ratify constitutional amendments.


The Nigerian traditional states predate all the modern states, but have no legal or administrative powers.




Contents





  • 1 Current states and the Federal Capital Territory


  • 2 Evolution of Nigerian states


  • 3 Government

    • 3.1 Legislature


    • 3.2 Executive


    • 3.3 Judiciary



  • 4 Chronology


  • 5 See also


  • 6 Notes


  • 7 Sources


  • 8 External links




Current states and the Federal Capital Territory



A clickable map of Nigeria showing its 36 states and the federal capital territory.


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States

  1. Abia

  2. Adamawa

  3. Akwa Ibom

  4. Anambra

  5. Bauchi

  6. Bayelsa

  7. Benue

  8. Borno

  9. Cross River

  10. Delta

  11. Ebonyi

  12. Enugu


  1. Edo

  2. Ekiti

  3. Gombe

  4. Imo

  5. Jigawa

  6. Kaduna

  7. Kano

  8. Katsina

  9. Kebbi

  10. Kogi

  11. Kwara

  12. Lagos


  1. Nasarawa

  2. Niger

  3. Ogun

  4. Ondo

  5. Osun

  6. Oyo

  7. Plateau

  8. Rivers

  9. Sokoto

  10. Taraba

  11. Yobe

  12. Zamfara

Territory

Federal Capital Territory (FCT)


Evolution of Nigerian states























DateEventsMap
1960-1963At the time of independence in 1960, Nigeria was a Federal State of three Regions: Northern, Western, and Eastern. Additionally, provinces, which were a legacy of colonial times, remained extant until they were abolished in 1976.
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1963-1967In 1963, two provinces were detached from the Western Region to form the new Mid-Western Region.

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1967-1976In 1967, the regions were replaced by 12 states due to a military decree; only the former Mid-Western Region escaped division, and formed a single state following the restructuring. From 1967 to 1970 the areas of Mid-Western State and the Eastern Region attempted to secede, as a nation called Biafra during the Nigerian civil war.
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1976-1987In 1976, seven new states were created, making 19 altogether.[2]
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1987-1991During this period, there were 21 states and later, Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory.
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1991-1996During this period, there were 30 states and the Federal Capital Territory. The Federal Capital Territory was established in 1991. In 1987 two new states were established, followed by another nine in 1991, bringing the total to 30. The latest change, in 1996, resulted in the present number of 36 states.
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Government


As sovereign entities, States of Nigeria have the right to organize/structure their individual governments in any way within the parameters set by the Constitution of Nigeria.



Legislature


At the State level, the legislature is unicameral, with the number of its members equal to three times the number of legislatures it has in the Federal House of Representatives. It has the power to legislate on matters on the concurrent list.



Executive


At the State level, the Head of the executive is called the Governor, who has the power to appoint people to the State Executive Council, subject to the advice and consent of the State House of Assembly (Legislature). The Head of a ministry at the State level is called a commissioner, who is assisted by a permanent secretary, who is also a senior civil servant of the State.



Judiciary


The Judiciary is one of the co-equal arms of the State government concerned with the interpretation of the laws of the State government. The Judiciary is headed by the Chief Justice of the State appointed by the governor subject to the approval of the State House of Assembly.



Chronology




























































Regions
States

1960

1963

1967

1976

1987

1991

1996

Eastern

South-Eastern

Cross-River

Akwa Ibom

Cross-River

East Central

Imo

Imo

Abia

Abia

Ebonyi

Anambra

Enugu

Enugu

Anambra

Rivers

Bayelsa

Rivers

Western

Mid-Western

Bendel

Delta

Edo

Western

Lagos

Western

Ogun

Ondo

Ekiti

Ondo

Oyo

Osun

Oyo

Northern

Benue-Plateau

Plateau

Nasarawa

Plateau

Benue

Benue

Kogi

Kwara

Kwara

Kano

Jigawa

Kano

North Central

Kaduna

Kaduna

Katsina

North Western

Niger

Sokoto

Kebbi

Sokoto

Sokoto

Zamfara

North Eastern

Bauchi

Bauchi

Gombe

Borno

Borno

Yobe

Gongola

Adamawa

Taraba


See also



  • List of Nigerian states by population

  • ISO 3166-2:NG

  • List of state governors of Nigeria


Notes




  1. ^ "USAID Nigeria mission: Nigeria administrative divisions" Archived 2007-01-13 at the Wayback Machine. United States Agency for International Development, October 2004, last accessed 21 April 2010


  2. ^ Kraxberger, Brennan (2005) "Strangers, Indigenes and Settlers: Contested Geographies of Citizenship in Nigeria" Space and Polity 9(1): pp. 9-27, pages 10, 11, & 15




Sources



  • Gboyega Ajayi (2007). The military and the Nigerian state, 1966-1993: a study of the strategies of political power control. Trenton, New Jersey: Africa World Press. ISBN 1-59221-568-8..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  • Solomon Akhere Benjamin (1999). The 1996 state and local government reorganizations in Nigeria. Ibadan: Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research. ISBN 978-181-238-9.


  • Rotimi T. Suberu (1994). 1991 state and local government reorganizations in Nigeria. Ibadan: Institute of African Studies, University of Ibadan. ISBN 978-2015-28-8.


External links



  • "New States of Nigeria". Statoids.


  • Headline News in Nigeria States










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