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



GOB BLESS NIGERIA...

Good job.
It could be better presented as a user-friendly showing how the states were gradually divided from the original three/four regions.
Cheers.

Well done

The following table presents a listing of Nigeria's 36
states ranked in order of their total population
based on preliminary 2006 Census figures.[1]
Rank State Population

1 Kano State 9,401,288
2 Lagos State 9,113,605
3 Kaduna State 6,113,503
4 Katsina State 5,801,584
5 Oyo State 5,580,894
6 Rivers State 5,198,716
7 Bauchi State 4,653,066
8 Jigawa State 4,361,002
9 Benue State 4,253,641
10 Anambra State 4,177,828
11 Borno State 4,171,104
12 Delta State 4,112,445
13 Imo State 3,927,563
14 Niger State 3,954,772
15 Akwa Ibom State 3,902,051
16 Ogun State 3,751,140
17 Sokoto State 3,702,676
18 Ondo State 3,460,877
19 Osun State 3,416,959
20 Kogi State 3,314,043
21 Zamfara State 3,278,873
22 Enugu State 3,267,837
23 Kebbi State 3,256,541
24 Edo State 3,233,366
25 Plateau State 3,206,531
26 Adamawa State 3,178,950
27 Cross River State 2,882,988
28 Abia State 2,845,370
29 Ekiti State 2,398,357
30 Kwara State 2,365,353
31 Gombe State 2,365,040
32 Yobe State 2,321,339
33 Taraba State 2,294,800
34 Ebonyi State 2,176,947
35 Nasarawa State 1,869,377
36 Bayelsa State 1,704,515
– Abuja Federal Capital Territory 1,405,201

^^^^^^^^^^^^

LOL...this is wrong.

Lagos State alone has 21 million people according to the LASG website. This must be one of those yeye census we do for election rigging and federal allocation purposes.

How about state and capital
Kindly share it as well

yes lagos has 21 moillion peeps

Though Ojukwu is dead, his manhood will live forever- Madam Jona commenting on Ojukwu's death

bobthebuilder99: ^^^^^^^^^^^^

LOL...this is wrong.

Lagos State alone has 21 million people according to the LASG website. This must be one of those yeye census we do for election rigging and federal allocation purposes.

yeah....................datz right!!.....

3 febuary 1976.
Ondo state.
That makes it 37yrs
WOW

that my guy is simple because those a account of people living there, population censors is mainly about were u come frm, meaning ur state of origin. 75% of people living in Lagos are not origin of Lagos. because the last 2006 censor exercise i was in lagos bt never register my name in Lagos it was register to my state which i came from. hope u understand nw why Lagos is second on the list.

bcomputer101: The following table presents a listing of Nigeria's 36
states ranked in order of their total population
based on preliminary 2006 Census figures.[1]
Rank State Population

1 Kano State 9,401,288
2 Lagos State 9,113,605
3 Kaduna State 6,113,503
4 Katsina State 5,801,584
5 Oyo State 5,580,894
6 Rivers State 5,198,716
7 Bauchi State 4,653,066
8 Jigawa State 4,361,002
9 Benue State 4,253,641
10 Anambra State 4,177,828
11 Borno State 4,171,104
12 Delta State 4,112,445
13 Imo State 3,927,563
14 Niger State 3,954,772
15 Akwa Ibom State 3,902,051
16 Ogun State 3,751,140
17 Sokoto State 3,702,676
18 Ondo State 3,460,877
19 Osun State 3,416,959
20 Kogi State 3,314,043
21 Zamfara State 3,278,873
22 Enugu State 3,267,837
23 Kebbi State 3,256,541
24 Edo State 3,233,366
25 Plateau State 3,206,531
26 Adamawa State 3,178,950
27 Cross River State 2,882,988
28 Abia State 2,845,370
29 Ekiti State 2,398,357
30 Kwara State 2,365,353
31 Gombe State 2,365,040
32 Yobe State 2,321,339
33 Taraba State 2,294,800
34 Ebonyi State 2,176,947
35 Nasarawa State 1,869,377
36 Bayelsa State 1,704,515
– Abuja Federal Capital Territory 1,405,201

nonsense !

Good.

N one knows the number of people we have in Nigeria talk less of States. They just guess.

sumboty: that my guy is simple because those a account of people living there, population censors is mainly about were u come frm, meaning ur state of origin. 75% of people living in Lagos are not origin of Lagos. because the last 2006 censor exercise i was in lagos bt never register my name in Lagos it was register to my state which i came from. hope u understand nw why Lagos is second on the list.

Population census is about where you live, not where you come from.

Nothing you said makes sense.

Educative

followed**

Thanks

A lot of errors on the State creation.

Guy u try sha even me no knw when my state was created. Tnx 4 the info.

Taraba State.
27 August 1991.
Gongola State.

Can someone explain to me why Gongola State was scrapped?
And how many States were created out of it?
Or was it just changed to Taraba State?
Thank you.

nikkykay: Taraba State.
27 August 1991.
Gongola State.

Can someone explain to me why Gongola State was scrapped?
And how many States were created out of it?
Or was it just changed to Taraba State?
Thank you.

That's part of the errors I noticed. Adamawa and Taraba were created out of the old Gongola same way Enugu and Anambra were from old Anambra. Imo and Abia were created out of the old Imo State while Delta and Edo were created out of the old Bendel State etc.

[quote author=sumboty]that my guy is simple because those a account of people living there, population censors is mainly about were u come frm, meaning ur state of origin. 75% of people living in Lagos are not origin of Lagos. because the last 2006 censor exercise i was in lagos bt never register my name in Lagos it was register to my state which i came from. hope u understand nw why Lagos is second on the list.
Oga that is not correct,CENSOR/Population Is counting of people who live in particular area,city,or country in a particular time.So If you live in Lagos get counted in Lagos.

Ohh i did my findings

Gongola State was formed on 1976-02-03 when North-Eastern State was divided into Bauchi, Borno, and Gongola states. In 1991-08-27 Gongola State was divided into Adamawa State and Taraba State.

This same thing happened to d old Bendel State ( Edo & Delta States)

Abagworo:

That's part of the errors I noticed. Adamawa and Taraba were created out of the old Gongola same way Enugu and Anambra were from old Anambra. Imo and Abia were created out of the old Imo State while Delta and Edo were created out of the old Bendel State etc.

I was too forward
Shld have asked google be4 i came here to ask
Thanks tho.

Some state have reached menopause and still have not achieve anytin uptill now! Is unbelievable. Tomorrow dey ll be comparing dem wit new born babies. Apart frm Calabar which ancient state is a bite organise? May God help us

We should stop relying on the 2006 census figure. It's flawed. I think every states should conduct their own head count like Lagos is attempting to do.

[quote author=bcomputer101]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



GOB BLESS NIGERIA

GOOD JOB

As I was passing by 2go nd buy Indomie.

Ajibel: We should stop relying on the 2006 census figure. It's flawed. I think every states should conduct their own head count like Lagos is attempting to do.

Ajonel,Nawa for you sef...and what makes u think its gonna be flawless..
Each state will definitetly inflate figures and wont be a surprise to see the total population figure for nigeria competing with that of china at end of the day.

Bendel State (Edo State) 27 May 1967 Mid Western Region.

No there's a mistake there. Anambra and Imo where created in 1976 from the East Central State. which one is Anambra created from old anambra State?