State and their Nickname

Abia State - God's Own State

Adamawa State - Highest Peak of The Nation

Akwa Ibom State - Land of Promise

Anambra State - Light of the Nation

Bauchi State - Pearl of Tourism

Bayelsa State - Glory of all Lands

Benue State - Food Basket of the Nation

Borno State - Home of Peace

Cross River State - The People's Paradise

Delta State - The Finger of God

Ebonyi State - Salt of the Nation

Edo State - Heartbeat of The Nation

Ekiti State - Land of Honour and Integrity

Enugu State - Coal City State

Gombe State - Jewel of the Savannah

Imo State - Eastern Heartland (formerly Land of Hope)

Jigawa State - The New World

Kaduna State - Centre of Learning (formerly Liberal State)

Kano State - Centre of Commerce

Katsina State - Home of Hospitality

Kebbi State - Land of Equity

Kogi State - The Confluence State

Kwara State - State of Harmony

Lagos State - Centre of Excellence

Nasarawa State - Home of Solid Minerals

Niger State - The Power State

Ogun State - Gateway State

Ondo State - Sunshine State

Osun State - Land of Virtue (formerly State of the Living Spring)

Oyo State - Pace Setter State

Plateau State - Home of Peace and Tourism

Rivers State - Treasure Base of the Nation

Sokoto State - Seat of the Caliphate

Taraba State - Nature's Gift to the Nation

Yobe State - Pride of the Sahel

Zamfara State - Farming is Our Pride

Federal Capital Territory - Centre of Unity

Aboki deh go schools?

Who gave those northern States those nicknames?

Hail my state

Anambra State - Light of the Nation


We are building borders across river Niger to cordoned off this disturbances coming from delta state and another border (most important) to cordoned off kogi state....The gov is an unmitigated disaster and needs no human association.

center of excellence! Eastern heartland