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1947 Three Regional Structure:
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Region |
Capital |
Eastern |
Enugu |
Northern |
Kaduna |
Western |
Ibadan |
A fourth Region -Mid west region was created after the plebiscite on August 8, 1963 by an act of parliament; with the capital at Benin - City.
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12 State Structure:
On May 27, 1967, the Military Government of Yakubu Gowon created twelve states just as Emeka Ojukwe declare the Republic of Biafra, bringing to an end the regional arrangement of administration.
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State |
Capital |
Former Region Created From |
Benue-Plateau |
Jos |
Benue - Plateau (North) |
East - Central |
Enugu |
Onitsha, Owerri Part of Ogoja (East) |
Kano |
Kano |
Western |
Lagos |
Lagos |
Colony(West) |
Mid-West |
Benin City |
Benin, Warri (Mid West) |
North Central |
Kaduna |
Zaria & Katsina (North) |
North - East |
Maiduguri |
Bauchi, Adamawa, Borno, Sardauna (North) |
North - West |
Sokoto |
Sokoto & Niger (North) |
Rivers |
Port-Harcourt |
Rivers (East) |
South - East |
Calabar |
Calabar, part of Ogoja-East |
Western |
Ibadan |
Abeokuta, Ijebu, Ibadan, Ondo, Oyo (West). |
West Central |
Ilorin |
Ilorin, Kabba (North) |
19 State Structure:
On February 3, 1976, the Military Government of Murtala Mohammed created new states and renamed others.
|
State |
Capital |
Former Region Created From |
Anambra |
Enugu |
East Central |
Bauchi |
Bauchi |
North - East |
Bendel |
Benin City |
Mid-West |
Benue |
Makurdi |
Benue-Plateau |
Borno |
Maiduguri |
North East |
Cross-River |
Calabar |
South East |
Gongola |
Yola |
North-East |
Imo |
Owerri |
East Central |
Kaduna |
Kaduna |
North - Central |
Kano |
Kano |
Kano |
Kwara |
Ilorin |
West Central |
Lagos |
Ikeja |
Lagos |
Niger |
Minna |
North West |
Ogun |
Abeokuta |
Western |
Oando |
Akure |
Western |
Oyo |
Ibadan |
Western |
Plateau |
Jos |
Benue - Plateau |
Rivers |
Port-Harcourt |
Rivers |
Sokoto |
Sokoto |
North West |
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21 State Structure:
Ibrahim Babangida created two new states on September 23, 1987.
|
State |
Capital |
Former Region Created From |
Akwa Ibom |
Uyo |
Cross River |
Katsina |
Katsina |
Kaduna |
30 State Structure:
Ibrahim Babagida created nine states on August 27, 1991.
|
State |
Capital |
Former Region Created From |
Abia |
Umuahia |
Imo |
Enugu |
Enugu |
Anambra |
Delta |
Asaba |
Bendel |
Jigawa |
Dutse |
Kano |
Kebbi |
Birnin Kebbi |
Sokoto |
Kogi |
Lokoja |
Kwara & Benue |
Osun |
Osogbo |
Oyo |
Taraba |
Jalingo |
Gongola |
Yobe |
Damaturu |
Borno |
Some states, which were shared, got new names or their capital changed.
Old Anambra Capital changed From Enugu to Awka
Old Gongola became Adamawa State
What was left of old Bendel state was renamed Edo State
36 State Structure:
Sani Abacha Government created six new states on October 1, 1996 making a total of 36 states
|
State |
Capital |
Former Region Created From |
Bayelsa |
Yenegoa |
River |
Ebonyi |
Abakaliki |
Abia & Enugu |
Ekiti |
Ado Ekiti |
Ondo |
Gombe |
Gombe |
Bauchi |
Nasarawa |
Lifia |
Plateau |
Zamfara |
Gusau |
Sokoto |
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