Monday, 2 July 2012

DATE OF STATE CREATION IN NIGERIA



STATE                          DATE OF CREATION                 STATE CREATED FROM

Abia                              27th Aug. 1991                          Imo State

Adamawa                      27th Aug. 1991                          Gongola State

Akwa-Ibom                    23rd Sept. 1987                         Cross River State

Anambra                       3rd Feb. 1976 (Enugu)                East Central State

Bauchi                          3rd Feb. 1976                            North Eastern State

Bayelsa                         1st Oct. 1996                            River State

Benue                           3rd Feb. 1976                            Benue/Plateau State

Borno                            3rd Feb. 1976                            North Eastern State

Cross River                    3rd Feb. 1976                            South Eastern State

Delta                             27th Aug. 1991                          Bendel State

Ebonyi State                 1st Oct. 1996                            Enugu/Abia State

Edo State                      27th Aug. 1991                          Bendel State

Ekiti State                     1st Oct. 1996                            Ondo State

Enugu                           27th Aug. 1991 (Akwa)               Anambra State

Gombe                          1st Oct. 1996                            Bauchi State

Imo                               3rd Feb. 1976                            East Central State

Jigawa                          27th Aug. 1991                          Kano State

Kaduna                         13th Feb. 1976                          North Central State

Katsina                         23rd Sept. 1987                         Kaduna State

Kano                             23rd Feb. 1976                          North Central State

Kebbi                            27th Aug. 1991                          Sokoto State

Kogi                              27th Aug. 1991                          Kwara/Benue State

Kwara                           27th May. 1967                          North Region as Central

Lagos                           1st Jan. 1914/12-12-1991            As Federal capital

Nasarawa                      1st Oct. 1996                            Plateau State

Niger                             3th Feb. 1976                            North Western State

Ogun                            3th Feb. 1976                            Western State

Ondo                            3th Feb. 1976                            Western State

Osun                            27th Aug. 1991                          Oyo State

Oyo                              3th Feb. 1976                            Western State

Plateau                         3th Feb. 1976                            Benue State

Rivers                           3th Feb. 1976                            Eastern State

Sokoto                          3th Feb. 1976                            North Western State

Taraba                          27th Aug. 1991                          Gongola State

Yobe                             27th Aug. 1991                          Borno State

Zamfara                         1st Oct. 1996                            Sokoto State    

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