Months, years Lagos, Abuja, 34 others were established

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  • The Nigerian Senate and House of Representatives have recently begun the debate to create new states in Nigeria
  • Historically, all the states created in Nigeria were founded during the military regime, and it would be a success for the 10th National Assembly if it created one
  • Meanwhile, the list of the states created by the military has been compiled, including their years of establishment and how they were created

How Nigerian states were created
Photo Credit: @RealAARahman, @GovernorObaseki, @CCSoludoSource: TwitterTinubu moving to set evergreen recordsList of states in NigeriaS/NStateDate/Year CreatedPreceding Entity1Abia State27 August 1991Imo State2Adamawa State27 August 1991Gongola State3Akwa Ibom State23 September 1987Cross River State4Anambra State3 February 1976East Central State5Bauchi State3 February 1976North-Eastern State6Bayelsa State1 October 1996Rivers State7Benue State3 February 1976Benue-Plateau State8Borno State3 February 1976North-Eastern State9Cross River State27 May 1967South-Eastern State10Delta State27 August 1991Bendel State11Ebonyi State1 October 1996Enugu State and Abia State12Edo State27 August 1991Bendel State13Ekiti State1 October 1996Ondo State14Enugu State27 August 1991(Old) Anambra State15Gombe State1 October 1996Bauchi State16Imo State3 February 1976East Central State17Jigawa State27 August 1991Kano State18Kaduna State27 May 1967North-Central State19Kano State27 May 1967North-Central State20Katsina State23 September 1987Kaduna State21Kebbi State27 August 1991Sokoto State22Kogi State27 August 1991Kwara State and Benue State23Kwara State27 May 1967West Central State24Lagos State27 May 1967Federal Territory of Lagos25Nasarawa State1 October 1996Plateau State26Niger State3 February 1976North-Western State27Ogun State3 February 1976Western State28Ondo State3 February 1976Western State29Osun State27 August 1991Oyo State30Oyo State3 February 1976Western State31Plateau State3 February 1976Benue-Plateau State32Rivers State27 May 1967Bendel State33Sokoto State3 February 1976North-Western State34Taraba State27 August 1991Gongola State35Yobe State27 August 1991Borno State36Zamfara State1 October 1996Sokoto State37Federal Capital Territory3 February 1976Benue-Plateau, North-Central, and North-Western

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