{"id":79,"date":"2025-08-18T11:32:26","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T11:32:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freetempail.com\/blogs\/?page_id=79"},"modified":"2025-08-18T17:49:38","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T17:49:38","slug":"states-and-capitals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/envvip.com.ng\/blogs\/states-and-capitals\/","title":{"rendered":"States and Capitals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Complete list of all Nigerian states with their capitals, geopolitical zones, and creation dates<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State<\/th>Capital<\/th>Geopolitical Zone<\/th>Year Created<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Abia<\/td>Umuahia<\/td>South East<\/td>1991<\/td><\/tr>
Adamawa<\/td>Yola<\/td>North East<\/td>1991<\/td><\/tr>
Akwa Ibom<\/td>Uyo<\/td>South South<\/td>1987<\/td><\/tr>
Anambra<\/td>Awka<\/td>South East<\/td>1991<\/td><\/tr>
Bauchi<\/td>Bauchi<\/td>North East<\/td>1976<\/td><\/tr>
Bayelsa<\/td>Yenagoa<\/td>South South<\/td>1996<\/td><\/tr>
Benue<\/td>Makurdi<\/td>North Central<\/td>1976<\/td><\/tr>
Borno<\/td>Maiduguri<\/td>North East<\/td>1976<\/td><\/tr>
Cross River<\/td>Calabar<\/td>South South<\/td>1987<\/td><\/tr>
Delta<\/td>Asaba<\/td>South South<\/td>1991<\/td><\/tr>
Ebonyi<\/td>Abakaliki<\/td>South East<\/td>1996<\/td><\/tr>
Edo<\/td>Benin City<\/td>South South<\/td>1991<\/td><\/tr>
Ekiti<\/td>Ado-Ekiti<\/td>South West<\/td>1996<\/td><\/tr>
Enugu<\/td>Enugu<\/td>South East<\/td>1991<\/td><\/tr>
Gombe<\/td>Gombe<\/td>North East<\/td>1996<\/td><\/tr>
Imo<\/td>Owerri<\/td>South East<\/td>1976<\/td><\/tr>
Jigawa<\/td>Dutse<\/td>North West<\/td>1991<\/td><\/tr>
Kaduna<\/td>Kaduna<\/td>North West<\/td>1967<\/td><\/tr>
Kano<\/td>Kano<\/td>North West<\/td>1967<\/td><\/tr>
Katsina<\/td>Katsina<\/td>North West<\/td>1987<\/td><\/tr>
Kebbi<\/td>Birnin Kebbi<\/td>North West<\/td>1991<\/td><\/tr>
Kogi<\/td>Lokoja<\/td>North Central<\/td>1991<\/td><\/tr>
Kwara<\/td>Ilorin<\/td>North Central<\/td>1967<\/td><\/tr>
Lagos<\/td>Ikeja<\/td>South West<\/td>1967<\/td><\/tr>
Nasarawa<\/td>Lafia<\/td>North Central<\/td>1996<\/td><\/tr>
Niger<\/td>Minna<\/td>North Central<\/td>1976<\/td><\/tr>
Ogun<\/td>Abeokuta<\/td>South West<\/td>1976<\/td><\/tr>
Ondo<\/td>Akure<\/td>South West<\/td>1976<\/td><\/tr>
Osun<\/td>Osogbo<\/td>South West<\/td>1991<\/td><\/tr>
Oyo<\/td>Ibadan<\/td>South West<\/td>1976<\/td><\/tr>
Plateau<\/td>Jos<\/td>North Central<\/td>1976<\/td><\/tr>
Rivers<\/td>Port Harcourt<\/td>South South<\/td>1967<\/td><\/tr>
Sokoto<\/td>Sokoto<\/td>North West<\/td>1976<\/td><\/tr>
Taraba<\/td>Jalingo<\/td>North East<\/td>1991<\/td><\/tr>
Yobe<\/td>Damaturu<\/td>North East<\/td>1991<\/td><\/tr>
Zamfara<\/td>Gusau<\/td>North West<\/td>1996<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Geopolitical Zones:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    \n
  • \u2022\u00a0North Central:<\/strong>\u00a06 states + FCT<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • \u2022\u00a0North East:<\/strong>\u00a06 states<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • \u2022\u00a0North West:<\/strong>\u00a07 states<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • \u2022\u00a0South East:<\/strong>\u00a05 states<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • \u2022\u00a0South South:<\/strong>\u00a06 states<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • \u2022\u00a0South West:<\/strong>\u00a06 states<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Quick Facts:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
      \n
    • \u2022 Total: 36 states + 1 FCT<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • \u2022 FCT: Federal Capital Territory (Abuja)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • \u2022 Most recent states created: 1996<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • \u2022 Oldest states: Created in 1967<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Complete list of all Nigerian states with their capitals, geopolitical zones, and creation dates State Capital Geopolitical Zone Year Created Abia Umuahia South East 1991 Adamawa Yola North East 1991 Akwa Ibom Uyo South South 1987 Anambra Awka South East 1991 Bauchi Bauchi North East 1976 Bayelsa Yenagoa South South 1996 Benue Makurdi North Central<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-79","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nStates and Capitals - envvip blogs<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/envvip.com.ng\/blogs\/states-and-capitals\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"States and Capitals\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Complete list of all Nigerian states with their capitals, geopolitical zones, and creation dates State Capital Geopolitical Zone Year Created Abia Umuahia South East 1991 Adamawa Yola North East 1991 Akwa Ibom Uyo South South 1987 Anambra Awka South East 1991 Bauchi Bauchi North East 1976 Bayelsa Yenagoa South South 1996 Benue Makurdi North Central\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/envvip.com.ng\/blogs\/states-and-capitals\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"envvip blogs\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-08-18T17:49:38+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/envvip.com.ng\\\/blogs\\\/states-and-capitals\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/envvip.com.ng\\\/blogs\\\/states-and-capitals\\\/\",\"name\":\"States and Capitals - 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