Niger state
Niger State
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Niger State
State nickname: The Power State
Location
Statistics
Governor
(List) Mu'azu Babangida Aliyu (PDP)
Date Created 3 February 1976
Capital Minna
Area 76,363 km²
Ranked 1st
Population
1991 Census
2005 estimate Ranked 18th
2,482,367
4,082,558
ISO 3166-2 NG-NI
Not to be confused with Niger.
Niger State is a state in the western part of Nigeria and the largest state in the country. The state capital is Minna, and other major cities are Bida, Kontagora, and Suleja. It was formed in 1976 when the then North-Western State was bifurcated into Niger State and Sokoto State.
The state is named for the River Niger. Two of Nigeria's major hydroelectric power stations, the Kainji Dam and the Shiroro Dam, are located in Niger State; also situated there is Kainji National Park, the largest National Park of Nigeria, which contains Kainji Lake.
[edit] Government
Like the majority of Nigerian states, it is governed by a Governor and a House of Assembly. Under the administration of Abdulahi Kure on January 13, 2000, the state has adopted sharia law as the code of law, even though the population of the state has been historically evenly divided between Muslims and Christians.
[edit] Administrative subdivisions
Niger State is divided into 25 Local Government Areas
Agaie
Agawara
Bida
Borgu
Bosso
Chanchaga
Edati
Gbako
Gurara
Katcha
Kontagora
Lapai
Lavun
Magama
Mariga
Mashegu
Mokwa
Moya
Paikoro
Rafi
Rijau
Shiroro
Suleja
Tafa
Wushishi
Gurara Falls, a waterfall along the Gurara River in Niger State.
Nassarawa State
Nasarawa State
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Nasarawa State
State nickname: Home of Solid Minerals
Location
Statistics
Date Created 1 October 1996
Capital Lafia
Official language English
Area 27,117 km²km²
Ranked Ranked 15th of 36
Population
- 2005 (estimate)
- 1991 Census
Ranked Ranked 34th of 36
2,040,097
N/A
Current Governor
Previous Governors Aliyu Doma (PDP)
Representatives List
ISO 3166-2 NG-NA
Website [1]
Nasarawa State is a state in central Nigeria. Its capital is Lafia.
Contents [hide]
1 History
2 Geography
3 Local Government Areas
4 Economy
5 References
6 External links
[edit] History
Nasawara was created on October 1st, 1996 from the (today neighboring) Plateau State.[1]
[edit] Geography
Nasarawa State is bounded in the north by Kaduna State, in the west by the Abuja Federal Capital Territory, in the south by Kogi and Benue States and in the east by Taraba and Plateau States.
A network of roads exist within the state, linking all the rural areas and major towns. The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) operates train services from Kuru, Gombe and Maiduguri.
[edit] Local Government Areas
The thirteen Local Government Areas of Nasarawa State are:
Akwanga
Awe
Doma
Karu
Keana
Keffi
Kokona
Lafia
Nasarawa
Nasarawa Eggon
Obi
Toto
Wamba
[edit] Economy
Concrete block factory in Nasarawa State.Nasarawa State has agriculture as the mainstay of its economy with the production of varieties of cash crops throughout the year. It is also contains minerals such as salt and bauxite.
The state has a Federal Polytechnic and College of Education and other vocational training schools.
[edit] References
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Ondo state
Ondo State
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Ondo State
State nickname: Sunshine State
Location
Statistics
Governor
(List) Olusegun Agagu (PDP)
Date Created 3 February 1976
Largest City Ondo
Capital Akure
Area 14,606 km²
Ranked 25th
Population
1991 Census
2005 estimate Ranked 20th
3,884,485
4,011,407
ISO 3166-2 NG-ON
Ondo State, Nigeria was created on 3 February 1976 from the former Western State. It originally included what is now Ekiti State, which was split off in 1996. Akure is the state capital.
[edit] Government and society
The state contains eighteen Local Government Areas, the major ones being Akoko, Akurẹ, Okitipupa, Ondo, and Owo. The majority of the state's citizens live in urban centers. The big government universities in Ondo state are the Federal University of Technology, Akurẹ and the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba/Akoko.
The ethnic composition of Ondo State is largely from the Yoruba subgroups of the Akoko, Akure, Ikare, Ilaje, Ondo City, and Owo. Ijaw minority populations inhabit the coastal areas.
Ondo State contains the largest number of public schools in Nigeria - over 880 primary schools and 190 secondary schools.
[edit] Local Government Areas
Ondo State includes eighteen Local Government Areas. They are:
Akoko-North-East
Akoko-North-West
Akok-South-East
Akoko-South-West
Akure-North
Akure-South
Ese-Odo
Idanre
Ifedore
Ijaye
Ile-Oluji-Okeigbo[1]
Irele
Odigbo
Okitipupa
Ondo-East
Ondo-West
Ose
Owo
[edit] External links
Ondo State Government website
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