^How Nigeria got to 36 States. Timeline of State creation in Nigeria. Old Naija. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
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list, nigerian, states, date, statehood, following, table, presents, listing, states, nigeria, dates, their, creation, state, date, created, preceding, entity, abia, state, august, 1991, state, adamawa, state, august, 1991, gongola, state, akwa, ibom, state, s. The following table presents a listing of the states of Nigeria and the dates of their creation 1 State Date created Preceding Entity Abia State 27 August 1991 Imo State Adamawa State 27 August 1991 Gongola State Akwa Ibom State 23 September 1987 Cross River State Anambra State 3 February 1976 East Central State Bauchi State 3 February 1976 North Eastern State Bayelsa State 1 October 1996 Rivers State Benue State 3 February 1976 Benue Plateau State Borno State 3 February 1976 North Eastern State Cross River State 27 May 1967 South Eastern State Delta State 27 August 1991 Bendel State Ebonyi State 1 October 1996 Enugu State and Abia State Edo State 27 August 1991 Bendel State Ekiti State 1 October 1996 Ondo State Enugu State 27 August 1991 old Anambra State Gombe State 1 October 1996 Bauchi State Imo State 3 February 1976 East Central State Jigawa State 27 August 1991 Kano State Kaduna State 27 May 1967 North Central State Kano State 27 May 1967 North Central State Katsina State 23 September 1987 Kaduna State Kebbi State 27 August 1991 Sokoto State Kogi State 27 August 1991 Kwara State and Benue State Kwara State 27 May 1967 West Central State Lagos State 27 May 1967 Federal Territory of Lagos Nasarawa State 1 October 1996 Plateau State Niger State 3 February 1976 North Western State Ogun State 3 February 1976 Western State Ondo State 3 February 1976 Western State Osun State 27 August 1991 Oyo State Oyo State 3 February 1976 Western State Plateau State 3 February 1976 Benue Plateau State Rivers State 27 May 1967 Bendel State Sokoto State 3 February 1976 North Western State Taraba State 27 August 1991 Gongola State Yobe State 27 August 1991 Borno State Zamfara State 1 October 1996 Sokoto State Federal Capital Territory 3 February 1976 Benue Plateau North Central and North Western StatesReferences edit How Nigeria got to 36 States Timeline of State creation in Nigeria Old Naija Retrieved June 25 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of Nigerian states by date of statehood amp oldid 1164858790, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,