| STATE |
CAPITAL |
GOVERNOR |
NICKNAME |
| ABIA |
Umuahia |
Orji Kalu |
God's own State |
| ADAMAWA |
Yola |
Bonnie Haruna |
|
| AKWA-IBOM |
Uyo |
Victor Attah |
Land of Promise |
| ANAMBRA |
Awka |
Chinwoke Mbadinuju |
Home for all |
| BAUCHI |
Bauchi |
Ahmed Mu'azu |
|
| BAYELSA |
Yenegoa |
Diyepreye S.P. Alamieseigha |
|
| BENUE |
Makurdi |
George Akume |
Food Basket of the Nation |
| BORNO |
Maiduguri |
Mala Kachalla |
Home of Peace |
| CROSS RIVER |
Calabar |
Donald Duke |
The People's Paradise |
| DELTA |
Asaba |
James Ibori |
The Big Heart |
| EBONYI |
Abakaliki |
Sam Egwu |
The Salt of the Nation |
| EDO |
Benin City |
Lucky Igbinedion |
The Heart Beat |
| EKITI |
Ado-Ekiti |
Niyi Adebayo |
Fountain of Knowledge |
| ENUGU |
Enugu |
Chimaroke Nnamani |
Coal City State |
| GOMBE |
Gombe |
Abubakar Abu Hasheed |
|
| IMO |
Owerri |
Achike Udenwa |
Land of Hope |
| JIGAWA |
Dutse |
Ibrahim Samiru Turaki |
The New World |
| KADUNA |
Kaduna |
Ahmed Makarfi |
Liberal State |
| KANO |
Kano |
Rabiu Kwankwaso |
Centre of Commerce |
| KATSINA |
Katsina |
Umaru Musa Yar'Adua |
State of Hospitality |
| KEBBI |
Birnin Kebbi |
Adamu Aliero |
|
| KOGI |
Lokoja |
Abubakar Audu |
The Confluence State |
| KWARA |
Ilorin |
Muhammed Lawal |
|
| LAGOS |
Ikeja |
Bola Tinubu |
Centre of Excellence |
| NASARAWA |
Lafia |
Abdullahi Adamu |
The Home of Solid Minerals |
| NIGER |
Minna |
Abdulkadir Kure |
The Power State |
| OGUN |
Abeokuta |
Segun Osoba |
The Gateway State |
| ONDO |
Akure |
Ade Adefarati |
The Sunshine State |
| OSUN |
Osogbo |
Bisi Akande |
State of the Living Spring |
| OYO |
Ibadan |
Lam Adesina |
The Pacesetter State |
| PLATEAU |
Jos |
Joshua Dariye |
Home of Peace and Tourism |
| RIVERS |
Port Harcourt |
Peter Odili |
Treasure Base of the Nation |
| SOKOTO |
Sokoto |
Atahiru Bafarwa |
Seat of the Caliphate |
| TARABA |
Jalingo |
Jolly Nyame |
Nature's Gift to the Nation |
| YOBE |
Damaturu |
Buka Abba Ibrahim |
The Young shall Grow |
| ZAMFARA |
Gusau |
Ahmed Sani |
|
| FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY |
Abuja |
|
Centre of Unity |
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