List of Nigeria’s 36 States with their Capitals and Current Governors
This is the List of Nigeria’s 36 States with their Capitals and Current Governors. Explore and know more about Nigeria.
| S. No | State | Capital | Slogan | Current Governor |
| 1 | Abia State | Umuahia | God’s Own State | Okezie Ikpeazu |
| 2 | Adamawa State | Yola | Land of Beauty | Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri |
| 3 | Akwa Ibom State | Uyo | Land of Promise | Udom Gabriel Emmanuel |
| 4 | Anambra State | Awka | Light of the Nation | Charles Soludo |
| 5 | Bauchi State | Bauchi | Pearl of Tourism | Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed |
| 6 | Bayelsa State | Yenagoa | Glory of all lands | Douye Diri |
| 7 | Benue State | Makurdi | Food Basket of the Nation | Samuel Ortom |
| 8 | Borno State | Maiduguri | Home of Peace | Babagana Umara Zulum |
| 9 | Cross River State | Calabar | The People’s Paradise | Benedict Ayade |
| 10 | Delta State | Asaba | The Big Heart | Ifeanyi Okowa |
| 11 | Ebonyi State | Abakaliki | Salt of the Nation | Dave Umahi |
| 12 | Edo State | Benin City | Heart Beat of Nigeria | Godwin Obaseki |
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| 13 | Ekiti State | Ado – Ekiti | Land of Honour and Integrity | John Olukayode Fayemi |
| 14 | Enugu State | Enugu | Coal City State | Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi |
| 15 | Gombe State | Gombe | Jewel in the Savannah | Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya |
| 16 | Imo State | Owerri | Eastern Heartland | Hope Odidika Uzodinma |
| 17 | Jigawa State | Dutse | The New World | Badaru Abubakar |
| 18 | Kaduna State | Kaduna | Centre of Learning | Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai |
| 19 | Kano State | Kano | Centre of Commerce | Abdullahi Umar Ganduje |
| 20 | Katsina State | Katsina | Home of Hospitality | Aminu Bello Masari |
| 21 | Kebbi State | Birnin Kebbi | Land of Equity | Abubakar Atiku Bagudu |
| 22 | Kogi State | Lokoja | The Confluence State | Yahaya Adoza Bello |
| 23 | Kwara State | Ilorin | State of Harmony | Abdul Rahman Abdul Razaq |
| 24 | Lagos State | Ikeja | Centre of Excellence | Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu |
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| 25 | Nasarawa State | Lafia | Home of Solid Minerals | Abdullahi Sule |
| 26 | Niger State | Minna | The Power State | Abubakar Sani Bello |
| 27 | Ogun State | Abeokuta | Gateway State | Dapo Abiodun |
| 28 | Ondo State | Akure | Sunshine State | Rotimi Akeredolu |
| 29 | Osun State | Oshogbo | Land of Virtue | Isiaka Adegboyega Oyetola |
| 30 | Oyo State | Ibadan | Pace Setter State | Oluseyi Abiodun Makinde |
| 31 | Plateau State | Jos | Home of Peace and Tourism | Simon Lalong |
| 32 | Rivers State | Port Harcourt | Treasure Base of the Nation | Ezenwo Nyesom Wike |
| 33 | Sokoto State | Sokoto | Seat of the Caliphate | Aminu Waziri Tambuwal |
| 34 | Taraba State | Jalingo | Nature’s Gift to the Nation | Darius Ishaku |
| 35 | Yobe State | Damaturu | Pride of the Sahel | Mai Mala Buni |
| 36 | Zamfara State | Gusau | Farming is Our Pride | Bello Muhammad Mutawalle |