FULL LIST: How 36 Nigerian States Were Created, Breakdown of Months and Years
- The Nigerian Senate and House of Representatives have recently begun the debate to create new states in Nigeria
- Historically, all the states created in Nigeria were founded during the military regime, and it would be a success for the 10th National Assembly if it created one
- Meanwhile, the list of the states created by the military has been compiled, including their years of establishment and how they were created
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Since the beginning of President Bola Tinubu's administration, the National Assembly appears to be working towards making a significant change in the constitutional amendment process, particularly the creation of new states in the southern part of the country.
Though there has been a constitutional amendment since the return of democracy in 1999, the 10th assembly seems to be making moves for a big difference and setting big records with the agitation for creating new states.
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Tinubu moving to set evergreen records
The federal government is also moving to set some records that Nigerians will forever point to as President Tinubu's legacies, such as the Lagos to Calabar coastal highway and the move for local government autonomy.
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If all these can be achieved within four years of Tinubu's administration, then the tenth assembly and the president would have something to be remembered for because most of these things were last done by the military.
However, it is pertinent to note that state creation has always been the legacy of the military government in Nigeria's history. Since the halting of Nigeria's democratic process in 1966, the country has gradually and consistently witnessed changes in its governance system, particularly the moving away from the regional government to state creation.
List of states in Nigeria
Below are how states were created and their months of creation:
| S/N | State | Date/Year Created | Preceding Entity |
| 1 | Abia | August 27, 1991 | Imo State |
| 2 | Adamawa | August 27 1991 | Gongola State |
| 3 | Akwa Ibom | September 23, 1987 | Cross River State |
| 4 | Anambra | February 3, 1976 | East Central State |
| 5 | Bauchi | February 2, 1976 | North-Eastern State |
| 6 | Bayelsa | October 1, 1996 | Rivers State |
| 7 | Benue | February 3, 1976 | Benue-Plateau State |
| 8 | Borno | February 3, 1976 | North-Eastern State |
| 9 | Cross River | May 27, 1967 | South-Eastern State |
| 10 | Delta | August 27, 1991 | Bendel State |
| 11 | Ebonyi | October 1, 1996 | Enugu State and Abia State |
| 12 | Edo | August 27, 1991 | Bendel State |
| 13 | Ekiti | October 1, 1996 | Ondo State |
| 14 | Enugu | August 27, 1991 | (Old) Anambra State |
| 15 | Gombe | October 1, 1996 | Bauchi State |
| 16 | Imo | February 3, 1976 | East Central State |
| 17 | Jigawa | August 27, 1991 | Kano State |
| 18 | Kaduna | May 27, 1967 | North-Central State |
| 19 | Kano | May 27, 1967 | North-Central State |
| 20 | Katsina | September 23, 1987 | Kaduna State |
| 21 | Kebbi | August 27, 1991 | Sokoto State |
| 22 | Kogi | August 27, 1991 | Kwara State and Benue State |
| 23 | Kwara | May 27, 1967 | West Central State |
| 24 | Lagos | May 27, 1967 | Federal Territory of Lagos |
| 25 | Nasarawa | October 1, 1996 | Plateau State |
| 26 | Niger | February 3, 1976 | North-Western State |
| 27 | Ogun | February 3, 1976 | Western State |
| 28 | Ondo | February 3, 1976 | Western State |
| 29 | Osun | August 27, 1991 | Oyo State |
| 30 | Oyo | February 3, 1976 | Western State |
| 31 | Plateau | February 3, 1976 | Benue-Plateau State |
| 32 | Rivers | May 27, 1967 | Bendel State |
| 33 | Sokoto | February 3, 1976 | North-Western State |
| 34 | Taraba | August 27, 1991 | Gongola State |
| 35 | Yobe | August 27, 1991 | Borno State |
| 36 | Zamfara | October 1, 1996 | Sokoto State |
| 37 | FCT, Abuja | February 3, 1976 | Benue-Plateau, North-Central, and North-Western |
Lawyer speaks on move to create new states
Legit.ng earlier reported that the National Assembly's recent moves to create new states in the country may be the wrong step for Nigeria in the face of economic challenges.
Titilope Anifowoshe, a legal practitioner, in an interview with Legit.ng, posited that some states in Nigeria could not generate internal revenue and creating other states could mount more pressure on the federal government.
Anifowoshe then suggested that a new and working local government would bring government nearer to the people than creating new states.
Proofreading by Nkem Ikeke, journalist and copy editor at Legit.ng.
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