Jigawa State
- Current Governor: Malam Umar A. Namadi
- Founded: August 27, 1991
- Area: 22,410 km2
- Capital: Dutse
- Geopolitical Zone: North West
- HD1 (2021): 0.409; low, 33 of 37
- ISO 3166 code: NG-JI
- Population: 4.3 million
- Postal Code: 720001
- Official Website
- Slogan: The New World
Jigawa State, Nigeria
Jigawa State is located in the northwestern region of Nigeria. It was created on August 27, 1991, when it was separated from Kano State. The capital city of Jigawa State is Dutse.
Population
According to the 2006 census, the population of Jigawa State was 4,361,002. As of 2021, the estimated population of Jigawa State is 4,000,000.
Governors List
Here is a list of governors of Jigawa State:
- Olayinka Sule (Military Administrator): August 28, 1991 - January 1992
- Ali Sa’ad Birnin-Kudu (Governor): January 1992 - November 1993
- Colonel Ibrahim Aliyu (Military Administrator): December 9, 1993 - August 22, 1996
- Rasheed Shekoni (Military Administrator): August 22, 1996 - August 1998
- Abubakar Maimalari (Military Administrator): August 1998 - May 1999
- Ibrahim Saminu Turaki (Governor): May 29, 1999 - May 29, 2007
- Sule Lamido (Governor): May 29, 2007 - May 29, 2015
- Badaru Abubakar (Governor): May 29, 2015 - 2023
- Malam Umar A. Namadi (Governor): 2023 - Present
University
Jigawa State has several institutions of higher learning, including the Federal University Dutse and the Sule Lamido University in Kafin Hausa.
ZIP code
The postal code for Jigawa State is 720001.
