Borno State

Current Governor: Babagana Umara Zulum
Founded: February 3, 1976
Area: 70,898 km2
Capital: Maiduguri
Geopolitical Zone: North East
HD1 (2021): 0.512; low, 24 of 37
ISO 3166 code: NG-BO
Population: 4.17 million
Postal Code: 600001
Official Website
Slogan: Home of Peace

Background

Borno State is located in the northeastern region of Nigeria. It is bordered by the states of Adamawa to the south, Gombe to the southwest, and Yobe to the northwest. The state also shares borders with the countries of Cameroon to the east, Chad to the northeast, and Niger to the north. The state was formed on February 3, 1976 when North-Eastern State was divided into Bauchi, Borno, and Gongola states.

Population

With a population of 4,171,104 as of 2006, Borno state is the 11th most populous state in Nigeria.

Governors

Here is a list of Borno state administrators and governors1:

Musa Usman (Governor): 28 May 1967 - July 1975 (North-Eastern State)
Muhammadu Buhari (Governor): July 1975 - March 1976 (North-Eastern State)
Group Captain Mustapha A. Amin (Governor): March 1976 - July 1978
Tunde Idiagbon (Governor): July 1978 - October 1979
Mohammed Goni (Governor): October 1979 - October 1983
Asheik Jarma (Governor): October 1983 - December 1983
Abubakar Waziri (Governor): January 1984 - August 1985
Abdulmumini Aminu (Governor): August 1985 - December 1987
Abdul One Mohammed (Governor): December 1987 - December 1989
Mohammed Maina (Governor): December 1989 - June 1990
Mohammed Buba Marwa (Governor): June 1990 - January 1992
Maina Maaji Lawan (Governor): January 1992 - November 1993
Ibrahim Dada (Administrator): December 1993 - August 1996
Victor Ozodinobi (Administrator): August 1996 - August 1998
Lawal Haruna (Administrator): August 1998 - May 1999
Mala Kachalla (Governor): May 29, 1999 - May 29, 2003
Ali Modu Sheriff (Governor): May 29, 2003 - May 29, 2011
Kashim Shettima (Governor): May 29, 2011 - May 29, 2019
Babagana Umara Zulum (Governor): May 29,2019 - present

University

The University of Maiduguri is a federal university located in Maiduguri, Borno state.

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Borno State

Borno State

Background

Population

Governors

University

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