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.
