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.

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Jigawa State

Jigawa State

Jigawa State, Nigeria

Population

Governors List

University

ZIP code

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