Category: States of Nigeria
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS OF NIGERIA
FIND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS IN EACH FEDERATING UNIT OF NIGERIA – 37 STATES/FCT FCT, Abuja Abia State Adamawa State Akwa Ibom Anambra State Bauchi State Bayelsa State Benue State Borno State Cross River State Delta State Ebonyi Edo Ekiti State Enugu State Gombe State Imo State Jigawa State Kaduna State Kano State Katsina State…
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FEDERATING UNITS OF NIGERIA (36 STATES AND FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY, FCT)
FEDERATING UNITS OF NIGERIA – 37 STATES FCT, Abuja Abia State Adamawa State Akwa Ibom Anambra State Bauchi State Bayelsa State Benue State Borno State Cross River State Delta State Ebonyi Edo Ekiti State Enugu State Gombe State Imo State Jigawa State Kaduna State Kano State Katsina State Kebbi State Kogi State Kwara State…
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ANAMBRA STATE LEGAL SYSTEM AND PROFILE
State Laws Attorney-General State Website Law Firms & Notaries Anambra state, with capital at Awaka, derived its name from the Omambala River (commonly called Anambra River), a water way that runs north to south through the state. The state was created on the 3rd of February 1976 as one of the first two states…
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SOKOTO STATE LEGAL SYSTEM AND PROFILE
State Laws Attorney-General State Website Law Firms & Notaries Sokoto State, with the ancient city of Sokoto as Capital, was created on 3 February, 1976 by the military dictatorship of General Murtala Mohammed out of the defunct North-Western State. Sokoto State is situated at the extreme north-western part of Nigeria between latitudes 12oN…
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ZAMFARA STATE LEGAL SYSTEM AND PROFILE
State Laws Attorney-General State Website Law Firms & Notaries Zamfara State, with capital at Gusau, was created out of the former Sokoto State on 1 October 1996 by the military dictatorship of General Sanni Abacha. Zamfara State is located in the northwestern part of Nigeria. It occupies a total land area of 39,…
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RIVERS STATE LEGAL SYSTEM AND PROFILE
State Laws Attorney-General State Website Law Firms & Notaries Rivers State was created on 27 May, 1967 out of the defunct Eastern Region of Nigeria under the military dictatorship of General Yakubu Gowon through Decree No. 19 of 1967. During the colonial period of Nigeria, the area was administered as the Oil Rivers…
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YOBE STATE LEGAL SYSTEM AND PROFILE
State Laws Attorney-General State Website Law Firms & Notaries Yobe State, with Damaturu as capital, was created from the old Borno State on 27 August, 1991 by the military dictatorship of General Ibrahim Babangida. The State is located at the north eastern region of the country. It occupies a total land area…
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TARABA STATE LEGAL SYSTEM AND PROFILE
State Laws Attorney-General State Website Law Firms & Notaries Taraba State, with capital at Jalingo, was created along with eight other States by the military dictatorship of General Ibrahim Babangida on 27 August, 1991. Until then, it was with Adamawa State, part of the defunct Gongola State. The name “Taraba” was derived from…
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OGUN STATE LEGAL SYSTEM AND PROFILE
State Laws Attorney-General State Website Law Firms & Notaries Ogun State was created on 3 February, 1976 by the military regime of General Murtala Mohammed as one of the new 19 state structure. Ogun State is otherwise known as “the Gateway State” in recognition of its pioneering role in education, medicine, law and divinity…
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ONDO STATE LEGAL SYSTEM AND PROFILE
State Laws Attorney-General State Website Law Firms & Notaries Ondo State, with capital at Akure, was created on 3 February, 1976 from the old Western State. The State took off formally on 1 April, 1976 with nine administrative divisions of the defunct Western State. Ondo State is located in the south western region…