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List of capitals of states of Nigeria

Index List of capitals of states of Nigeria

The following is a list of Nigerian State capitals. [1]

71 relations: Abakaliki, Abeokuta, Abia State, Abuja, Adamawa State, Ado Ekiti, Akure, Akwa Ibom State, Anambra State, Asaba, Delta, Awka, Bauchi, Bayelsa State, Benin, Benue State, Birnin Kebbi, Borno State, Calabar, Capital city, Cross River State, Damaturu, Delta State, Dutse, Ebonyi State, Edo, Ekiti State, Enugu, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria, Gombe State, Gombe, Gombe, Gusau, Ibadan, Ikeja, Ilorin, Imo State, Jalingo, Jigawa State, Jos, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi State, Kogi State, Kwara State, Lafia, Lagos, Lokoja, Maiduguri, Makurdi, Minna, ..., Nasarawa State, Niger, Nigeria, Ogun, Ondo State, Osogbo, Osun, Owerri, Oyo State, Plateau, Port Harcourt, River, Sokoto, States of Nigeria, Taraba State, Umuahia, Uyo, Yenagoa, Yobe State, Yola, Adamawa, Zamfara State. Expand index (21 more) »

Abakaliki

Abakaliki is the capital city of the present-day Ebonyi State in southeastern Nigeria, located southeast of Enugu.

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Abeokuta

Abeokuta is the largest city and state capital of Ogun State in southwest Nigeria.

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Abia State

Abia is a state in the south eastern part of Nigeria.

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Abuja

Abuja is the capital city of Nigeria located in the centre of the country within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

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Adamawa State

Adamawa is a state in northeastern Nigeria, with its capital at Yola.

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Ado Ekiti

Ado Ekiti is a city in southwest Nigeria, the state capital and headquarters of the Ekiti State.

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Akure

Akure is a city in south-western Nigeria, and is the largest city and capital of Ondo State.

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Akwa Ibom State

Akwa Ibom is a state in Nigeria.

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Anambra State

Anambra is a state in southeastern Nigeria.

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Asaba, Delta

Asaba is a city strategically located on a hill at the western edge of the Niger River, overlooking its sister city, Onitsha, across the Niger Bridge.

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Awka

Awka is the capital of Anambra State, Nigeria with an estimated population of 301,657 Nigerian census.

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Bauchi

Bauchi (earlier Yakoba) is a city in northeast Nigeria, the capital of Bauchi State, of the Bauchi Local Government Area within that State, and of the traditional Bauchi Emirate.

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Bayelsa State

Bayelsa is a state in southern Nigeria in the core Niger Delta region, between Delta State and Rivers State.

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Benin

Benin (Bénin), officially the Republic of Benin (République du Bénin) and formerly Dahomey, is a country in West Africa.

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Benue State

Benue State is one of the middle belt States in Nigeria with a population of about 4,253,641 in 2006 census.

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Birnin Kebbi

Birnin Kebbi is a city located in northwestern Nigeria.

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Borno State

Borno, also known as Borno State, is a state in north-eastern Nigeria.

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Calabar

Calabar (also referred to as "Canaan City") is a city in Cross River State, in south southern Nigeria.

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Capital city

A capital city (or simply capital) is the municipality exercising primary status in a country, state, province, or other administrative region, usually as its seat of government.

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Cross River State

Cross River is a state in South South Nigeria, bordering Cameroon to the east.

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Damaturu

Damaturu is a Local Government Area in Yobe State, Nigeria.

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Delta State

Delta or Delta State is an oil and agricultural producing state of Nigeria, situated in the region known as the South-South geo-political zone with a population of 4,112,445 (males: 2,069,309; females: 2,043,136).

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Dutse

Dutse is a city located in northern Nigeria.

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Ebonyi State

Ebonyi is a state in southeastern Nigeria.

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Edo

, also romanized as Jedo, Yedo or Yeddo, is the former name of Tokyo.

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Ekiti State

Ekiti is a state in western Nigeria, declared a state on 1st of October 1996 alongside five other states in the country by the military under the dictatorship of General Sani Abacha.

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Enugu

Enugu is the capital of Enugu State in Nigeria.

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Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria

The Federal Capital Territory, commonly known as FCT, or loosely as FCT-Abuja, is a federal territory in central Nigeria.

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Gombe State

Gombe, usually referred to as Gombe State to distinguish it from the city of Gombe, is located in the northeastern part of Nigeria, is one of the country's 36 states; its capital is Gombe.

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Gombe, Gombe

Gombe is the capital city of Gombe State, north-eastern Nigeria, with an estimated population of 261,536.

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Gusau

Gusau is a city and Local Government Area located in northwestern Nigeria.

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Ibadan

Ibadan is the capital and most populous city of Oyo State, Nigeria.

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Ikeja

Ikeja is the capital of Lagos State.

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Ilorin

Ilorin is the state capital of Kwara in Western Nigeria.

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Imo State

Imo is one of the 36 states of Nigeria and lies in the South East of Nigeria.

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Jalingo

Jalingo is a city in Northern Nigeria.

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Jigawa State

Jigawa is a state in central northern Nigeria.

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Jos

Jos is a city in the Middle Belt of Nigeria.

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Kaduna

Kaduna is the state capital of Kaduna State in north-western Nigeria, on the Kaduna River, is a trade centre and a major transportation hub for the surrounding agricultural areas with its rail and road junction.

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Kano

Kano is the state capital of Kano State in North West, Nigeria.

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Katsina

Katsina is a city (formerly a city-state) and a Local Government Area in northern Nigeria and is the capital of Katsina State.

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Kebbi State

Kebbi is a state in north-western Nigeria with its capital at Birnin Kebbi.

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Kogi State

Kogi, a state in the central region of Nigeria.

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Kwara State

Kwara (Ìpínlẹ̀ Kwárà) is a state in Western Nigeria.

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Lafia

Lafia is a town in central Nigeria.

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Lagos

Lagos is a city in the Nigerian state of Lagos.

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Lokoja

Lokoja is a city in Nigeria.

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Maiduguri

Maiduguri, also called Yerwa by its locals, is the capital and the largest city of Borno State in north-eastern Nigeria.

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Makurdi

Makurdi is the capital of the Benue state, Nigeria.

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Minna

Minna is a city (estimated population 304,113 in 2007) in west-central Nigeria.

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Nasarawa State

Nasarawa is a state in north central Nigeria.

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Niger

Niger, also called the Niger officially the Republic of the Niger, is a landlocked country in Western Africa named after the Niger River.

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Nigeria

Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria is a federal republic in West Africa, bordering Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in the north.

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Ogun

Ogun or Ogoun (Yoruba: Ògún, Portuguese: Ogum, Gu; also spelled Oggun or Ogou; known as Ogún in Latin America) is an Orisha, Loa, and Vodun.

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Ondo State

Ondo or Ondo State is a state in Nigeria created on 3 February 1976 from the former Western State.

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Osogbo

Osogbo (also Oṣogbo, rarely Oshogbo) is a city in Nigeria.

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Osun

Osun (Ozun) is a major Orichá (manifestation of a god) in the Santería religion of the Caribbean(Cuba and Trinidad) brought over by West African slaves during the transatlantic slave trade.

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Owerri

Owerri is the capital of Imo State in Nigeria, set in the heart of Igboland.

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Oyo State

Oyo, usually referred to as Oyo State to distinguish it from the city of Oyo, is an inland state in south-western Nigeria, with its capital at Ibadan.

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Plateau

In geology and physical geography a plateau (or; plural plateaus or plateaux),is also called a high plain or a tableland, it is an area of a highland, usually consisting of relatively flat terrain that is raised significantly above the surrounding area, often with one or more sides with steep slopes.

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Port Harcourt

Port Harcourt (Ikwerre: Ígúọ́cha; Pidgin: Po-ta-kot) is the capital and largest city of Rivers State, Nigeria.

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River

A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river.

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Sokoto

Sokoto is a city located in the extreme northwest of Nigeria, near the confluence of the Sokoto River and the Rima River.

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States of Nigeria

A Nigerian State is a federated political entity, which shares sovereignty with the Federal Government of Nigeria, There are 36 States in Nigeria, which are bound together by a federal agreement.

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Taraba State

Taraba is a state in Nigeria, named after the Taraba River which traverses the southern part of the state.

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Umuahia

Umuahia (pronounced) is the capital city of Abia State in southeastern Nigeria.

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Uyo

Uyo is the state capital of Akwa Ibom, an oil-producing state in Nigeria.

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Yenagoa

Yenagoa is a Local Government Area in Bayelsa State, Nigeria.

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Yobe State

Yobe is a state located in Northeast Nigeria.

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Yola, Adamawa

Yola (Fulfulde: Ƴoola), meaning 'Great Plain' or 'Vast Plain Land', is the capital city and administrative center of Adamawa State, Nigeria.

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Zamfara State

Zamfara is a state in northwestern Nigeria.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_capitals_of_states_of_Nigeria

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