Sokoto state is located in the north-west geopolitical zone of Nigeria. Its capital is the City of Sokoto. Bordering the Republic of Niger to the north, it also shares boundaries with Kebbi state to the west and south, and Zamfara to the south and east. Sokoto State has 23 Local Governments.
Located in south-south geopolitical zone of Nigeria, Rivers State was created out of the old Eastern Region in 1967. Its capital is Port Harcourt.
It is bordered by the states of Anambra and Imo on the north, Abia and Akwa Ibom on the east, and Bayelsa and Delta on the west. The state is divided into 23 local government areas.
Plateau state is located in the north-western geopolitical zone of Nigeria. Its capital is Jos. It is bounded by the states of Kaduna and Bauchi on the north, Taraba on the east, and Nassarawa on the south and west. The state is divided into 17 local government areas.
Oyo is a south-western state in Nigeria, with its capital is Ibadan. It is bounded in the north by Kwara State, in the east by Osun State, in the south by Ogun State and in the west partly by Ogun State and partly by the Republic of Benin. Oyo state consists of 33 local government areas.
Osun is a state in south-western Nigeria. Its capital is Osogbo. Osun state is bounded in the north by Kwara State, in the east partly by both Ekiti and Ondo States, in the south by Ogun State and in the west by Oyo State.
It was created in 1991—carved out of the old Oyo state and consists of 30 local government areas.
Ondo State is a southwestern state whose capital is AkureOndo state borders Ekiti state to the north, Kogi State to the northeast, Edo State to the east, Delta State to the southeast, Ogun State to the southwest, and Osun State to the northwest. The state has 18 local government areas.
Ogun State is a state in south western Nigeria. Abeokuta is the capital and largest city in the state. It borders Lagos State to the south, Oyo and Osun states to the north, Ondo to the east and the Republic of Benin to the west. Ogun state is made up of 20 local government areas.
Niger State is a state in Central Nigeria; the state capital is Minna and it is the largest state in the country.
It is bordered on to the south by the Niger River. It is also bordered by the states of Kebbi and Zamfara to the north, Kaduna to the north and northeast, Kogi to the southeast, and Kwara to the south. The Abuja Federal Capital Territory is on Niger state’s eastern border, and the Republic of Benin is its western border. Niger state is made up of 25 local government areas.
Nasarawa is a state in north central Nigeria. The state was created in 1996, out of the western half of the then Plateau state. Its capital is Lafia.
It shares borders in the west by the Federal Capital Territory Abuja, in the north by Kaduna State, in the south by Benue and Kogi State, and in the east by Plateau and Taraba States. The state consists of 13 Local Government Areas.
Lagos is a state in the southwestern geopolitical zone of Nigeria. Its capital is Ikeja. It is the smallest in the area of Nigeria’s 36 states. Lagos State is arguably the most economically important state of the country.
It is bordered on the west by the Republic of Benin, Ogun state in the east while the Atlantic Ocean lies on its southern borders. Lagos is divided into 20 local government areas.
