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In 1903 six more provinces were added; five following the Sokoto-Kano campaign, and also Gwandu province, making a total of 17. The number of provinces was reduced to 13 in 1911, and 12 after World War I. In 1926 Adamawa and Plateau became new provinces. The provinces and divisions in 1945, with the names or number of Native Authorities in each ...
Nigeria is a federation of thirty-six states and one Federal Capital Territory, which are divided into 774 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in total. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] A clickable map of Nigeria showing its 36 states and the federal capital territory.
ISO 3166-2:NG is the entry for Nigeria in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions (e.g., provinces or states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.
Map 1960–1963: At the time of independence in 1960, Nigeria was a federal state of three regions: Northern, Western, and Eastern. Additionally, provinces, which were a legacy of colonial and protectorate times, remained extant until they were abolished in 1976. 1963–1967
ISO 3166-2 – Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions – Part 2: Country subdivision code [3] defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions (e.g., provinces, states, departments, regions) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.
State Nickname Abia State: God's Own State Adamawa State: Land of Beauty Akwa Ibom State: Land of Promise Anambra State: Light of the Nation (formerly Home for All)
Rank State km² 1 Niger State: 74,363 2 Borno State: 70,898 3 Taraba State: 54,473 4 Kaduna State: 46,053 5 Bauchi State: 45,893 6 Yobe State: 45,502 7 Zamfara State
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