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Potiskum, Yobe State in the northeast of Nigeria recorded Nigeria's lowest ever temperature of 2.8 °C (37.0 °F). Highland climates are found on highlands regions in Nigeria. Highlands over 1,520 metres (4,987 ft) above sea level are cool enough to reach the temperate climate line in the tropics thereby giving the highlands, mountains and the ...
Map of Nigeria with administrative divisions. Nigeria is divided into thirty-six states and one Federal Capital Territory, which are further sub-divided into 774 local government areas. In some contexts, the states are aggregated into six geopolitical zones: North West, North East, North Central, South West, South East, and South South. [130] [131]
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.
The military and the Nigerian state, 1966–1993: a study of the strategies of political power control. Trenton, New Jersey: Africa World Press. ISBN 978-1-59221-568-3. Solomon Akhere Benjamin (1999). The 1996 state and local government reorganizations in Nigeria. Ibadan: Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research. ISBN 978-181-238-9.
Named for the historic Nasarawa Emirate, the state was formed from the west of Plateau State on 1 October 1996. [5] The state has thirteen local government areas and its capital is Lafia, located in the east of the state, while a key economic centre of the state is the Karu Urban Area—suburbs of Abuja—along the western border with the FCT. [6]
This table ranks Nigeria's 36 states in order of their surface areas. Rank State km² 1 Niger State: 76,363 2 Borno State: 70,898 3 Taraba State: 54,473 4 Kaduna State:
[20] [21] Challenges faced by Kano State in the 21st century include attacks by the Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram, [22] [23] [24] inter-religious violence, [25] [26] and extreme poverty. [27] A Muslim-majority state, Kano State is one of the twelve states in Nigeria to operate under Sharia law within the legal framework of the Nigerian ...
The six geopolitical zones of Nigeria. The Federal Republic of Nigeria is divided into six geopolitical zones, commonly called zones. They are a type of administrative division grouping the country's states, created during the regime of president General Sani Abacha. Nigerian economic, political, and educational resources are often shared ...