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Citizen of Nigeria by birth, at least 35 years of age, is a member of a political party and is sponsored by that political party are eligible for the office of Governor. The constitution limits state governors to only two four-year terms in office.
List of state capitals of Nigeria. The following is a list of Nigerian state capitals. State. Capital. Abia. Umuahia. Adamawa. Yola. Akwa Ibom.
Gongola State. Akwa Ibom State. 23 September 1987. Cross River State. Anambra State. 3 February 1976. East Central State. Bauchi State. 3 February 1976.
t. e. Nigeria is a federation of 36 states, each of which is a semi-autonomous political unit that shares powers with the federal government as enumerated under the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. In addition to the states, there is the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), in which the capital city of Abuja is located. [1]
States of Nigeria. Lists of Nigerian state governors cover the governors of states of Nigeria. The governor heads the executive branch of the state government, and can appoint people to the State Executive Council subject to the advice and consent of the State House of Assembly (Legislature). The lists include a list of current governors, lists ...
Map of Nigerian states by population density The following table presents a listing of Nigeria 's 36 states ranked in order of their total population based on the 2006 Census figures, [ 1 ] as well as their 2019 projected populations, which were published by the National Bureau of Statistics .
1960. 5 years, 108 days. Governors-General representing the monarch of Nigeria. (2) Sir James Wilson Robertson. (1899–1983) 1 October. 1960.
The Mid-Western Region was a division of Nigeria from 1963 to 1991, from 1976 being known as the Bendel state. [1][2] It was formed in June 1963 from Benin and Delta provinces of the Western Region, and its capital was Benin City. It was renamed a province in 1966, and in 1967 when the other provinces were divided into several states, it ...