List of Nigerian states by date of statehood

Nkee bu ndi states no na Naigeria, ma mgbe amere ya, na ebee a nwetere ya.

State	Mgbe amere ya	Preceding Entity
Abia State	27 Ọgọọst 1991	Imo State
Adamawa State	27 Ọgọọst 1991	Gongola State
Akwa Ibom State	23 Septemba 1987	Cross River State
Anambra State	27 Ọgọọst 1991	(old) Anambra State
Bauchi State	3 Febrụwarị 1976	North-Eastern State
Bayelsa State	1 Ọktoba 1996	Rivers State
Benue State	3 Febrụwarị 1976	Benue-Plateau State
Borno State	3 Febrụwarị 1976	North-Eastern State
Cross River State	27 Mee 1967	Eastern Region, Nigeria; akpowa ya South-Eastern State site 1967 ruru 1976.
Delta State	27 Ọgọọst 1991	Bendel State
Ebonyi State	1 Ọktoba 1996	Enugu State na Abia State
Edo State	27 Ọgọọst 1991	Bendel State
Ekiti State	1 Ọktoba 1996	Ondo State
Enugu State	27 Ọgọọst 1991	(old) Anambra State
Gombe State	1 Ọktoba 1996	Bauchi State
Imo State	3 Febrụwarị 1976	East Central State
Jigawa State	27 Ọgọọst 1991	Kano State
Kaduna State	27 Mee 1967	Northern Region, Nigeria; akpowa ya North-Central State site 1967 ruru 1976.
Kano State	27 Mee 1967	Northern Region, Nigeria
Katsina State	23 Septemba 1987	Kaduna State
Kebbi State	27 Ọgọọst 1991	Sokoto State
Kogi State	27 Ọgọọst 1991	Kwara State; Benue State
Kwara State	27 Mee 1967	Northern Region, Nigeria; akpowa ya West Central State site 1967 ruru 1976.
Lagos State	27 Mee 1967	Federal Territory of Lagos and Colony Province
Nasarawa State	1 Ọktoba 1996	Plateau State
Niger State	3 Febrụwarị 1976	North-Western State
Ogun State	3 Febrụwarị 1976	Western State
Ondo State	3 Febrụwarị 1976	Western State
Osun State	27 Ọgọọst 1991	Oyo State
Oyo State	3 Febrụwarị 1976	Western State
Plateau State	3 Febrụwarị 1976	Benue-Plateau State
Rivers State	27 Mee 1967	Eastern Region, Nigeria
Sokoto State	3 Febrụwarị 1976	North-Western State
Taraba State	27 Ọgọọst 1991	Gongola State
Yobe State	27 Ọgọọst 1991	Borno State
Zamfara State	1 Ọktoba 1996	Sokoto State
Abuja Federal Capital Territory	3 Febrụwarị 1976	Benue-Plateau, North-Central, na North-Western States