List of States in Nigeria and their governors

News360 Nigeria enlists the states in Nigeria along with their various governors in 2024.

With a population of about 182 million, Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa. It is situated in West Africa.

In terms of nominal GDP, it is the 39th largest economy in the world, the second largest in Africa, and the sixth most populous nation overall.

It shares borders with Benin to the west, Cameroon to the east, Chad to the northeast, and Niger to the north.

More than 250 different ethnic groups call it home, and English is the official language of the nation. These groups speak over 500 different languages, including Yoruba, Igbo, Fula, Hausa, Edo, Ibibio, Tiv, Efik, Ijaw, Kanuri, Itsekiri, and Idoma.

The population of the nation is divided between Muslims, who are primarily found in the north, Christians, who are primarily found in the south, and traditionalists, who are found among the various ethnic groups.

Nigeria is endowed with a diverse topography that includes large deposits of natural resources like coal, petroleum, limestone, and natural gas. It also features climates that range from arid to humid equatorial, coastal swamps in the south, tropical forests, woodlands, grasslands, and semi-desert in the north.

Nigeria is a federation of 36 states, with Abuja serving as the nation’s commercial capital and Lagos as its largest city. The Federal Capital Territory is situated there.

Nigeria operates under a federal presidential system, with the President serving as the head of state and being elected every four years along with a council of governors who oversee the affairs of the states throughout the nation, following its independence from the British on October 1, 1960, and the dissolution of the first through third republics.

Below is a list of the governors of Nigeria’s 36 states, with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu serving as the head of state as of 2024.

States                  Governors

1. Abia                         Alex Otti

2. Adamawa        Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri

3. Akwa Ibom          Umo Bassey Eno

4. Anambra                Charles Soludo

5. Bauchi                   Bala Muhammed

6. Bayelsa                        Douye Diri

7. Benue                       Hyacinth Alia

8. Borno                    Babagana Zulum

9. Cross River           Bassey Edet Otu

10. Delta                Sheriff Oborevwori

11. Ebonyi                Francis Nwifuru

12. Edo                      Godwin Obaseki

13. Ekiti                    Biodun Oyebanji

14. Enugu                       Peter Mbah

15. Gombe      Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya

16. Imo                     Hope Uzodinma

17. Jigawa                Umar Namadi

18. Kaduna                   Uba Sani

19. Kano                Abba Kabir Yusuf

20. Katsina          Dikko Umaru Radda

21. Kebbi                    Nasir Idris

22. Kogi            Ahmed Usman Ododo

23. Kwara      AbdulRahman AbdulRasaq

24. Lagos            Babajide Sanwo-Olu

25. Nasarawa         Abdullahi Sule

26. Niger          Mohammed Umar Bago

27. Ogun                    Dapo Abiodun

28. Ondo                  Lucky Aiyedatiwa

29. Osun                   Ademola Adeleke

30. Oyo                        Seyi Makinde

31. Plateau               Caleb Mutfwang

32. Rivers                Siminalayi Fubara

33. Sokoto                      Ahmad Aliyu

34. Taraba                         Agbu Kefas

35. Yobe                          Mai Mala Buni

36. Zamfara                     Dauda Lawal

FCT Minister                  Nyesom Wike