<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article does not cite any sources . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (October 2012) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> The following table presents a listing of Nigeria's states and the dates of their creation . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> State </Th> <Th> Date Created </Th> <Th> Preceding Entity </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Abia State </Td> <Td> 27 August 1991 </Td> <Td> Imo State </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Adamawa State </Td> <Td> 27 August 1991 </Td> <Td> Gongola State </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Akwa Ibom State </Td> <Td> 23 September 1987 </Td> <Td> Cross River State </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Anambra State </Td> <Td> 27 August 1991 </Td> <Td> (old) Anambra State </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bauchi State </Td> <Td> 3 February 1976 </Td> <Td> North - Eastern State </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bayelsa State </Td> <Td> 1 October 1996 </Td> <Td> Rivers State </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Benue State </Td> <Td> 3 February 1976 </Td> <Td> Benue - Plateau State </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Borno State </Td> <Td> 3 February 1976 </Td> <Td> North - Eastern State </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cross River State </Td> <Td> 27 May 1967 </Td> <Td> Eastern Region; known as South - Eastern State from 1967 to 1976 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Delta State </Td> <Td> 27 August 1991 </Td> <Td> Bendel State </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ebonyi State </Td> <Td> 1 October 1996 </Td> <Td> Enugu State and Abia State </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Edo State </Td> <Td> 27 August 1991 </Td> <Td> Bendel State </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ekiti State </Td> <Td> 1 October 1996 </Td> <Td> Ondo State </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Enugu State </Td> <Td> 27 August 1991 </Td> <Td> (old) Anambra State </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gombe State </Td> <Td> 1 October 1996 </Td> <Td> Bauchi State </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Imo State </Td> <Td> 3 February 1976 </Td> <Td> East Central State </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jigawa State </Td> <Td> 27 August 1991 </Td> <Td> Kano State </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kaduna State </Td> <Td> 27 May 1967 </Td> <Td> Northern Region; known as North - Central State from 1967 to 1976 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kano State </Td> <Td> 27 May 1967 </Td> <Td> Northern Region </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Katsina State </Td> <Td> 23 September 1987 </Td> <Td> Kaduna State </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kebbi State </Td> <Td> 27 August 1991 </Td> <Td> Sokoto State </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kogi State </Td> <Td> 27 August 1991 </Td> <Td> Kwara State; Benue State </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kwara State </Td> <Td> 27 May 1967 </Td> <Td> Northern Region; known as West Central State from 1967 to 1976 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lagos State </Td> <Td> 27 May 1967 </Td> <Td> Federal Territory of Lagos and Colony Province </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nasarawa State </Td> <Td> 1 October 1996 </Td> <Td> Plateau State </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Niger State </Td> <Td> 3 February 1976 </Td> <Td> North - Western State </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ogun State </Td> <Td> 3 February 1976 </Td> <Td> Western State </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ondo State </Td> <Td> 3 February 1976 </Td> <Td> Western State </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Osun State </Td> <Td> 27 August 1991 </Td> <Td> Oyo State </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Oyo State </Td> <Td> 3 February 1976 </Td> <Td> Western State </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Plateau State </Td> <Td> 3 February 1976 </Td> <Td> Benue - Plateau State </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rivers State </Td> <Td> 27 May 1967 </Td> <Td> Eastern Region </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sokoto State </Td> <Td> 3 February 1976 </Td> <Td> North - Western State </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Taraba State </Td> <Td> 27 August 1991 </Td> <Td> Gongola State </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Yobe State </Td> <Td> 27 August 1991 </Td> <Td> Borno State </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Zamfara State </Td> <Td> 1 October 1996 </Td> <Td> Sokoto State </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Abuja Federal Capital Territory </Td> <Td> 3 February 1976 </Td> <Td> Benue - Plateau, North - Central, and North - Western States </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> State </Th> <Th> Date Created </Th> <Th> Preceding Entity </Th> </Tr>

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