In 1987 two new states were established, followed by another nine in 1991, bringing the total to 30. The latest change, in 1996, resulted in the present number ...

This started in 1967 when Yakubu Gowon, the then military Head of State (1967-1975) created twelve states to replace the existing regional arrangement.

In 1976, seven new states were created, making 19 altogether. Gen. Murtala Mohammed would re-create seven states by carving from the existing twelve states that ...

Note: In 27 May 1967 the regions were dissolved and 12 states created, subsequently further divided into 19 states and a federal capital territory (3 Feb ...

Consequently, the 1996 state creation exercise brought the total number of Local Governments within the federation to 774 and Nigeria became a federation of 36 ...

The federation grew to 19 states by March 1976, 21 states plus a new federal capital territory at Abuja by 1987, 30 states by August 1991 and 36 states by 1996.

25 июн. 2020 г. · This was followed by the first round of state creation in 1967, when Nigeria was divided into 12 states, then into 19 in 1976, 21 in 1987, 30 in ...

The federal military government, while creating states in 1967 however adopted the following criteria: (a) recognition of federal principle, (b) geographical.

The state-system that developed along these regions were primarily monarchical with centralised authority structures. These states acted as the middlemen in ...