NIGERIAN STATES, CAPITALS and NICKNAMES

		STATE	CAPITAL	STATE TITLE
	1	ABIA	Umuahia	God's own State
	2	ADAMAWA	Yola	---
	3	AKWA IBOM	Uyo	Land of promise
	4	ANAMBRA	Awka	Home for all
	5	BAUCHI	Bauchi	---
	6	BAYELSA	Yenegoa	The Glory of All Lands
	7	BENUE	Makurdi	Food basket of the Nation
	8	BORNO	Maiduguri	Home of peace
	9	CROSS RIVER	Calabar	The people's paradise
	10	DELTA	Asaba	The Big Heart
	11	EBONYI	Abakaliki	The salt of the Nation
	12	EDO	Benin City	The Heart Beat
	13	EKITI	Ado-Ekiti	Fountain of Knowledge
	14	ENUGU	Enugu	Coal City State
	15	GOMBE	Gombe	---
	16	IMO	Owerri	Land of Hope
	17	JIGAWA	Dutse	The New World
	18	KADUNA	Kaduna	Liberal State
	19	KANO	Kano	Centre of Commerce
	20	KATSINA	Katsina	State of Hospitality
	21	KEBBI	Birni Kebbi	---
	22	KOGI	Lokoja	The Confluence State
	23	KWARA	Ilorin	---
	24	LAGOS	Ikeja	Centre of Excellence
	25	NASARAWA	Lafia	The home of Solid Minerals
	26	NIGER	Minna	The power State
	27	OGUN	Abeokuta	The Gateway State
	28	ONDO	Akure	The sunshine State
	29	OSUN	Oshogbo	State of living spring
	30	OYO	Ibadan	The pace setter State
	31	PLATEAU	Jos	Home of peace and tourism
	32	RIVERS	Port Harcourt	Treasure base of the Nation
	33	SOKOTO	Sokoto	Seat of the Caliphate
	34	TARABA	Jalingo	Nature's gift to the Nation
	35	YOBE	Damaturu	The young shall grow
	36	ZAMFARA	Guasau	---
	37	FCT	Abuja	Centre of Unity

Last Updated on 12/24/99
By Chuck E. Odili