State creation in Nigeria, months, year, and how they were established, full list emerge

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The Nigerian Senate and House of Representatives have recently begun the debate to create new states in Nigeria
Historically, all the states created in Nigeria were founded during the military regime, and it would be a success for the 10th National Assembly if it created one
Meanwhile, the list of the states created by the military has been compiled, including their years of establishment and how they were created

Since the beginning of President Bola Tinubu's administration, the National Assembly appeared to be working towards making a significant change in the constitutional amendment process, particularly the creation of new states in the southern part of the country.

Though there has been a constitutional amendment since the return of democracy in 1999, the 10th assembly seems to be making moves for a big difference and setting big records with the agitation for creating new states.

Years, months and house the 36 states and Abuja were created by the military.

Tinubu moving to set evergreen records

On its part, the federal government is also moving to set some records that Nigerians will forever point to as President Tinubu's legacies, such as the Lagos to Calabar coastal highway and the move for local government autonomy.

If all these could be achieved within one term, four years of Tinubu's administration, then the tenth assembly and the president would have something to be remembered for because most of these things were last done by the military.

However, it is pertinent to note that state creation has always been the legacy of the military government in Nigeria's history. Since the halting of Nigeria's democratic process in 1966, the country has gradually and consistently witnessed changes in its governance system, particularly the moving away from the regional government to state creation.

List of states in Nigeria

Below are how states were created and their months of creation:

S/N	State	Date/Year Created	Preceding Entity
1	Abia State	27 August 1991	Imo State
2	Adamawa State	27 August 1991	Gongola State
3	Akwa Ibom State	23 September 1987	Cross River State
4	Anambra State	3 February 1976	East Central State
5	Bauchi State	3 February 1976	North-Eastern State
6	Bayelsa State	1 October 1996	Rivers State
7	Benue State	3 February 1976	Benue-Plateau State
8	Borno State	3 February 1976	North-Eastern State
9	Cross River State	27 May 1967	South-Eastern State
10	Delta State	27 August 1991	Bendel State
11	Ebonyi State	1 October 1996	Enugu State and Abia State
12	Edo State	27 August 1991	Bendel State
13	Ekiti State	1 October 1996	Ondo State
14	Enugu State	27 August 1991	(Old) Anambra State
15	Gombe State	1 October 1996	Bauchi State
16	Imo State	3 February 1976	East Central State
17	Jigawa State	27 August 1991	Kano State
18	Kaduna State	27 May 1967	North-Central State
19	Kano State	27 May 1967	North-Central State
20	Katsina State	23 September 1987	Kaduna State
21	Kebbi State	27 August 1991	Sokoto State
22	Kogi State	27 August 1991	Kwara State and Benue State
23	Kwara State	27 May 1967	West Central State
24	Lagos State	27 May 1967	Federal Territory of Lagos
25	Nasarawa State	1 October 1996	Plateau State
26	Niger State	3 February 1976	North-Western State
27	Ogun State	3 February 1976	Western State
28	Ondo State	3 February 1976	Western State
29	Osun State	27 August 1991	Oyo State

30	Oyo State	3 February 1976	Western State
31	Plateau State	3 February 1976	Benue-Plateau State
32	Rivers State	27 May 1967	Bendel State
33	Sokoto State	3 February 1976	North-Western State
34	Taraba State	27 August 1991	Gongola State
35	Yobe State	27 August 1991	Borno State
36	Zamfara State	1 October 1996	Sokoto State
37	Federal Capital Territory	3 February 1976	Benue-Plateau, North-Central, and North-Western