Nigeria is a one indivisible and indissoluble sovereign state officially known by the name of the Federal
Republic of Nigeria. Nigeria consists of 6 Geo-political Zones, 36 states, a Federal Capital Territory
(Abuja) and 774 Local Government Areas.
The Six Geo- Political Zones:
1. North Central: Benue, Niger, Kogi, Kwara, Nassarawa and Plateau States
2. North East: Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba and Yobe States
3. North West: Jigawa, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Kaduna and Sokoto States
4. South East: Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo States
5. South South: Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Edo & Rivers States
6. South West: Ekiti, Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Osun and Oyo States
TIERS OF GOVERNMENT IN NIGERIA
1. Federal
2. State
3. Local Government
