List of Nigeria’s 36 States with their Capitals and Current Governors

S. No	State	Capital	Current Governor
1	Abia State	Umuahia	Okezie Ikpeazu
2	Adamawa State	Yola	Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri
3	Akwa Ibom State	Uyo	Udom Gabriel Emmanuel
4	Anambra State	Awka	Willie Obiano
5	Bauchi State	Bauchi	Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed
6	Bayelsa State	Yenagoa	Henry Seriake Dickson
7	Benue State	Makurdi	Samuel Ortom
8	Borno State	Maiduguri	Babagana Umara Zulum
9	Cross River State	Calabar	Benedict Ayade
10	Delta State	Asaba	Ifeanyi Okowa
11	Ebonyi State	Abakaliki	Dave Umahi
12	Edo State	Benin City	Godwin Obaseki
13	Ekiti State	Ado – Ekiti	John Olukayode Fayemi
14	Enugu State	Enugu	Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi
15	Gombe State	Gombe	Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya
16	Imo State	Owerri	Chukwuemeka Ihedioha
17	Jigawa State	Dutse	Badaru Abubakar
18	Kaduna State	Kaduna	Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai
19	Kano State	Kano	Abdullahi Umar Ganduje
20	Katsina State	Katsina	Aminu Bello Masari
21	Kebbi State	Birnin Kebbi	Abubakar Atiku Bagudu
22	Kogi State	Lokoja	Idris Wada
23	Kwara State	Ilorin	Abdul Rahman Abdul Razaq
24	Lagos State	Ikeja	Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu
25	Nasarawa State	Lafia	Abdullahi Sule
26	Niger State	Minna	Abubakar Sani Bello
27	Ogun State	Abeokuta	Dapo Abiodun
28	Ondo State	Akure	Rotimi Akeredolu
29	Osun State	Oshogbo	Isiaka Adegboyega Oyetola
30	Oyo State	Ibadan	Oluseyi Abiodun Makinde
31	Plateau State	Jos	Simon Lalong
32	Rivers State	Port Harcourt	Ezenwo Nyesom Wike
33	Sokoto State	Sokoto	Aminu Waziri Tambuwal
34	Taraba State	Jalingo	Darius Ishaku
35	Yobe State	Damaturu	Mai Mala Buni
36	Zamfara State	Gusau	Dr Bello Muhammad Mutawalle