List of Nigerian states by date of statehood
# List of Nigerian states by date of statehood

The following table presents a listing of the states of Nigeria, and the dates of their creation.

| State | Date created | Preceding Entity |
| - | - | - |
| Abia State | 27 August 1991 | Imo State |
| Adamawa State | 27 August 1991 | Gongola State |
| Akwa Ibom State | 23 September 1987 | Cross River State |
| Anambra State | 3 February 1976 | East Central State |
| Bauchi State | 3 February 1976 | North-Eastern State |
| Bayelsa State | 1 October 1996 | Rivers State |
| Benue State | 3 February 1976 | Benue-Plateau State |
| Borno State | 3 February 1976 | North-Eastern State |
| Cross River State | 27 May 1967 | South-Eastern State |
| Delta State | 27 August 1991 | Bendel State |
| Ebonyi State | 1 October 1996 | Enugu State and Abia State |
| Edo State | 27 August 1991 | Bendel State |
| Ekiti State | 1 October 1996 | Ondo State |
| Enugu State | 27 August 1991 | (old) Anambra State |
| Gombe State | 1 October 1996 | Bauchi State |
| Imo State | 3 February 1976 | East Central State |
| Jigawa State | 27 August 1991 | Kano State |
| Kaduna State | 27 May 1967 | North-Central State |
| Kano State | 27 May 1967 | North-Central State |
| Katsina State | 23 September 1987 | Kaduna State |
| Kebbi State | 27 August 1991 | Sokoto State |
| Kogi State | 27 August 1991 | Kwara State and Benue State |
| Kwara State | 27 May 1967 | West Central State |
| Lagos State | 27 May 1967 | Federal Territory of Lagos |
| Nasarawa State | 1 October 1996 | Plateau State |
| Niger State | 3 February 1976 | North-Western State |
| Ogun State | 3 February 1976 | Western State |
| Ondo State | 3 February 1976 | Western State |
| Osun State | 27 August 1991 | Oyo State |
| Oyo State | 3 February 1976 | Western State |
| Plateau State | 3 February 1976 | Benue-Plateau State |
| Rivers State | 27 May 1967 | Bendel State |
| Sokoto State | 3 February 1976 | North-Western State |
| Taraba State | 27 August 1991 | Gongola State |
| Yobe State | 27 August 1991 | Borno State |
| Zamfara State | 1 October 1996 | Sokoto State |
| Federal Capital Territory | 3 February 1976 | Benue-Plateau, North-Central, and North-Western States |
