27:
46:
and shortly after independence. They were altered many times through their history. They were divided into divisions; some of these were further subdivided into native authorities. Northern
Nigeria and Southern Nigeria were also sometimes known as the Northern Provinces or Southern Provinces
2110:
63:
2090:
2085:
2095:
2075:
158:
became new provinces. The provinces and divisions in 1945, with the names or number of Native
Authorities in each division:
1983:
1883:
1860:
1840:
1730:
1707:
1687:
1667:
1647:
1181:
1154:
1131:
1108:
1085:
1063:
1058:
1038:
1018:
998:
978:
958:
932:
912:
889:
607:
587:
567:
547:
525:
505:
485:
462:
442:
422:
322:
303:
283:
263:
243:
223:
1963:
1943:
1923:
1903:
1820:
1800:
1780:
1760:
1627:
1607:
1587:
1567:
1547:
1527:
1507:
1487:
1467:
1447:
1427:
1407:
1387:
1367:
1347:
1327:
1307:
1287:
1267:
1247:
1227:
1207:
869:
849:
829:
809:
789:
769:
749:
729:
709:
689:
669:
649:
629:
401:
381:
361:
341:
203:
183:
854:
406:
864:
228:
1948:
937:
427:
248:
67:
1968:
490:
99:
1612:
714:
694:
146:
province, making a total of 17. The number of provinces was reduced to 13 in 1911, and 12 after
123:
52:
20:
1999:
There were thirteen provinces in
Northern Nigeria in 1966 which were abolished in May 1967:
1272:
59:
43:
1744:
2008:
1871:
1805:
1785:
1748:
1512:
500:
480:
457:
437:
417:
346:
308:
268:
113:
26:
2104:
2048:
2033:
1740:
1725:
1717:
1702:
1682:
1662:
1642:
1552:
1195:
617:
258:
238:
218:
155:
151:
1815:
1795:
1775:
1755:
1632:
1492:
1472:
1023:
963:
552:
386:
74:
70:
in 1900. The
British originally divided the area into eleven provinces which were:
2043:
2023:
2013:
1312:
1176:
1149:
1126:
1103:
1053:
1043:
1033:
734:
602:
582:
572:
562:
542:
520:
188:
147:
139:
84:
396:
376:
356:
336:
48:
1622:
1602:
1582:
1362:
1352:
1342:
1332:
1322:
1302:
1212:
1159:
874:
844:
824:
804:
784:
103:
94:
1652:
2063:
1692:
1165:
612:
467:
198:
178:
2028:
1845:
1712:
1462:
1442:
1432:
1422:
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1382:
1090:
1080:
1072:
983:
942:
794:
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724:
704:
684:
664:
654:
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624:
327:
108:
39:
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1888:
1878:
1865:
1855:
1835:
1765:
1592:
1572:
1562:
1542:
1532:
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1502:
1482:
1452:
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946:
927:
917:
907:
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884:
510:
317:
298:
288:
278:
208:
143:
135:
118:
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2053:
2038:
1988:
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1938:
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1292:
1282:
1262:
1242:
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1202:
1191:
1186:
1141:
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1095:
1068:
1013:
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592:
535:
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472:
447:
366:
128:
89:
1908:
1412:
1392:
1252:
1169:
1136:
674:
634:
79:
1672:
1372:
774:
134:
In 1903 six more provinces were added; five following the
19:For current Nigerian administrative divisions, see
66:took over administration of the area from the
8:
160:
2111:Former Nigerian administrative divisions
25:
30:Map of the provinces of Nigeria in 1910
47:respectively. Currently, Nigeria is a
16:Administrative divisions, 1900 to 1967
7:
58:The first use of provinces was in
14:
38:were administrative divisions in
42:, in use from 1900 to 1967 in
1:
2127:
18:
879:Ijebu-Ode, Ijebu-Remo
31:
29:
293:Bauchi, Dass, Ningi
36:Provinces of Nigeria
173:Native Authorities
142:campaign, and also
68:Royal Niger Company
32:
2081:Statoids, Nigeria
2076:Nigerian archives
1997:
1996:
21:States of Nigeria
2118:
2086:Northern Nigeria
1993:Zaria, 4 others
161:
60:Northern Nigeria
44:Colonial Nigeria
2126:
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2117:
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2096:Western Nigeria
2091:Eastern Nigeria
2072:
409:, later Afenmai
273:Numan, Shellen
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1193:
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37:
28:
22:
1998:
1969:Western Ijaw
1617:Ife, Ilesha
1024:Koton Karifi
133:
57:
35:
33:
1720:, 6 others
1164:Kontagora,
735:Ikot Ekpene
475:, Nasarawa
452:Awe, Lafia
150:. In 1926
148:World War I
100:Lower Benue
2070:References
1613:Ife-Ilesha
1098:, Katsina
715:Enyong Itu
695:Enyong Aro
124:Upper Bema
49:federation
1333:Okitipupa
1213:Abakaliki
1160:Kontagora
875:Ijebu-Ode
845:Cameroons
825:Cameroons
805:Cameroons
785:Cameroons
193:Abeokuta
170:Division
164:Province
104:Nassarawa
95:Kontagora
53:36 states
2105:Category
2064:Sardauna
1984:Northern
1884:Northern
1870:Gwandu,
1861:Northern
1850:Argungu
1841:Northern
1736:Southern
1731:Northern
1708:Northern
1693:Pankshin
1688:Northern
1668:Northern
1648:Northern
1182:Northern
1166:Wushishi
1155:Northern
1132:Northern
1109:Northern
1086:Northern
1075:Kazaure
1059:Northern
1039:Northern
1019:Northern
999:Northern
988:Igbirra
979:Northern
959:Northern
933:Northern
913:Northern
890:Northern
855:Victoria
613:Potiskum
608:Northern
588:Northern
568:Northern
548:Northern
526:Northern
506:Northern
486:Northern
468:Nasarawa
463:Northern
443:Northern
423:Northern
407:Kukuruku
323:Northern
304:Northern
284:Northern
264:Northern
244:Northern
233:Adamawa
224:Northern
199:Abeokuta
179:Abeokuta
2049:Adamawa
2034:Plateau
2029:Katsina
1964:Western
1944:Western
1924:Western
1904:Western
1893:Sokoto
1846:Argungu
1821:Eastern
1801:Eastern
1781:Eastern
1761:Eastern
1726:Plateau
1713:Shendam
1703:Plateau
1683:Plateau
1663:Plateau
1657:Jema'a
1643:Plateau
1628:Western
1608:Western
1597:Ibadan
1588:Western
1568:Eastern
1548:Eastern
1528:Eastern
1508:Eastern
1488:Eastern
1468:Eastern
1463:Onitsha
1448:Eastern
1443:Onitsha
1433:Onitsha
1428:Eastern
1423:Onitsha
1408:Eastern
1403:Onitsha
1388:Eastern
1383:Onitsha
1368:Western
1348:Western
1328:Western
1308:Western
1288:Eastern
1268:Eastern
1248:Eastern
1228:Eastern
1208:Eastern
1144:, Bida
1118:Abuja,
1091:Katsina
1081:Katsina
1073:Hadejia
1064:Hadejia
984:Igbirra
943:Lafiagi
922:Ilorin
899:Bussa,
870:Western
850:Eastern
830:Eastern
810:Eastern
795:Bamenda
790:Eastern
770:Eastern
765:Calabar
750:Eastern
745:Calabar
730:Eastern
725:Calabar
710:Eastern
705:Calabar
690:Eastern
685:Calabar
670:Eastern
665:Calabar
655:Calabar
650:Eastern
645:Calabar
630:Eastern
625:Calabar
402:Western
382:Western
362:Western
342:Western
328:Katagum
259:Adamawa
239:Adamawa
229:Adamawa
219:Adamawa
204:Western
184:Western
167:Region
156:Plateau
152:Adamawa
109:Illorin
64:Britain
40:Nigeria
2059:Sokoto
2019:Ilorin
2004:Bauchi
1949:Urhobo
1889:Sokoto
1879:Sokoto
1866:Gwandu
1856:Sokoto
1836:Sokoto
1816:Rivers
1806:Degema
1796:Rivers
1776:Rivers
1766:Ahoada
1756:Rivers
1653:Jema'a
1593:Ibadan
1573:Owerri
1563:Owerri
1543:Owerri
1533:Okigwi
1523:Owerri
1503:Owerri
1483:Owerri
1453:Nsukka
1273:Obobra
1233:Afikpo
1196:Kamuku
1048:Kanu,
947:Pategi
928:Ilorin
918:Ilorin
908:Ilorin
901:Kaiama
885:Ilorin
597:Dikwa
577:Bornu
511:Wukari
371:Benin
318:Bauchi
299:Bauchi
289:Bauchi
279:Bauchi
209:Egbado
144:Gwandu
136:Sokoto
119:Sokoto
75:Bauchi
62:after
2054:Kabba
2044:Niger
2039:Zaria
2014:Borno
2009:Benue
1989:Zaria
1979:Zaria
1959:Warri
1939:Warri
1929:Warri
1919:Warri
1899:Warri
1872:Yauri
1826:Ogoni
1786:Brass
1749:Wamba
1745:Nunku
1741:Eggon
1513:Bende
1313:Ekiti
1293:Ogoja
1283:Ogoja
1263:Ogoja
1243:Ogoja
1223:Ogoja
1203:Ogoja
1192:Gwari
1187:Minna
1177:Niger
1150:Niger
1142:Agaie
1127:Niger
1120:Lapai
1114:Abuja
1104:Niger
1096:Daura
1069:Gumel
1014:Kabba
1004:Kabba
994:Kabba
974:Kabba
964:Igala
954:Kabba
895:Borgu
865:Ijebu
835:Mamfe
815:Kumba
755:Opobo
603:Bornu
593:Dikwa
583:Bornu
573:Bornu
563:Bornu
543:Bornu
536:Bedde
531:Bedde
521:Bornu
501:Benue
481:Benue
473:Keffi
458:Benue
448:Lafia
438:Benue
428:Idoma
418:Benue
397:Benin
387:Ishan
377:Benin
367:Benin
357:Benin
347:Asaba
337:Benin
309:Gombe
269:Numan
253:Muri
129:Zaria
90:Kabba
85:Bornu
2024:Kano
1909:Aboh
1718:Wase
1637:Oyo
1553:Orlu
1413:Awgu
1393:Awka
1363:Ondo
1353:Ondo
1343:Ondo
1323:Ondo
1303:Ondo
1253:Ikom
1170:Zuru
1137:Bida
1054:Kano
1044:Kano
1034:Kano
675:Eket
635:Abak
618:Fika
249:Muri
189:Egba
154:and
140:Kano
114:Muri
80:Bida
34:The
1973:13
1953:28
1697:22
1673:Jos
1633:Oyo
1623:Oyo
1603:Oyo
1583:Oyo
1577:22
1493:Aba
1473:Udi
1437:20
1373:Owo
1317:16
1297:12
1237:11
819:12
799:23
775:Uyo
553:Biu
495:55
491:Tiv
432:21
412:36
391:11
351:23
102:or
51:of
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1933:3
1913:3
1830:1
1810:4
1790:3
1770:7
1747:,
1743:,
1677:5
1557:5
1537:2
1517:1
1497:3
1477:3
1457:8
1417:3
1397:9
1377:6
1357:3
1337:5
1277:9
1257:9
1217:6
1194:,
1168:,
1071:,
1028:4
1008:5
968:5
945:,
859:3
839:7
779:9
759:4
739:4
719:5
699:5
679:7
659:3
639:8
557:3
515:6
213:5
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