| | State | Capital | | Slogan | |
| 1. | Abia | Umuahia | | "God's Own State" |  Pride of our Nation Nigerian Flag
Coat of Arm |
| Abuja - FCT* | ( Federal Capital Territory ) | | "Centre of Unity" |
| 2. | Adamawa | Yola | | "Land of Beauty, Sunshine and Hospitality" |
| 3. | Akwa Ibom | Uyo | | "Promised Land" |
| 4. | Anambra | Awka | | "Home For All"/ Light of the nation |
| 5. | Bauchi | Bauchi | | "Pearl of Tourism" |
| 6. | Bayelsa | Yenagoa | | "Glory of all Lands" |
| 7. | Benue | Makurdi | | "The Nigeria's Food Basket" |
| 8. | Borno | Maiduguri | | "Home of Peace" |
| 9. | Cross River | Calabar | | "The Nation's Paradise" |
| 10. | Delta | Asaba | | "The Big Heart" |
| 11. | Ebonyi | Abakaliki | | "Salt of the Nation" |
| 12. | Edo | Benin | | "The Heartbeat of the Nation" |
| 13. | Ekiti | Ado-Ekiti | | "Fountain of Knowledge" |
| 14. | Enugu | Enugu | | "Coal City State" |
| 15. | Gombe | Gombe | | "Jewel in the Savannah" |
| 16. | Imo | Owerri | | "The Eastern Heartland" |
| 17 | Jigawa | Dutse | | "The New World" |
| 18. | Kaduna | Kaduna | | "Centre of Education" |
| 19.. | Kano | Kano | | "Centre of Commerce" |
| 20 | Katsina | Katsina | | "Home of Hospitality" |
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| 21. | Kebbi | Birnin Kebbi | | "Land of Equity" | |
| 22. | Kogi | Lokoja | | "The Influence State" |
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| 23. | Kwara | Ilorin | | "The Place of Harmony" | |
| 24. | Lagos | Ikeja | | "Centre of Excellence" |
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| 25. | Nassarawa | Lafia | | "Nigeria's Home of Solid Minerals" | |
| 26. | Niger | Minna | | "The Power State" |
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| 27. | Ogun | Abeokuta | | "Gateway State" | |
| 28. | Ondo | Akure | | "Sunshine State" |
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| 29. | Osun | Osogbo | | "State of the Living Spring" | |
| 30.. | Oyo | Ibadan | | "Pace Setter" |
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| 31. | Plateau | Jos | | "Home of Peace & Tourism" | |
| 32. | Rivers | Port Harcourt | | "Treasure Base" |
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| 33. | Sokoto | Sokoto | | "The Seat of the Caliphate" | |
| 34.. | Taraba | Jalingo | | "Nature's Gift to the Nation" |
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| 35. | Yobe | Damaturu | | "The Young Shall Grow" | |
| 36. | Zamfara | Gusau | | "Home of Agricultural Products" |
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