Ideal cultural and tourism destinations in Niger, the Power State of Nigeria, are:

• Baro Empire Hill
• Baro Port
• A Bee Tree
• Masaga Glass Works
• Brass Works Tswata- Mukun 
• Kainji Lake National Park
• Pissa Cave
• Kisra Museum
• Kainji Hydro-Electric Dam Complex
• Awaru Rapid Falls
• National Institute For Fresh Water Fisheries Research
• Federal College Of Wild Life Management
• Bosso  Hill
• Zarumai’s Grave
• Bosso Dam
• Pati-Woli (Mountain)
• Essan Old Kingdom Ruins
• Gurara Water Falls
• Binna Foot Print
• Dabo Mosque
• Dauda Maza Weaponry
• Capt G.F. Tabman’s Grave
• Dagina Games Reserve
• Local Dyeing Centre
• Kutigi Weaving Center
• Nagwamatse Well
• Nagwamatse Tomb
• Makwalla Dyeing Centre
• Like O. Mystic River
• Tsoede Tomb
• Gwagwade Moving Rock
• Ibbi National Park
• Wushishi Engine Tramway No.1
• State Museum
• Growing Pot
• Mungo Park Cenotaph
• Manko Tomb
• Crocodile Pond
• Hwa-Hwa Stream
• Tatiko Cottage Industry
• River Chimbi
• Dusten Mai Nono
• Kusherki Magnetic Hill
• Gidan Abubakar Imam
• Arts and Craft Centre
• War Bee
• Rataya Giwa Mountain
• Sanjir Mountain
• Shiroro Hydro-Electric Dam and Lake
• Regge Hill
• Zuma Rock
• Ladi Kwali Pottery Centre
• Lord Lugard Colonial Ruins
• Nnamdi Azikwe Centre
• Zugurma National Park

NAME OF ATTRACTION	LOCATION	LGA
Baro empire hill	Baro	Agaie
Baro port
a bee tree	Agwara	Agwara
Masaga glass works	Bida	Bida
Brass works tswata- mukun	Bida
Kainji lake national park	New – bussa/ibbi	Borgu
Pissa cave	Pissa
Kisra museum	New – bussa
Kainji hydro-electric dam complex	Kainji
Awaru rapid falls	Awuru
National institute for fresh water fisheries research	New-bussa
Federal college of wild life management
	New-bussa
Bosso  hill	Bosso	Bosso
Zarumai’s grave	Bosso
Bosso dam	Bosso
Pati-woli (mountain)	Lemu	Gbako
Essan old kingdom ruins	Essan
Gurara water falls	Bonu village	Gurara
Binna foot print	Binna	Lapai
Dabo mosque	Gulu
Dauda maza weaponry	Lapai
Capt G.F. tabman’s grave	Gulu
Dagina games reserve	Dagina	Lavun
Local dyeing centre	Kutigi
Kutigi weaving center	Kutigi
Nagwamatse well	Nagwamatse  (along tegiina-kontagora)	Mariga
Nagwamatse tomb	Mamba	Magama
Makwalla dyeing centre	Auna
Like o. mystic river	Salka
Tsoede tomb	Gwagwade
Gwagwade moving rock	Gwagwade
Ibbi national park	Ibbi	Mashegu
Wushishi Engine Tramway No.1	Minna	Minna
State museum	Minna
Growing pot	Gbara	Mokwa
Mungo park cenotaph	Jebba north
Manko tomb	Rabba
Crocodile pond	Mokwa
Hwa-hwa stream	Ezhi
Tatiko cottage industry	Tatiko	Paikoro
River chimbi	Chimbi
Dusten mai nono	Kagara	Rafi
Kusherki magnetic hill	Kusherki
Gidan Abubakar Imam	Kagara
Arts and craft centre	Uregi
War bee	Pangu
Rataya giwa mountain	Rijau	Rijau
Sanjir mountain	Rijau
Shiroro hydro-electric dam and lake	Zumba(shiroro)	Shiororo
Regge hill	Bassa
Zuma rock	Suleja	Suleja
Ladi kwali pottery centre	Suleja
Lord lugard colonial ruins	Zungeru	Wushishi
Nnamdi Azikwe centre	Zungeru
Zugurma national park	Zugurma	Mashegu

Niger is a State located in central Nigeria and its capital city is Minna.

Other top cities in Niger State include Bida, Suleja and Kontagora. 

The State has an expansive land area and it’s close to the nation’s capital, Abuja.

Creation: It was created out of the defunct North Western state on 3rd February, 1976.

Location: Situated in the North central geo-political zone.

Administrative areas: The State comprises 25 Local Government Areas grouped into 3 administrative zones: A, B, C with each zone having 8, 9 and 8 Local Government Areas (LGAs) respectively.

Niger State has 25 Local Government Areas, namely:

1. Agaie
2. Agwara
3. Bida
4. Borgu
5. Bosso
6. Chanchaga
7. Edati
8. Gbako
9. Gurara
10. Katcha
11. Kontagora
12. Lapai
13. Lavun
14. Magama
15. Mariga
16. Mashegu
17. Mokwa
18. Munya
19. Paikoro
20. Rafi
21. Rijau
22. Shiroro
23. Suleja
24. Tafa
25. Wushishi

The Local Government Areas in Niger State and their headquarters are:

SN	LGA	HEADQUARTERS
01	Agaie	Agaie
02	Agwara	Agwara
03	Bida	Bida
04	Borgu	New Bussa
05	Bosso	Maikunkele
06	Edati	Enagi
07	Gurara	Gawu Babangida
08	Gbako	Lemu
09	Katcha	Katcha
10	Kontagora	Kontagora
11	Lapai	Lapai
12	Lavun	Kutigi
13	Mariga	Bangi
14	Mokwa	Mokwa
15	Magama	Nasko
16	Mashegu	Mashegu
17	Munya	Sarkin Pawa
18	Paikoro	Paiko
19	Rafi	Kagara
20	Rijau	Rijau
21	Shiroro	Kuta
22	Suleja	Suleja
23	Tafa	Sabon-Wuse
24	Wushishi	Wushishi
25	Minna	Minna

Boundaries: Niger State shares its borders with republic of Benin (West), Zamfara State (North), Kebbi (North-West), Kogi (South), Kwara (South West), Kaduna (North-East) and the FCT (South-East).

Land area, the largest among Nigerian states: Niger State is one of the largest states in Nigeria covering about 86,000km2 (or about 8.6million hectares) representing about 9.3% of the total land area of the country.

Major rivers: Niger State’s major rivers are: Niger, Kaduna, Gbako, Eko, Gurara, Ebba, Ega, Mariga and their tributaries.

Fishes: The common fishes found in these rivers are: Nile Perch (Lates) Trunck fish, Cat fish, Osteoglosid, Tilapia, Synodontis, Tiger fish, Moon fish, Mormyrid and Electric fish. By the 2006 census, the State’s population is 3,950,249 comprising 2,032,725 males and 1,917,524 females.

Ethnic groups: The easily identifiable major ethnic groups are Nupes, Hausa, Gbagyi, Kadara, Koro, Bassa, Kamuku, Ingwai, Fangu, Kambari, Dukkawa, Fulani, Abewa, Bisan, Gungawa, Bauchi, Bariba, Urah, Boko, Bokobaro, Bauchnu, Achifawa, Dakarkari, Kakanda, Ganagana, and Dibo and numerous non native tribes.

Economic activities: The major economic activity is agriculture: farming, fishing, and cattle rearing.

The other economic activities (though limited in scale) include banking, trading, transportation, local arts and crafts with Bida, the heart land of the Nupes, famous for its brass work. These activities constitute the means of livelihood of the people of Niger State in addition to public service.

Reference: nigerstate.gov.ng/about-niger