Previous Governors of Niger State, Nigeria from 1976 when the State was created.

SN	NAME	PERIOD	REMARK
1.	Navy Commander Murtala Nyako	Feb. 1976- 1977	Military Governor
2.	Navy Commander Ebitu Ukiwe	1977-1978	Military Governor
3.	Col. Ola Oni	1978 – 1979	1st Military Administrator
4.	Mal Muhammad Awwai Ibrahim	Oct. 1979 – Dec. 1983	1st civilian governor
5.	Col. David A.B. Mark	Jan. 1984 – Aug 1988	Military governor
6.	Lt. Col. Garba Ali Muhammed	Aug. 1986 – 1987	Military Governor
7.	Col. Mohammed Lawan Gwadabe	Jan. 1987 – 1992	Military Governor
8.	Dr. Musa Muhammed Inuwa	Jan. 1992 – Nov. 1993	2nd Civilian Governor
9.	Col. Cletus K. Emein	Dec. 1993 – Aug 1996	Military Administrator
10.	C.P. Simeon O. Oduoye	14th Aug 1996 – Aug 1998	Military Administrator
11.	Col. Habibu Idris Shuiabu	Aug 1998 – May 1999	Military Administrator
12.	Engr. Abdulkhadir A. Kure	May 1999 to May 2007	3rd Civilian Governor
13.	Dr. Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu	May 2007 to –	4th Civilian Governor

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