Kaduna State
- Current Governor: Senator Uba Sani
- Founded: 27 May, 1967
- Area: 46,053 km2
- Capital: Kaduna
- Geopolitical Zone: Nort West
- HD1 (2021): 0.511; low, 25 of 37
- ISO 3166 code: NG-KD
- Population: 9.48m
- Postal Code: 700001
- Official Website
- Slogan: Centre of Learning
Kaduna State, Nigeria
Kaduna is a state in north-western Nigeria. It was formed from part of the Northern Region in 1967. Kaduna is bounded by Zamfara, Katsina, and Kano states to the north, Bauchi and Plateau states to the east, Nassarawa state to the south, and Niger and the Federal Capital Territory to the west.
Population
As of 2006, Kaduna had a population of over 6,113,5032. The 2020 estimated population stands at 9.48 million.
Governors
- Abba Kyari (Governor, 28 May 1967 - July 1975, Military)
- Usman Jibrin (Governor, July 1975 - 1977, Military)
- Muktar Muhammed (Governor, 1977 - July 1978, Military)
- Ibrahim Mahmud Alfa (Governor, July 1978 - October 1979, Military)
- Abdulkadir Balarabe Musa (Governor, October 1979 - 23 June 1981, PRP)
- Abba Musa Rimi (Governor, 6 July 1981 - October 1983, PRP)
- Lawal Kaita (Governor, October 1983 - December 1983, NPN)
- Usman Mu’azu (Governor, January 1984 - August 1985, Military)
- Dangiwa Umar (Governor, August 1985 - June 1988, Military)
- Abdullahi Sarki Mukhtar (Governor, July 1988 - August 1990, Military)
- Abubakar Tanko Ayuba (Governor, August 1990 - 2 January 1992, Military)
- Mohammed Dabo Lere (Governor, 2 January 1992 - November 1993, NRC)
- Lawal Jafaru Isa (Administrator, December 1993 - August 1996, Military)
- Hammed Ali (Administrator, August 1996 - August 1998, Military)
- Umar Farouk Ahmed (Administrator, August 1998 - May 1999, Military)
- Ahmed Makarfi (Governor, May 1999 - May 2007, PDP)
- Mohammed Namadi Sambo (Governor , May 2007- May2010 , PDP)
- Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa (Governor , May 2010- December2012 , PDP)
- Mukhtar Ramalan Yero (Governor , December 2012- May2015 , PDP)
- Nasiru Ahmed El-Rufai (Governor , May 2015- May2023 , APC)
- Uba Sani (Governor, May 2023 - Present, APC)
University
Kaduna State University (KASU) is a university located in Kaduna State, Nigeria. It was established in 2004.
