Nasarawa State
- Current Governor: Engr Abdullahi A Sule
- Founded: October 1, 1996
- Area: 26,256 km2
- Capital: Lafia
- Geopolitical Zone: North Central
- HD1 (2021): 0.575; medium, 19 of 37
- ISO 3166 code: NG-NA
- Population: 2.5 million
- Postal Code: 962001
- Official Website
- Slogan: Home of Solid Minerals
Background
Nasarawa State is located in the North Central region of Nigeria. It is bordered to the east by the states of Taraba and Plateau, to the north by Kaduna State, to the south by the states of Kogi and Benue, and to the west by the Federal Capital Territory. The state was formed from the western part of Plateau State on October 1, 1996.
Population
Of the 36 states of Nigeria, Nasarawa is the fifteenth largest in area and the second least populous, with an estimated population of about 2.5 million as of 2016.
Governors
- Abdullahi Ibrahim (Military Administrator): 7 October 1996 - August 1998
- Bala Mande (Military Administrator): August 1998 - May 1999
- Abdullahi Adamu (PDP Governor): May 29, 1999 - May 29, 2007
- Aliyu Akwe Doma (PDP Governor): May 29, 2007 - May 29, 2011
- Umaru Tanko Al-Makura (CPC/ANPP Governor): May 29, 2011 - May 29, 2019
- Abdullahi Sule (APC Governor): May 29, 2019 - present
University
Nasarawa State University is located in Keffi, Nigeria. It was established under the Nasarawa State Law No. 2 of 2001 as passed by the State House of Assembly under the first democratically elected Governor of Nasarawa State, Governor (Dr) Abdullahi Adamu. It was sited in February 2002, at the defunct College of Arts, Science and Technology (CAST), Keffi.
