Nigeria's Geopolitical Divisions: North vs. South and Six Zones

Two Major Geographical Regions

Northern Nigeria: Adamawa, Bauchi, Benue, Borno, Gombe, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Kogi, Nasarawa, Niger, Plateau, Sokoto, Taraba, Yobe, Zamfara. Geographically larger, predominantly Muslim, Hausa-Fulani largest ethnic group.

Southern Nigeria: Abia, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Ebonyi, Edo, Ekiti, Enugu, Imo, Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Rivers. Geographically smaller, diverse religious beliefs (Christianity, Islam, Traditional), Yoruba and Igbo predominant.

Six Geopolitical Zones

• North-Central: Benue, Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa, Niger, Plateau
• North-East: Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba, Yobe
• North-West: Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Sokoto, Zamfara
• South-East: Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, Imo
• South-South: Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Edo, Rivers
• South-West: Ekiti, Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Oyo