|---|---|---|
| Abia | Umuahia | "God's Own State" |
| Adamawa | Yola | "Land of Beauty" |
| Akwa Ibom | Uyo | "Land of Promise" |
| Anambra | Awka | "Light of the Nation" |
| Bauchi | Bauchi | "Pearl of Tourism" |
| Bayelsa | Yenagoa | "Glory of All Lands" |
| Benue | Makurdi | "Food Basket of the Nation" |
| Borno | Maiduguri | "Home of Peace" |
| Cross River | Calabar | "The People's Paradise" |
| Delta | Asaba | "The Big Heart of Nigeria" |
| Ebonyi | Abakaliki | "Salt of the Nation" |
| Edo | Benin City | "Heart Beat of the Nation" |
| Ekiti | Ado Ekiti | "Fountain of Knowledge" |
| Enugu | Enugu | "Coal City State" |
| Gombe | Gombe | "Jewel in the Savannah" |
| Imo | Owerri | "Eastern Heartland" |
| Jigawa | Dutse | "The New World" |
| Kaduna | Kaduna | "Centre of Learning" |
| Kano | Kano | "Centre of Commerce" |
| Katsina | Katsina | "Home of Hospitality" |
| Kebbi | Birnin Kebbi | "Land of Equity" |
| Kogi | Lokoja | "Confluence State" |
| Kwara | Ilorin | "State of Harmony" |
| Lagos | Lagos | "Centre of Excellence" |
| Nasarawa | Lafia | "Home of Solid Minerals" |
| Niger | Minna | "The Power State" |
| Ogun | Abeokuta | "Gateway State" |
| Ondo | Akure | "Sunshine State" |
| Osun | Osogbo | "State of the Virtuous" |
| Oyo | Ibadan | "Pacesetter State" |
| Plateau | Jos | "Home of Peace and Tourism" |
| Rivers | Port Harcourt | "Treasure Base of the Nation" |
| Sokoto | Sokoto | "Seat of the Caliphate" |
| Taraba | Jalingo | "Nature's Gift to the Nation" |
| Yobe | Damaturu | "Pride of the Sahel" |
| Zamfara | Gusau | "Farming is Our Pride" |