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href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niger_%C5%9Ftat%C4%B1" title="Niger ştatı – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Niger ştatı" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%AC%D8%B1_%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%DB%8C" title="نیجر ایالتی – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="نیجر ایالتی" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niger_Chiu" title="Niger Chiu – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Niger Chiu" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bi mw-list-item"><a href="https://bi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niger_State" title="Niger State – Bislama" lang="bi" hreflang="bi" data-title="Niger State" data-language-autonym="Bislama" data-language-local-name="Bislama" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bislama</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%B8%D0%B3%D0%B5%D1%80_(%D1%89%D0%B0%D1%82)" title="Нигер (щат) – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Нигер (щат)" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estat_del_N%C3%ADger" title="Estat del Níger – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Estat del Níger" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niger_State" title="Niger State – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Niger State" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niger_(feder%C3%A1ln%C3%AD_st%C3%A1t)" title="Niger (federální stát) – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Niger (federální stát)" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niger_(delstat)" title="Niger (delstat) – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Niger (delstat)" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niger_(Bundesstaat)" title="Niger (Bundesstaat) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Niger (Bundesstaat)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeri_osariik" title="Nigeri osariik – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Nigeri osariik" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estado_de_N%C3%ADger" title="Estado de Níger – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Estado de Níger" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ni%C4%9Dera_%C5%9Dtato" title="Niĝera ŝtato – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Niĝera ŝtato" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niger_estatua" title="Niger estatua – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Niger estatua" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA_%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%AC%D8%B1" title="ایالت نیجر – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="ایالت نیجر" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89tat_de_Niger" title="État de Niger – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="État de Niger" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ff mw-list-item"><a href="https://ff.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diiwal_Niger" title="Diiwal Niger – Fula" lang="ff" hreflang="ff" data-title="Diiwal Niger" data-language-autonym="Fulfulde" data-language-local-name="Fula" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Fulfulde</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estado_de_N%C3%ADxer" title="Estado de Níxer – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Estado de Níxer" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-guw mw-list-item"><a href="https://guw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayimat%E1%BA%B9n_Niger_T%E1%BB%8Dn" title="Ayimatẹn Niger Tọn – Gun" lang="guw" hreflang="guw" data-title="Ayimatẹn Niger Tọn" data-language-autonym="Gungbe" data-language-local-name="Gun" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gungbe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%82%98%EC%9D%B4%EC%A0%80%EC%A3%BC" title="나이저주 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="나이저주" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ha mw-list-item"><a href="https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neja" title="Neja – Hausa" lang="ha" hreflang="ha" data-title="Neja" data-language-autonym="Hausa" data-language-local-name="Hausa" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hausa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%86%D5%AB%D5%A3%D5%A5%D6%80_%D5%B6%D5%A1%D5%B0%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A3" title="Նիգեր նահանգ – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Նիգեր նահանգ" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF" title="नाइजर राज्य – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="नाइजर राज्य" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ig mw-list-item"><a href="https://ig.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C8%AEra_Niger" title="Ȯra Niger – Igbo" lang="ig" hreflang="ig" data-title="Ȯra Niger" data-language-autonym="Igbo" data-language-local-name="Igbo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Igbo</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niger,_Nigeria" title="Niger, Nigeria – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Niger, Nigeria" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-os mw-list-item"><a href="https://os.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%B8%D0%B3%D0%B5%D1%80_(%D1%88%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%82)" title="Нигер (штат) – Ossetic" lang="os" hreflang="os" data-title="Нигер (штат)" data-language-autonym="Ирон" data-language-local-name="Ossetic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ирон</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niger_(Nigeria)" title="Niger (Nigeria) – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Niger (Nigeria)" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98%E1%83%92%E1%83%94%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1_%E1%83%A8%E1%83%A2%E1%83%90%E1%83%A2%E1%83%98" title="ნიგერის შტატი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ნიგერის შტატი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimbo_la_Niger" title="Jimbo la Niger – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Jimbo la Niger" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mrj mw-list-item"><a href="https://mrj.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%B8%D0%B3%D0%B5%D1%80_(%D1%88%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%82)" title="Нигер (штат) – Western Mari" lang="mrj" hreflang="mrj" data-title="Нигер (штат)" data-language-autonym="Кырык мары" data-language-local-name="Western Mari" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кырык мары</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pcm mw-list-item"><a href="https://pcm.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niger_State" title="Niger State – Nigerian Pidgin" lang="pcm" hreflang="pcm" data-title="Niger State" data-language-autonym="Naijá" data-language-local-name="Nigerian Pidgin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Naijá</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niger_(staat)" title="Niger (staat) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Niger (staat)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8A%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3%E5%B7%9E" title="ナイジャ州 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ナイジャ州" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frr mw-list-item"><a href="https://frr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niger_(Bundesstoot)" title="Niger (Bundesstoot) – Northern Frisian" lang="frr" hreflang="frr" data-title="Niger (Bundesstoot)" data-language-autonym="Nordfriisk" data-language-local-name="Northern Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nordfriisk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niger_(delstat)" title="Niger (delstat) – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Niger (delstat)" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nig%C3%A8r_(estat)" title="Nigèr (estat) – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Nigèr (estat)" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pwn mw-list-item"><a href="https://pwn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niger_State" title="Niger State – Paiwan" lang="pwn" hreflang="pwn" data-title="Niger State" data-language-autonym="Pinayuanan" data-language-local-name="Paiwan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Pinayuanan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niger_(stan)" title="Niger (stan) – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Niger (stan)" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%ADger_(estado)" title="Níger (estado) – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Níger (estado)" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statul_Niger" title="Statul Niger – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Statul Niger" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%B8%D0%B3%D0%B5%D1%80_(%D1%88%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%82)" title="Нигер (штат) – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" 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.ib-settlement-native{font-weight:normal;padding-top:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-other-name{font-size:78%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-official{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption{padding:0.3em 0 0 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption-link{padding:0.2em 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-nickname{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-fn{font-weight:normal;display:inline}</style><table class="infobox ib-settlement vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><div class="fn org">Niger</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div class="category"><a href="/wiki/States_of_Nigeria" title="States of Nigeria">State</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti">.mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{display:flex;flex-direction:row;clear:left;flex-wrap:wrap;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{margin:1px;float:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .theader{clear:both;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;align-self:center;background-color:transparent;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .thumbcaption{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-left{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-right{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-center{text-align:center}@media all and (max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .tmulti .thumbinner{width:100%!important;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:none!important;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{justify-content:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{float:none!important;max-width:100%!important;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle .thumbcaption{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow>.thumbcaption{text-align:center}}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner img{background-color:white}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner img{background-color:white}}</style><div class="thumb tmulti tnone center"><div class="multiimageinner" style="width:292px;max-width:292px;border:none"><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:290px;max-width:290px"><div style="border:1;;height:192px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Minna.photowalk_Tudun_Fulani_City_Gate.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Downtown Boston from the Boston Harbor" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Minna.photowalk_Tudun_Fulani_City_Gate.jpg/288px-Minna.photowalk_Tudun_Fulani_City_Gate.jpg" decoding="async" width="288" height="192" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Minna.photowalk_Tudun_Fulani_City_Gate.jpg/432px-Minna.photowalk_Tudun_Fulani_City_Gate.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Minna.photowalk_Tudun_Fulani_City_Gate.jpg/576px-Minna.photowalk_Tudun_Fulani_City_Gate.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6000" data-file-height="4000" /></a></span></div></div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:144px;max-width:144px"><div style="border:1;;height:94px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Minna.photowalk_Tunga_Roundabout.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Brick rowhouses along Acorn Street" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Minna.photowalk_Tunga_Roundabout.jpg/142px-Minna.photowalk_Tunga_Roundabout.jpg" decoding="async" width="142" height="95" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Minna.photowalk_Tunga_Roundabout.jpg/213px-Minna.photowalk_Tunga_Roundabout.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Minna.photowalk_Tunga_Roundabout.jpg/284px-Minna.photowalk_Tunga_Roundabout.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6000" data-file-height="4000" /></a></span></div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:144px;max-width:144px"><div style="border:1;;height:94px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Minna.photowalk_AP_Roundabout.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Old State House" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Minna.photowalk_AP_Roundabout.jpg/142px-Minna.photowalk_AP_Roundabout.jpg" decoding="async" width="142" height="95" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Minna.photowalk_AP_Roundabout.jpg/213px-Minna.photowalk_AP_Roundabout.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Minna.photowalk_AP_Roundabout.jpg/284px-Minna.photowalk_AP_Roundabout.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6000" data-file-height="4000" /></a></span></div></div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:132px;max-width:132px"><div style="border:1;;height:86px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Minna.photowalk_Minna_Central_Mosque.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Massachusetts State House" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Minna.photowalk_Minna_Central_Mosque.jpg/130px-Minna.photowalk_Minna_Central_Mosque.jpg" decoding="async" width="130" height="87" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Minna.photowalk_Minna_Central_Mosque.jpg/195px-Minna.photowalk_Minna_Central_Mosque.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Minna.photowalk_Minna_Central_Mosque.jpg/260px-Minna.photowalk_Minna_Central_Mosque.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6000" data-file-height="4000" /></a></span></div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:156px;max-width:156px"><div style="border:1;;height:86px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:St._Michaels_Catholic_Church_Minna.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Fenway Park ballgame at night" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/St._Michaels_Catholic_Church_Minna.jpg/154px-St._Michaels_Catholic_Church_Minna.jpg" decoding="async" width="154" height="87" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/St._Michaels_Catholic_Church_Minna.jpg/231px-St._Michaels_Catholic_Church_Minna.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/St._Michaels_Catholic_Church_Minna.jpg/308px-St._Michaels_Catholic_Church_Minna.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="2250" /></a></span></div></div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:290px;max-width:290px"><div style="border:1;;height:192px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Minna.photowalk_Minna_view_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Boston skyline from Charles River" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Minna.photowalk_Minna_view_2.jpg/288px-Minna.photowalk_Minna_view_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="288" height="192" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Minna.photowalk_Minna_view_2.jpg/432px-Minna.photowalk_Minna_view_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Minna.photowalk_Minna_view_2.jpg/576px-Minna.photowalk_Minna_view_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6000" data-file-height="4000" /></a></span></div></div></div></div></div><div class="ib-settlement-caption">From top, left to right: Minna City gate (exit); Tunga roundabout; AP roundabout; Minna central mosque; St. Michael's Cathedral; landscape view of Minna city</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data maptable"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1028600610">.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols{text-align:center;display:table;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-row{display:table-row}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cell{display:table-cell;vertical-align:middle}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cellt{display:table-cell;vertical-align:top}</style> <div class="ib-settlement-cols"> <div class="ib-settlement-cols-row"><div class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Niger_state_flag.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Flag of Niger"><img alt="Flag of Niger" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Niger_state_flag.png/100px-Niger_state_flag.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="67" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Niger_state_flag.png/150px-Niger_state_flag.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Niger_state_flag.png/200px-Niger_state_flag.png 2x" data-file-width="540" data-file-height="360" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption-link">Flag</div></div><div class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Niger_State_Emblem.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Official logo of Niger"><img alt="Emblem of Niger State" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/70/Niger_State_Emblem.png/160px-Niger_State_Emblem.png" decoding="async" width="160" height="186" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/70/Niger_State_Emblem.png/240px-Niger_State_Emblem.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/70/Niger_State_Emblem.png 2x" data-file-width="293" data-file-height="340" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption-link"></div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Nicknames: <div class="ib-settlement-nickname nickname"><a href="/wiki/List_of_nicknames_of_Nigerian_states" title="List of nicknames of Nigerian states">The Power State</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nigeria_-_Niger.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Location of Niger State in Nigeria"><img alt="Location of Niger State in Nigeria" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Nigeria_-_Niger.svg/250px-Nigeria_-_Niger.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="192" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Nigeria_-_Niger.svg/375px-Nigeria_-_Niger.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Nigeria_-_Niger.svg/500px-Nigeria_-_Niger.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="954" data-file-height="734" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Location of Niger State in Nigeria</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Niger_State&params=10_00_N_6_00_E_region:NG_type:adm1st"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">10°00′N</span> <span class="longitude">6°00′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">10.000°N 6.000°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">10.000; 6.000</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states" title="List of sovereign states">Country</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_Nigeria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Nigeria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_Nigeria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Nigeria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_Nigeria.svg/46px-Flag_of_Nigeria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Nigeria" title="Nigeria">Nigeria</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Nigerian_states_by_date_of_statehood" title="List of Nigerian states by date of statehood">Date created</a></th><td class="infobox-data">3 February 1976</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_state_capitals_of_Nigeria" title="List of state capitals of Nigeria">Capital</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Minna" title="Minna">Minna</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Body</th><td class="infobox-data agent">Government of Niger State</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/List_of_state_governors_of_Nigeria" class="mw-redirect" title="List of state governors of Nigeria">Governor</a><br />(<a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Niger_State" title="List of governors of Niger State">List</a>)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Mohammed_Umar_Bago" title="Mohammed Umar Bago">Mohammed Umar Bago</a> (<a href="/wiki/All_Progressives_Congress" title="All Progressives Congress">APC</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Deputy Governor</th><td class="infobox-data">Yakubu Garba (<a href="/wiki/All_Progressives_Congress" title="All Progressives Congress">APC</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Legislature</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Niger_State_House_of_Assembly" title="Niger State House of Assembly">Niger State House of Assembly</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Senate_of_Nigeria" title="Senate of Nigeria">Senators</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Niger_East_Senatorial_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Niger East Senatorial District">E</a>: <a href="/wiki/Sani_Musa" title="Sani Musa">Sani Musa</a> (<a href="/wiki/All_Progressives_Congress" title="All Progressives Congress">APC</a>)</span><br /><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Niger_North_Senatorial_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Niger North Senatorial District">N</a>: <a href="/wiki/Aliyu_Sabi_Abdullahi" title="Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi">Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi</a> (<a href="/wiki/All_Progressives_Congress" title="All Progressives Congress">APC</a>)</span><br /><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Niger_South_Senatorial_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Niger South Senatorial District">S</a>: <a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Bima_Enagi" title="Muhammad Bima Enagi">Muhammad Bima Enagi</a> (<a href="/wiki/All_Progressives_Congress" title="All Progressives Congress">APC</a>)</span></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/House_of_Representatives_(Nigeria)" title="House of Representatives (Nigeria)">Representatives</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_Niger_State#9th_Assembly_(2019–2023)" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Niger State">List</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">76,363 km<sup>2</sup> (29,484 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Nigerian_states_by_area" title="List of Nigerian states by area">1st of 36</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(2006)<sup id="cite_ref-PHC_Tables_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PHC_Tables-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">3,954,772</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Estimate <div class="ib-settlement-fn">(2022)</div></div></th><td class="infobox-data">6,783,300<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Nigerian_states_by_population" title="List of Nigerian states by population">9th of 36</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">52/km<sup>2</sup> (130/sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Nigerian_states_by_GDP" title="List of Nigerian states by GDP">GDP (PPP)</a><div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Year</th><td class="infobox-data">2021</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Total</th><td class="infobox-data">$29.63 billion<sup id="cite_ref-C-GIDD_GDP_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-C-GIDD_GDP-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Per capita</th><td class="infobox-data">$4,496<sup id="cite_ref-C-GIDD_GDP_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-C-GIDD_GDP-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%2B01:00" title="UTC+01:00">UTC+01:00</a> (<a href="/wiki/West_Africa_Time" title="West Africa Time">WAT</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">postal code</th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code">920001</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/ISO_3166" title="ISO 3166">ISO 3166 code</a></th><td class="infobox-data nickname"><a href="/wiki/ISO_3166-2:NG" title="ISO 3166-2:NG">NG-NI</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Human_Development_Index" title="Human Development Index">HDI</a> (2022)</th><td class="infobox-data">0.523<sup id="cite_ref-GlobalDataLab_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GlobalDataLab-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239334494">@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output table:not(.notheme) .tmp-color{color:inherit!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output table:not(.notheme) .tmp-color{color:inherit!important}}</style><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#900">low</span> · <a href="/wiki/List_of_Nigerian_states_by_Human_Development_Index" title="List of Nigerian states by Human Development Index">27th of 37</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nigerstate.gov.ng/">NigerState.gov.ng</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Niger</b> is a state in the <a href="/wiki/North_Central_(Nigeria)" title="North Central (Nigeria)">North Central</a> region of <a href="/wiki/Nigeria" title="Nigeria">Nigeria</a>. It is the largest <a href="/wiki/States_of_Nigeria" title="States of Nigeria">state</a> in the country by area.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The state capital is <a href="/wiki/Minna" title="Minna">Minna</a>. Other major <a href="/wiki/City" title="City">cities</a> are <a href="/wiki/Bida" title="Bida">Bida</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kontagora" title="Kontagora">Kontagora</a> and <a href="/wiki/Suleja" title="Suleja">Suleja</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Niger state was formed in 1976 when the then <a href="/wiki/North-Western_State" title="North-Western State">North-Western State</a> was divided into Niger State and <a href="/wiki/Sokoto_State" title="Sokoto State">Sokoto State</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is home state of two former Nigerian military heads of state— <a href="/wiki/Ibrahim_Babangida" title="Ibrahim Babangida">Ibrahim Babangida</a> and <a href="/wiki/Abdulsalami_Abubakar" title="Abdulsalami Abubakar">Abdulsalami Abubakar</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Nupe_people" title="Nupe people">Nupe</a>,<a href="/wiki/Gbagyi" class="mw-redirect" title="Gbagyi">Gbagyi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kamuku_people" title="Kamuku people">Kamuku</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kambari" class="mw-redirect" title="Kambari">Kambari</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Hausa_people" title="Hausa people">Hausa</a> form the majority of numerous indigenous tribes of Niger State, With Nupe been the largest and dominant tribe of the State. Other tribes in the state are <a href="/wiki/Adara_language" title="Adara language">Adara</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jijili_language" title="Jijili language">Koro</a> Gungawa, and <a href="/wiki/Hun-Saare_language" title="Hun-Saare language">Hun-Saare</a>. Nupe people are the oldest tribe in Niger State, They are believed to have inhabited the areas their now identified with since time immemorial this have been dated 9,000B.C or 40,000 years ago, thus making them one of the world's oldest civilizations. <sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The state is named after the <a href="/wiki/River_Niger" class="mw-redirect" title="River Niger">River Niger</a>. Two of Nigeria's major <a href="/wiki/Hydroelectric" class="mw-redirect" title="Hydroelectric">hydroelectric</a> power stations, the <a href="/wiki/Kainji_Dam" title="Kainji Dam">Kainji Dam</a> and <a href="/wiki/Shiroro_Dam" class="mw-redirect" title="Shiroro Dam">Shiroro Dam</a>, are located in Niger State, along with the new <a href="/wiki/Zungeru_Hydro_Power_Dam" class="mw-redirect" title="Zungeru Hydro Power Dam">Zungeru Dam</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Jebba_Hydroelectric_Power_Station" title="Jebba Hydroelectric Power Station">Jebba Dam</a> straddles the border of Niger state and <a href="/wiki/Kwara_State" title="Kwara State">Kwara state</a>. The famous <a href="/wiki/Gurara_Falls" class="mw-redirect" title="Gurara Falls">Gurara Falls</a> is in Niger State, and Gurara Local Government Area is named after the Gurara River, on whose course the fall is situated.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Also situated there is <a href="/wiki/Kainji_National_Park" title="Kainji National Park">Kainji National Park</a>, the largest National Park of Nigeria, which contains <a href="/wiki/Kainji_Lake" title="Kainji Lake">Kainji Lake</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Borgu_Game_Reserve" title="Borgu Game Reserve">Borgu Game Reserve</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Zugurma_Game_Reserve" title="Zugurma Game Reserve">Zugurma Game Reserve</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-UNEP_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UNEP-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Government">Government</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Niger_State&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Government"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Like most Nigerian states, Niger State is governed by a democratically-elected <a href="/wiki/List_of_Governors_of_Niger_State" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Governors of Niger State">Governor</a>, who is currently <a href="/wiki/Mohammed_Umar_Bago" title="Mohammed Umar Bago">Mohammad Umar Bago</a>. The governor works with the <a href="/wiki/Niger_State_House_of_Assembly" title="Niger State House of Assembly">Niger State House of Assembly</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The capital city is <a href="/wiki/Minna" title="Minna">Minna</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The state has three Senatorial Zones/Districts: <a href="/wiki/Niger_East_Senatorial_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Niger East Senatorial District">Niger East</a>, <a href="/wiki/Niger_North_Senatorial_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Niger North Senatorial District">Niger North</a>, <a href="/wiki/Niger_South_Senatorial_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Niger South Senatorial District">Niger South</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Electoral_system">Electoral system</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Niger_State&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Electoral system"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The governor is selected using a modified two-round system. To be elected in the first round, a candidate must receive the plurality of the vote and over 25% of the vote in at least two -third of the State <a href="/wiki/Local_government" title="Local government">local government</a> Areas. If no candidate passes threshold, a second round will be held between the top candidate and the next candidate to have received a plurality of votes in the highest number of local government Areas.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Local_government">Local government</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Niger_State&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Local government"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The state has 25 <a href="/wiki/Local_Government_Areas_of_Nigeria" class="mw-redirect" title="Local Government Areas of Nigeria">Local Government Areas</a>, each headed by a local government chairman. They are divided into districts, each with a district head while villages are headed by village heads. </p><p>The local government areas are: </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 8em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Agaie" title="Agaie">Agaie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Agwara" title="Agwara">Agwara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bida" title="Bida">Bida</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Borgu_Local_Government_Area" title="Borgu Local Government Area">Borgu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bosso,_Nigeria" title="Bosso, Nigeria">Bosso</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chanchaga" title="Chanchaga">Chanchaga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edati" title="Edati">Edati</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gbako" title="Gbako">Gbako</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gurara,_Nigeria" title="Gurara, Nigeria">Gurara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Katcha,_Nigeria" title="Katcha, Nigeria">Katcha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kontagora" title="Kontagora">Kontagora</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lapai" title="Lapai">Lapai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lavun" title="Lavun">Lavun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Magama,_Nigeria" title="Magama, Nigeria">Magama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mariga,_Nigeria" title="Mariga, Nigeria">Mariga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mashegu" title="Mashegu">Mashegu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mokwa" title="Mokwa">Mokwa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Munya,_Nigeria" title="Munya, Nigeria">Munya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paikoro" title="Paikoro">Paikoro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rafi,_Nigeria" title="Rafi, Nigeria">Rafi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rijau" title="Rijau">Rijau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shiroro" title="Shiroro">Shiroro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suleja" title="Suleja">Suleja</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tafa" title="Tafa">Tafa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wushishi" title="Wushishi">Wushishi</a></li></ul></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Niger_State&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Tertiary educational institutions in Niger state include: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Federal_College_of_Education,_Kontagora" title="Federal College of Education, Kontagora">Federal College of Education, Kontagora</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_Polytechnic,_Bida" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal Polytechnic, Bida">Federal Polytechnic, Bida</a><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_University_of_Technology,_Minna" title="Federal University of Technology, Minna">Federal University of Technology Minna</a><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ibrahim_Badamasi_Babangida_University" title="Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University">Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lapai" title="Lapai">Lapai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Niger_State_College_of_Education" class="mw-redirect" title="Niger State College of Education">Niger State College of Education</a> <a href="/wiki/Minna" title="Minna">Minna</a><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Niger_State_Polytechnic" title="Niger State Polytechnic">Niger State Polytechnic</a>, <a href="/wiki/Zungeru" title="Zungeru">Zungeru</a><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transport">Transport</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Niger_State&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Transport"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Federal Highways are: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/A1_highway_(Nigeria)" title="A1 highway (Nigeria)">A1</a> north from <a href="/wiki/Ilorin" title="Ilorin">Ilorin</a> in <a href="/wiki/Kwara_State" title="Kwara State">Kwara State</a> across the <a href="/wiki/Niger_River" title="Niger River">Niger River</a> by a four-lane bridge at <a href="/wiki/Jebba" title="Jebba">Jebba</a> for 388 km as part of the <a href="/wiki/Trans-Sahara_Highway" title="Trans-Sahara Highway">African Unity Road</a> (TAH2: Trans-African Highway 2) to <a href="/wiki/Kontagora" title="Kontagora">Kontagora</a>, then via Ibeto to Yelwa in <a href="/wiki/Kebbi_State" title="Kebbi State">Kebbi State</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/A125_highway_(Nigeria)" title="A125 highway (Nigeria)">A125</a> continuing <a href="/wiki/TAH_2" class="mw-redirect" title="TAH 2">TAH2</a> east from <a href="/wiki/A1_highway_(Nigeria)" title="A1 highway (Nigeria)">A1</a> at Kontagora via Tegina to <a href="/wiki/Kaduna_State" title="Kaduna State">Kaduna State</a> at Gishiri.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/A124_highway_(Nigeria)" title="A124 highway (Nigeria)">A124</a> east from A1 north of Mokwa via <a href="/wiki/Bida" title="Bida">Bida</a> and <a href="/wiki/Agaie" title="Agaie">Agaie</a> as the Bida-Abuja Rd to <a href="/wiki/Abuja,_FCT" class="mw-redirect" title="Abuja, FCT">Abuja, FCT</a> at Kudan.</li></ul> <p>Two roads to Benin: </p> <ul><li>The Wana-Babana Rd at Babana to <a href="/wiki/Basso,_Benin" title="Basso, Benin">Basso</a>.</li> <li>Agwara Tungar Jatau Swate Maje Rd from Agwarra via Konkwesso to RNIE 7 to <a href="/wiki/S%C3%A9gbana" title="Ségbana">Ségbana</a>.</li></ul> <p>Other Major Roads include: </p> <ul><li>The Minna-Tagbari Rd northeast to <a href="/wiki/Kaduna_State" title="Kaduna State">Kaduna State</a> as the Chibian-Zazaga-Sarkin Pawa Rd</li> <li>The Minna-Bida Rd</li> <li>The Mararaba-Makutu-Mapi Rd southeast from <a href="/wiki/Minna" title="Minna">Minna</a> via Matumbi and Paiko to <a href="/wiki/A124_highway_(Nigeria)" title="A124 highway (Nigeria)">A124</a> at Daga</li> <li>Yelwa-Mokwa Rd across <a href="/wiki/Niger_River" title="Niger River">the Niger River</a> by a bridge from Kato to Jinjima</li></ul> <p>Railways: </p><p>the <a href="/wiki/Nigerian_Railways" class="mw-redirect" title="Nigerian Railways">Western Line</a> north from <a href="/wiki/Lagos" title="Lagos">Lagos</a> via <a href="/wiki/Ibadan" title="Ibadan">Ibadan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ilorin" title="Ilorin">Ilorin</a> across the <a href="/wiki/Niger_River" title="Niger River">Niger River</a> at <a href="/wiki/Jebba" title="Jebba">Jebba</a> by a 547 m bridge (1915) via <a href="/wiki/Minna" title="Minna">Minna</a> to <a href="/wiki/Kaduna" title="Kaduna">Kaduna</a>, with a branch line from <a href="/wiki/Minna" title="Minna">Minna</a> 155 km to the port of <a href="/wiki/Baro_(Nigeria)" title="Baro (Nigeria)">Baro</a> on the Niger River, which is connected with <a href="/wiki/Kano_(city)" title="Kano (city)">Kano</a> by the <a href="/wiki/Nigerian_Railways" class="mw-redirect" title="Nigerian Railways">Northern Line</a>. </p><p>Airports: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Minna_Airport" title="Minna Airport">Minna Airport</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Natural_resources">Natural resources</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Niger_State&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Natural resources"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Niger State has abundant <a href="/wiki/Natural_resource" title="Natural resource">natural resources</a>, including:<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 8em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Uranium" title="Uranium">Uranium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coal" title="Coal">Coal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gold" title="Gold">Gold</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iron_ore" title="Iron ore">Iron ore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tin" title="Tin">Tin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phosphate" title="Phosphate">Phosphate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Petroleum" title="Petroleum">Crude oil</a><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Molybdenum" title="Molybdenum">Molybdenum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salt" title="Salt">Salt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gypsum" title="Gypsum">Gypsum</a></li></ul></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Languages">Languages</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Niger_State&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Languages"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Languages of Niger State listed by LGA:<sup id="cite_ref-e22_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-e22-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>LGA</th> <th>Languages </th></tr> <tr> <td>Agaie</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nupe_language" title="Nupe language">Nupe</a>; <a href="/wiki/Dibo_language" title="Dibo language">Dibo</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Agwara</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shingini_language" title="Shingini language">Cishingini</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Bida</td> <td>Nupe; Hausa; BassaNge; <a href="/wiki/Gwari_language" title="Gwari language">Gbari</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Borgu</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Busa_language_(Mande)" title="Busa language (Mande)">Busa</a>; Bisã; <a href="/wiki/Boko_language" title="Boko language">Boko</a>; Cishingini; <a href="/wiki/Laru_language" title="Laru language">Laru</a>; <a href="/wiki/Reshe_language" title="Reshe language">Reshe</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Chanchaga</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Basa-Gumna_language" title="Basa-Gumna language">Basa-Gumna</a>; Basa-Gurmana; Gbagyi; Gbari; Nupe; <a href="/wiki/Kamuku_languages" title="Kamuku languages">Kamuku</a>; <a href="/wiki/Jijili_language" title="Jijili language">Tanjijili</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Edati</td> <td>Nupe; BassaNge </td></tr> <tr> <td>Bosso</td> <td>Gbayi; Gwari </td></tr> <tr> <td>Gbako</td> <td>Nupe </td></tr> <tr> <td>Gurara</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gwandara_language" title="Gwandara language">Gwandara</a>; Gbagyi </td></tr> <tr> <td>Katcha</td> <td>Nupe; Dibo; <a href="/wiki/Kupa_language" title="Kupa language">Kupa</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Kontagora</td> <td>Hausa; Acipa; Eastern; <a href="/wiki/Asu_language_(Nigeria)" title="Asu language (Nigeria)">Asu</a>; <a href="/wiki/Shingini_language" title="Shingini language">Tsishingini</a>; <a href="/wiki/Vadi_language" title="Vadi language">Tsuvadi</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Lapai</td> <td>Nupe; Dibo; Gbagyi/Gbari; <a href="/wiki/Gupa-Abawa_language" title="Gupa-Abawa language">Gupa-Abawa</a>; Kakanda; Kami; </td></tr> <tr> <td>Magama</td> <td>Dukkawa <a href="/wiki/Lopa_language" title="Lopa language">Lopa</a>; <a href="/wiki/Kimba_language" title="Kimba language">Tsikimba</a>; Tsishingini; Tsuvadi </td></tr> <tr> <td>Mariga</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Baangi_language" title="Baangi language">Baangi</a>; <a href="/wiki/Basa-Kontagora_language" title="Basa-Kontagora language">Bassa-Kontagora</a>; <a href="/wiki/Cipu_language" title="Cipu language">Cicipu</a>; <a href="/wiki/Kamuku_languages" title="Kamuku languages">Kamuku</a>; Nupe; Rogo; <a href="/wiki/Shama_language" title="Shama language">Shama-Sambuga</a>; Tsikimba; Tsishingini; Tsuvadi </td></tr> <tr> <td>Mashegu</td> <td>Asu; Tsikimba; Tsishingini; Nupe-Tako </td></tr> <tr> <td>Minna</td> <td>Gbagyi; Gbari; Nupe </td></tr> <tr> <td>Mokwa</td> <td>Nupe; Hausa; Yoruba; Gbari </td></tr> <tr> <td>Munya</td> <td>Adara </td></tr> <tr> <td>Paikoro</td> <td>Gbagyi/Gbari; Kadara </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rafi</td> <td>Basa-Gurmana; Bauchi; Cahungwarya; Fungwa; Gbagyi; Gbari; Kamuku; Pangu; Rogo; Shama-Sambuga </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rijau</td> <td>Dukkawa Fulani; C'Lela; Tsishingini; Tsuvadi; ut-Hun </td></tr> <tr> <td>Shiroro</td> <td>Gbagyi </td></tr> <tr> <td>Suleja</td> <td>Gbagyi; Gbari </td></tr> <tr> <td>Tafa</td> <td>Gbagyi </td></tr> <tr> <td>Wushishi</td> <td>Gbagyi; Gbari; Nupe </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><sup id="cite_ref-e22_31-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-e22-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Niger_State&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Climate">Climate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Niger_State&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The state has very warm <a href="/wiki/Climate" title="Climate">climate</a> with a yearly average of 34° <a href="/wiki/Celsius" title="Celsius">Celsius</a>. It is warm or hot all year, but there are few typically tropical and sultry months, although humidity is sometimes uncomfortably high in June to September. The best time for traveling is from November to April, when there is less rain. The rainiest days occur in May to October. September has the rainiest days, and December the least. January is the sunniest month, and August the least sunny.<sup id="cite_ref-Climate:_Niger_in_Nigeria_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Climate:_Niger_in_Nigeria-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Gallery">Gallery</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Niger_State&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Gallery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 130px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:State_secretariat_Minna_DJI_0957.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Niger state secretariat"><img alt="Niger state secretariat" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/State_secretariat_Minna_DJI_0957.jpg/120px-State_secretariat_Minna_DJI_0957.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="68" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/State_secretariat_Minna_DJI_0957.jpg/180px-State_secretariat_Minna_DJI_0957.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/State_secretariat_Minna_DJI_0957.jpg/240px-State_secretariat_Minna_DJI_0957.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="2250" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Niger state secretariat</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 130px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mobil_Roundabout_Minna.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Mobil Junction"><img alt="Mobil Junction" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Mobil_Roundabout_Minna.jpg/120px-Mobil_Roundabout_Minna.jpg" decoding="async" 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Drone_shot_of_Bahago_roundabout_Minna.jpg/180px-Drone_shot_of_Bahago_roundabout_Minna.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Drone_shot_of_Bahago_roundabout_Minna.jpg/240px-Drone_shot_of_Bahago_roundabout_Minna.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="2250" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Bahago Roundabout</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 130px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:St._Michaels_Catholic_Church_Minna.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="St. Michael Catholic Cathedral Minna"><img alt="St. Michael Catholic Cathedral Minna" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/St._Michaels_Catholic_Church_Minna.jpg/120px-St._Michaels_Catholic_Church_Minna.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="68" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/St._Michaels_Catholic_Church_Minna.jpg/180px-St._Michaels_Catholic_Church_Minna.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/St._Michaels_Catholic_Church_Minna.jpg/240px-St._Michaels_Catholic_Church_Minna.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="2250" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">St. Michael Catholic Cathedral Minna</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 130px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:City_gate_6_Minna_DJI_0944.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Welcome to Minna"><img alt="Welcome to Minna" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/City_gate_6_Minna_DJI_0944.jpg/120px-City_gate_6_Minna_DJI_0944.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="68" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/City_gate_6_Minna_DJI_0944.jpg/180px-City_gate_6_Minna_DJI_0944.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/City_gate_6_Minna_DJI_0944.jpg/240px-City_gate_6_Minna_DJI_0944.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="2250" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Welcome to Minna</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 130px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Inland_valley_rice_production_near_Bida,_Niger_State,_Nigeria_-_panoramio_(1).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="An Inland valley rice production near Bida, Niger State"><img alt="An Inland valley rice production near Bida, Niger State" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Inland_valley_rice_production_near_Bida%2C_Niger_State%2C_Nigeria_-_panoramio_%281%29.jpg/120px-Inland_valley_rice_production_near_Bida%2C_Niger_State%2C_Nigeria_-_panoramio_%281%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Inland_valley_rice_production_near_Bida%2C_Niger_State%2C_Nigeria_-_panoramio_%281%29.jpg/180px-Inland_valley_rice_production_near_Bida%2C_Niger_State%2C_Nigeria_-_panoramio_%281%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Inland_valley_rice_production_near_Bida%2C_Niger_State%2C_Nigeria_-_panoramio_%281%29.jpg/240px-Inland_valley_rice_production_near_Bida%2C_Niger_State%2C_Nigeria_-_panoramio_%281%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4176" data-file-height="2784" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">An Inland valley rice production near Bida, Niger State</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Niger_State&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Niger_State" title="List of governors of Niger State">List of governors of Niger State</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_villages_in_Niger_State" title="List of villages in Niger State">List of villages in Niger State</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Niger_State_Local_Government_Areas" class="mw-redirect" title="Niger State Local Government Areas">Niger State Local Government Areas</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Niger_State&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: 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