
- Niger state is named after the Niger River.
- It was formed on the 3rd of February 1976, when the North Western was split into Niger state and Sokoto state.[4]
- The capital city of Niger state is Minna. Other major and notable cities include Bida, Kontgora and Suleja.
- Niger state consists of 25 Local Government Areas. These are (in alphabetical order); Agaie, Agwara, Bida, Borgu, Bosso, Chanchaga, Edati, Gbako, Gurara, Katcha, Kontagora, Lapai, Lavun, Magama, Mariga, Mashegu, Mokwa, Munya, Paikoro, Rafi, Rijau, Shiroro, Suleja, Tafa and Wushishi.
- The major ethnic groups includes the Nupe tribe, the Gbagyi, the Kamuku, the Kambari, the Dukawa, the Hausa and the Koro tribes. Other tribes include;the Ayadi, the Kadanda, the Gulengi, the Abishawa, the Dibo, Ingwai, Shigini, Ganagana, Kadara, Mauchietc tribes.
- Niger state is home to two of Nigeria’s major hydroelectric power stations; the Kainji Dam and the Shiroro Dam.
- The largest National Park of Nigeria; the Kainji National Park, which contains the Kainji Lake, the Borgu game reserve and the Zuguma Game reserve, is located in Niger state.[5]
- The famous Gurara waterfalls is situated in Niger state, in the Gurara Local Government Area. The Local Government Area is named after the Gurara River.
- Some other Tourists attractions in Niger state include; the Bina Footprints, First Railway Locomotive Engine, Lord Lugard Colonial Ruins, Zuma Rock, Mayanka waterfalls, Shiroro Dam Tourist resort.
- Niger state is also a host of the Durbar festival.[6]
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