Nigeria State Names and Abbreviations

Following is a list of State Names and Abbreviations for Nigeria.  The following names and abbreviations are accepted:

State Name Abbreviation Alternate Abbreviations
Abia AB NG-AB
Abuja Federal Capital Territory FC NG-FC;Federal Capital Territory;FCT;FCT-Abuja;Abuja
Adamawa AD NG-AD
Akwa Ibom AK NG-AK
Anambra AN NG-AN
Bauchi BA NG-BA
Bayelsa BY NG-BY
Benue BE NG-BE
Borno BO NG-BO
Cross River CR NG-CR
Delta DE NG-DE
Ebonyi EB NG-EB
Edo ED NG-ED
Ekiti EK NG-EK
Enugu EN NG-EN
Gombe GO NG-GO
Imo IM NG-IM
Jigawa JI NG-JI
Kaduna KD NG-KD
Kano KN NG-KN
Katsina KT NG-KT
Kebbi KE NG-KE
Kogi KO NG-KO
Kwara KW NG-KW
Lagos LA NG-LA
Nasarawa NA NG-NA
Niger NI NG-NI
Ogun OG NG-OG
Ondo ON NG-ON
Osun OS NG-OS
Oyo OY NG-OY
Plateau PL NG-PL
Rivers RI NG-RI
Sokoto SO NG-SO
Taraba TA NG-TA
Yobe YO NG-YO
Zamfara ZA NG-ZA