Welcome to Current affairs page for Rivers State — Treasure Base of the Nation.
The state was created on May 27, 1967 by Yakubu Gowon. It is located in the South-South region of Nigeria, and there are 23 local governments with the state capital being Port Harcourt.
State Capital
The state capital is Port Harcourt.
State Slogan
The official state slogan is Treasure Base of the Nation.
Creation Date
The state was created on May 27, 1967.
State Creator
The state was created by Yakubu Gowon.
Population
The population is 5,198,715.
Land Area
It has a land area of 11,077 square kilometres.
Number of Local Governments
There are 23 local governments here.
Geopolitical Zone
This state is situated in South-South geopolitical zone.
Current Governor
The current governor of Rivers state is Siminalayi Fubara.
Current Senators
Below is the list of senators representing the people of Rivers State in the Nigerian Senate:
House of Reps. Members
Below is the list of Honourables representing the people of Rivers State in the Nigerian House of Representatives: