Welcome to Current affairs page for Jigawa State — The New World.
The state was created on August 27, 1991 by General Ibrahim Babangida. It is located in the North-West region of Nigeria, and there are 27 local governments with the state capital being Dutse.
State Capital
The state capital is Dutse.
State Slogan
The official state slogan is The New World.
Creation Date
The state was created on August 27, 1991.
State Creator
The state was created by General Ibrahim Babangida.
Population
The population is 5,828,163.
Land Area
It has a land area of 23,154 square kilometres.
Number of Local Governments
There are 27 local governments here.
Geopolitical Zone
This state is situated in North-West geopolitical zone.
Current Governor
The current governor of Jigawa state is Mohammed Umar Bago.
Current Senators
Below is the list of senators representing the people of Jigawa State in the Nigerian Senate:
- Peter Ndalikali Jiya
- Abubakar Sani Bello
- Mohammed Sani Musa
- Khabeeb Mustapha
- Babangida Hussaini
- Ahmad Abdulhamid Malam Madori
House of Reps. Members
Below is the list of Honourables representing the people of Jigawa State in the Nigerian House of Representatives:
- Madawaki Dahiru
- Fulata Abubakar Hassan
- Yusuf Saidu Miga
- Abdullahi Saidu Musa
- Abubakar Abdul Buba Abubakar
- Baraje Yusuf Kure
- Gana Joshua Audu
- Garba Idris Abdullahi
- Jafaru Mohammed
- Mamudu Abdullahi
- Modibo Ismail Musa
- Saleh Rijah Shehu
- Tanko Adamu
- Abubakar Sariki Dahiru
- Nalaraba Abubakar Hassan
- Yusuf Miga
- Yusuf Galambi
- Saad Taura
- Nazifi Sani
- Murtar Muhammad
- Madawaki Dahiru
- Isa Dongoyaro
- Ibrahim Usman
- Fulata Hassan
- Adamu Yakubu
- Abubakar Yalleman