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Aliko Dangote’s Wife & Divorced Wives

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Aliko Dangote’s Wife & Divorced Wives

Aliko Dangote isn’t a person who needs introduction. Virtually everyone in Nigeria knows him. However, very few people know about Aliko Dangote’s wife and ex-wifes.

In fact, many people have absolutely no idea if he’s currently married or not.

We’ve done some research into his relationship status and will be sharing with you everything we discovered.

First of all, I want to point out that Aliko Dangote has been married and divorced 2 times. Our sources have only been able to confirm two of his marriages. Therefore we’ll stick to that number

Meanwhile, a lot of people are interested in knowing if he’s currently married or not.

Aliko Dangote’s current wife

The Nigerian business man, Aliko Dangote, has remained single since his last divorce. At least, if we’re to go by his last interview with Financial times.

When asked if he we’ll be taking a new wife anytime soon, he replied: “I’m not getting younger. Sixty years is no joke. But it doesn’t make sense to go out and get somebody if you don’t have the time. Right now, things are really, really very busy, because we have the refinery, we have the petrochemicals, we have the fertiliser, we have the gas pipeline.”

Africa’s richest man appears to be in love with his business, which explains why he has continued to experience growth.

However, we do hope the business mogul is able resolve his relationship issues soon.

As he rightly said, he’s over 60 years and clearly needs a stable woman in his life.

History of Aliko Dangote’s marriages and divorces

In 1977, the African billionaire got married to his first wife, Zainab, when he was just 20 years old.

Hajiya Zainab: First wife of Alhaji Dangote

Photo: First wife of Aliko Dangote.

According to reports, the marriage was arranged by his parents. However, the union yielded two beautiful daughters: Mariya and Halima.

The exact year in which Zainab and Aliko Dangote got divorced cannot be confirmed for now.

Based rumors in 2009, Aliko Dangote proposed to Nafisat Yar’Adua, daughter of the late Umaru Musa Yar’Adua.

However, Nafisat declined his proposal due to the fact that she was friends with his daughter.

The Nigerian billionaire subsequently married Maria Muhammad Rufai. But the exact year in which the marriage took place cannot be confirmed yet.

Aliko Dangote appears to be very secretive about his private affairs, which is very much understandable.

Nevertheless, we can confirm that the billionaire’s marriage to Maria resulted to a divorce in 2017.

According to reports, Dangote was never at any point involved in polygamy, which is quite surprising considering his wealth and northern origin.

Rumors of secret marriage

For a person of Aliko’s popularity, it’s not surprising to see that he attracts a lot of media attention.

In the early parts of 2014, rumors were flying all over the internet claiming that Aliko Dangote married in secret.

A lot of people claim the Nigerian business man married Sylvia Nduka, who won the 2013 Miss Nigeria beauty pageant.

People who followed Sylvia Nduka on Instagram noticed she added AD to her name, helping fuel the rumors.

A lot of people believe the acronym, AD, stands for Aliko Dangote.

However, neither Aliko nor Sylvia has come out to squash those rumors, which makes it all the more suspiciously true.

Meanwhile, reports also have it that the marriage has resulted to a divorce. 

Those claims said Dangote’s annoyance was because she made their sweet secret romance public.

Whichever the case may be, it’s hard to tell exactly how many times Dangote has been married.

The same way it is hard to tell exactly how many children he has.

Read also: List of the richest men in Africa

Bet9ja Owner, Kunle Soname: Biography, Wife, Picture, Net Worth

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Bet9ja Owner, Kunle Soname: Biography, Wife, Picture, Net Worth

This article talks about the biography of Bet9ja owner, Kunle Soname. In addition, we’ll share interesting information regarding his net worth, wife, and his other businesses.

Bet9ja is now a trademark name in Nigeria. As a matter of fact, virtually all the youths in Nigeria know about the bookmaking company.

Many thanks to the genius behind the business, in the person of Kunle Soname.

Just within few years of setting up the betting company, he has risen to become one of the richest men in Nigeria.

But before making any assertions, let’s take a look at how he started it all.

Kunle Soname’s biography

Early life

Kunle Soname is from Remo, Ogun State, which is located in the southwestern part of Nigeria.

However, he spent most of his his childhood and growing up days in Lagos. He even attended Lagos State University (LASU) to attain his first degree.

As destiny would have it, Kunle Soname ventured into politics. In fact, he made quite some impression as a politician.

The most notable position he held as a politician was when he was appointed chairman of Ikosi-isheri Local Council, Lagos State from October 2003 – October 2011.

Business Ventures

Shortly after his tenure as Chairman of Isheri he launched the now popular Bet9ja gambling site.

The betting site, which was launched on 10th September 2013, turned out to be his biggest breakthrough.

Kunle Soname was able to introduce offline betting to Nigeria, which wasn’t widely practised as at then. His innovative move led to the growth of sports betting in Nigeria.

Several people who ordinarily wouldn’t have been able to place bets were only required to visit one of the offline gaming centers to pick matches and bet on. 

The company operates an aggregation of both online and offline betting. The online betting is suitable for anyone who owns a smartphone and is not interested in queueing up at offline bet9ja shops.

His football clubs

In 2015, around two years after launching bet9ja — he bought Desportivo Feirense, becoming the first Nigerian to own a football club in Europe.

Desportivo Feirense is a club in one of the Portuguese Divisions.

Speaking of his acquisition of Desportivo Feirense, he said: It is a great thing to have achieved this. My sincere gratitude to God and everyone involved in the take over process,”

“Securing Clube Desportivo Feirense was the next step in the right direction for me. I love everything about the club: the organisation, the philosophy and the fans I have no intention of changing anything in the club because I am satisfied with their operations.

“Rather, I want to ensure the progress of the club through promotion to the Portuguese Primera division.

“I still have my commitment to Remo Stars FC; it is the beginning of all I have achieved in football and I will keep improving the team to get it to the greatest heights,” he added (as quoted by the Guardian newspaper).

Aside from his Bet9ja and Desportivo Feirense, Kunle Soname is the owner of Remo FC, a club in the Nigerian Football League (NFL).

Kunle Soname’s Net Worth

Kunle Soname has an estimated net worth that’s over $100 million, which has an equivalence of 36 billion naira.

The business that contributes the most to his net worth is Bet9ja, which operates under the parent company KC Gaming Networks Limited.

Kunle Soname has nearly 100% stake on the betting site. Which means, he gets to enjoy nearly all the profits from the company.

Family: Wife and Children

Mr Kunle Soname is very private about his family life; However, we can confirm that he is happily married. His wife’s name is Kemi Soname.

Kunle and his wife, Kemi, are blessed with a daughter named Erioluwa.

For now, we can’t confirm if he has other children. We will update this post as soon as we get more information regarding his family.

Kunle Soname and his wife

Profile summary

  • Name: Kunle Soname
  • State of Origin: Ogun State
  • Businesses: Bet9ja, Clube Desportivo Feirense.
  • Net worth: $100 million

Airtel Night Plans; Subscription Code and all you need to know

Matt Stephens
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Airtel Night Plans; Subscription Code and all you need to know

In this article you’ll discover the various Airtel night plans, bundles, their subscription codes and how to check your balance while subscribed to any of them.

Airtel has several monthly bundles. In fact, those bundles meet almost all the needs of an average data consumer.

However, occasions may arise when you have to surf the net at night. You don’t have to use your regular monthly plans to do that, since there are night browsing plans created to meet your data needs from midnight till dawn.

Among all networks in Nigeria, Airtel has arguably some of the best night plans. One shouldn’t expect anything less. Afterall, they call themselves The Smartphone Network.

A lot of people have been asking us to provide information on Airtel night plan cheat.

To make things clear, night browsing on Airtel is no cheat. It is a valid offer. The reason some people consider it cheat is because of the ridiculous data offers up for grab.

Airtel night plans and their subscription codes

To be able to enjoy the Airtel night plans, you need to first of all migrate to SmartTrybe. You can do that by dialing *312#. Afterwards, respond with one to confirm your migration to SmartTrybe.

500MB Night plan for N25

To subscribe for 500MB for just 25 naira:

  • On your mobile device, Dial *312#
  • Select 3 to see all the SmartTrybe offers.
  • Select 1 to subscribe for the N25-500MB.

Note: The 500MB you’ll be allocated with is only valid from 12am to 5am that same night.

1.5GB Night plan for N50

  • On your mobile device, Dial *312#
  • Select 3 to see all the SmartTrybe offers.
  • Select 2 to subscribe for the N50-1.5GB.

Similar to the previous plan, this plan is only valid for one night, from 12am to 5am.

Another point to note is that this plan cannot be rolled over. In other words, whatever data volume you’re allocated with must be used within one night or else you’ll end up forfeiting the remainder.

Unlimited night plan

You can subscribe to Airtel 3 hours unlimited night plan by dialing *481*2#. This comes at the cost of 200 naira. However, subscription to this plan expires after 3 hours of purchase.

Another unlimited plan is the 6 hours unlimited, which comes at a cost of 500 naira. To subscribe to it, dial *481*1#.

Take note, however, that these unlimited plans are valid from 12am to 6am daily.

How to check Airtel night plan balance

Airtel doesn’t provide any code for checking night plan balance; however, we’ve been able to come up with one simple hack.

Generally, smartphones come with a feature that allows users to keep track of their data usage.

To take advantage of this feature:

  1. In your menu options, visit phone settings
  2. Click on Data Usage
  3. Activate the cellular data limit
  4. Set the warning to maybe 20MB or so.

After setting up the above features, your data usage will be displayed atop your screen.

That’s all about Airtel night plans for now!

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Glo Night Plans: Subscription Codes & How to Check Balance

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Glo Night Plans: Subscription Codes & How to Check Balance

Glo night plans accommodate anyone interested in surfing net at night. In this article, you’ll discover how to subscribe and check data balance on Glo night plans.

In our previous guide, we explained that Glo offers the cheapest monthly data plans in Nigeria.

Nevertheless, you may be in need of a large amount of data for just one night. Globacom, or the grandmasters of data as they like to call themselves, meet those needs.

Ideally, you’ll get more value for money whenever you subscribe to any of the glo night plans.

Glo night plans

200 for 1GB

As the name implies, with the 200 for 1GB you’ll get a data volume of 1GB at the cost of 200 naira only.

The volume you get is valid for one night only from 12am-5am. To buy or subscribe to 1GB for 200, send 60 to 127 as sms or dial *127*60#.

TGIF 500 weekend/night plan

TGIF weekend plan starts during the mid-night on Friday, hence we decided to include it to our list.

With TGIF 300, you’ll get a volume of 3GB for just ₦500. The 3GB is usable only during the weekends from Saturday 12 am till Sunday 11.59 pm.

Subscription code for TGIF 500: text 61 to 127 or dial *127*61#.

How to check Glo night plan balance

You can check your Glo night balance by texting info to 127 or by dialing *127*0# on your line.

As can be noticed, the above code is the same code for checking Glo data balance anytime, any day.

People have been asking us to provide the code for getting 500MB for just 25 naira.

We want to make it clear now that no such thing exists.

If you’re interested in getting a better deal on night browsing, check out our article on MTN night browsing to see if MTN has better offers than Glo.

Phyno’s Family: Father, Mother, Children, Wife, Siblings (See Photos)

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Phyno’s Family: Father, Mother, Children, Wife, Siblings (See Photos)

A lot of people have been asking questions regarding Phyno’s family background, hence we decided to provide answers to all those questions.

In this article, you’ll discover phyno’s family — his parents, siblings, wife, children and more.

Chibuzor Nelson Azubuike popularly known as Phyno, seems to be notoriously cautious in revealing details about his private life.

However, we did some findings to discover certain thing about his family.

First of all, he is from the southeastern part of Nigeria. Anambra state precisely. But he was born and raised in Enugu state, and even attended primary, secondary and higher institution in Enugu. 

Meanwhile, Phyno now lives in Lagos. The sole reason he moved to Lagos was to pursue a career in music.

He nursed the dream of becoming a pilot but fate had other plans for him. 

Read more: Phyno’s biography, phone number, and other facts.

Phyno’s Family

Parents 

Phyno’s parents are Mr & Mrs Azubuike. Much details about them are not public. However, Phyno once shared a picture of himself and his mother.

The only thing Phyno has ever said about his father is how he didn’t approve of his decision to become an artist.

He said in an interview: “I am happy for how far I have come. My father never wanted me to become an artist because he felt it wasn’t a good profession. But I decided to stick to my guns and I have proved that one can also have a good life with music.

Now, people call me to mentor their children and that couldn’t have happened years ago. Nigerian music has gone global and the future looks even brighter.”

Siblings

He’s the fourth child out of five children. In other words, he has 4 siblings.

For now, the only information we have regarding his siblings is from the photos he shared.

  • Phyno & His sister & her children
  • Chibuzor Nelson Azubuike and his sister
  • Phyno and his sister & nephew

Phyno appears to share a strong bond with his family members. 

From the pictures above, we can only see one of his brothers and one of his sisters.

In fact, we do not have any information regarding their names.

Wife

Phyno is currently unmarried; however, he revealed in an interview that he is single and ready to mingle.

We do hope to see him work down the isles soon enough.

Children

People do not really need to marry to father children. As a result, a lot of people have been asking if Phyno has any children.

The fact is for now, the igbo-rapper has no children. As soon as we hear of anything, this post shall be updated to include recent developments.

Read also: Phyno’s net worth — how much money he has

How to Check GTB Account Number

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How to Check GTB Account Number

Forgot your GTbank Account number? If yes, then have no fear. This guide will show you how to check your GTB account number using your phone. Plus it’s really easy. Trust me!

Thank God for technology, getting some things done is much easier now compared to years back.

Several years back, you’d have had to wait in a queue just to speak with a GTB customer service representative that would help you check your account number.

There are three easy ways to check your account number without having to visit a GTB branch near you. They include:

  • By SMS
  • Using *737# magic banking
  • Using GTB online or mobile banking service

We’ll teach you how to use each of the methods stated above. Therefore it is at your discretion to choose any method you prefer the most.

How to check GTB account number by SMS or TEXT

To know what your GTB account number is using SMS – Send ‘My Account’ to 08076665555. Do not include apostrophe to your message. That is, only send the word My Account to 08076665555.

Afterwards, you’ll receive an SMS containing your Nigerian Uniform Bank Account Number (NUBAN), which is usually ten digit.

However, to successfully carryout the above transaction, the message must be sent from the phone number you have linked with your GTB account. Otherwise you’ll receive error messages.

How to check GTB account using USSD

To check your GTB account number using USSD code, popularly known as magic banking, all you need to do is dial *737*6*1#.

Thereafter, you’ll receive a message containing your GTB NUBAN account number.

Also, the above code must be dialed using the phone number you have registered with GTB or else you’ll get an error message.

How to check GTB account number online

Checking of GTB account number online can be done by using either the mobile banking app or the internet banking website.

This is only achievable if you have previously activated your account or mobile banking or internet banking.

If you have a mobile banking app, all you have to do is log in to it, and your account balance will be displayed on the screen.

In simar fashion, if you login to the internet banking website using your credentials, you’ll see your 10-digit NUBAN displayed on one side of the screen.

If you have any question regarding this guide, you can drop it using the comment section below.

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Davido’s Girlfriend (Chioma): Profile & Other Interesting Facts

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Davido’s Girlfriend (Chioma): Profile & Other Interesting Facts

Questions surrounding Davido’s girlfriend, Chioma, have been making rounds among fans. Therefore, we decided to look into the subject matter and provide all the necessary answers.

The love between both of them appears to be very strong at the moment. To the point that Davido released a song in her name titled ‘Assurance‘ and even featured her in the music video.

However, it remains to be seen how long the relationship lasts, since Davido has already fathered 2 children with 2 different baby mamas.

Meet Chioma, Davido’s girlfriend

Meet Chioma, Davido's girlfriend
Meet Chioma, Davido’s girlfriend/ Credit: Instagram

Davido’s girlfriend, Chioma Avril Roland ( born 1st May 1995), hails from Imo State and is a student of Bacock University.

Chioma, who is said to be a talented cook, displays her cooking ability on her Instagram Account. And so far so good, she has started amassing quite some number of followers — thanks to her good looks and the influence of her celebrity boyfriend.

She took to Instagram to celebrate Davido’s birthday on Wednessday, 21st November, 2018.

The stunning beauty, however, cannot be traced on Facebook, since she has reportedly deleted her account.

So that’s pretty much about her our experts have been able to gather.

Chioma and Davido story

The two lovers are said to have met in Babcock, where Davido graduated from and Chioma is still schooling.

Chioma during a casual conversation with one of her friends revealed that she met Davido through one of her friends at that point was hanging out with one of Davido’s friends.

Their relationship is said to have started quite a long time ago, even before Davido met his two baby mamas.

According to reports from close friends, Chioma is very supportive of her boyfriend and members of DMW record label — to the point that she sends them lunch whenever they are having hectic studio sessions.

The DMW boss has continued to spoil his newly-found love with money, taking her to shopping vacations at Dubai and other expensive locations. He even bought her a Porsche to celebrate her 23rd birthday.

As it stands, both of them appear to be a perfect match.

They are clearly in love with each other and shouting it out loud so the whole world could hear and see.


NGOs in Nigeria: Meaning, Functions, Purpose, & over 200 Examples

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NGOs in Nigeria: Meaning, Functions, Purpose, & over 200 Examples

NGOs are becoming popular by the day, and their numbers keep increasing. Due to that we have decided to write an article that will help you understand the meaning, functions and the purpose of the various NGOs in Nigeria.

Without doubt, NGOs have been around for a long time. Arguably, they can be traced as far back as to when men began to reason and embrace civilization.

But before we delve into the complex matters, we’ll be going basic.

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Meaning

The Word NGO simply stands for Non-Governmental Organization. In essence, any so called NGO will not be owned and influenced either directly or indirectly by the Federal, State, or Local Government.

Most of such organizations are usually non-profit, voluntary citizens’ group which may be organized and operated on a local, national, or international level.

Functions

Generally, the function of an NGO depends mainly on the reason behind its creation. However, we can draw out a few functions we believe are common to most NGOs.

Some of them include:

  • Helping of the less privileged in the society
  • Alleviating poverty
  • Micro finance (Provision of grants to business-minded individuals)
  • Fighting for human rights
  • Addressing environment or health related issues
  • Providing help or basic amenities for underdeveloped communities

Moreover, all NGOs might not really meet up with all the functions stated above, since most of them are usually highly targeted at achieving particular goals.

Purpose and How it works

Most NGOs depend on the funds of generous people and philanthropists from around the world. Reason is, since they are not attached to any government, they are not entitled to any government allocations.

Nevertheless, many of them still get funds from the Government in the form of donations — which is not necessarily an entitlement.

NGOs in Nigeria

Currently, the list of NGOs in Nigeria is unbelievably long. There are practically hundreds of them in existence — operating either locally or internationally. And the number keeps increasing.

As a result, compiling a list consisting all the NGOs in Nigeria will be so long.

Notwithstanding, we will go ahead and list some of them.

One thing you must take note of, however, is that there may be scammers and imposters out there. Therefore before working, donating, or partnering with any NGO, you must first of all make sure it is listed on the official directory of the NGOs in Nigeria (www.nngo.org).

Here are a few examples of NGOs in Nigeria:

  • Angels Discovery Circles Initiative
  • AIDS African
  • AIDS Alliance in Nigeria
  • AIDS and Pregnancy Prevention for Adolescents (APPA-IAM Pregnant)
  • AIDS Awareness Society (AAS)
  • AIDS Care Managers
  • AIDS Must Go Group
  • AIDSLLINE International
  • AIESEC Nigeria
  • Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association
  • Ajegunle Community Partners for Health (AJCPH)
  • Ajegunle Community Project
  • AJ’s Playgroup Foundation
  • Ajoke Ayisat Afolabi Foundation
  • Akadis Medicare
  • Akassa Community Development Programme
  • Akpabuyo Bakassi Green Movement (ABGREMO)
  • Akwaalink Foundry Development, Research and Training Centre
  • Akwamfon Sustainable Community Association
  • Alcohol Prevention Youth Initiative
  • Alheri Women Multi-Purpose Development Association (ALCO)
  • Alliance for Community Health and Environment (ACHE)
  • Alliance for Rural Development of Nigeria (ARDN)
  • All-Nigeria United Nations Students and Youth Association(ANUNSA)
  • Ama Dialog Foundation (ADF)
  • Ameen Literacy Foundation (ALIF)
  • America Speaks
  • Amnesty International Nigeria
  • Amputee Association of Nigeria
  • Amsha Africa Foundation
  • Amukoko Community Partners for Health (AMCPH)
  • Arms of Comfort
  • Anambra State Women’s Association
  • Badawa Community Partners for Health
  • Balga United Women Association (BUWA)
  • Banaa (Mothers) Development Association
  • Bank to School Foundation (BSF)
  • Baobab for Women’s Human Rights (BWHR)
  • Beachland Feminine Club
  • Beacon of Hope Outreach Ministry
  • Bengore Association Ltd
  • Berahah Foundation
  • Best Foundation Community Child Education
  • Best Konsult (Operation Drug Alert)
  • Bethesda Home for the Blind (BHB)
  • Better Life Foundation
  • Better Life World Foundation
  • Better Living Foundation
  • Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu Foundation
  • Biakwan Light
  • Biographies Development Organization
  • Biire Child and Maternal Health Foundation
  • Boabab for Women’s Human Rights (BOABAB)
  • Body Positive foundation
  • Books-No-Wheel
  • Bomarah Foundation
  • Borno Coalition for Democracy and Progress (BOCODEP)
  • Boy Scouts of Nigeria, Borno State Branch
  • Breast Cancer Association of Nigeria (BRECAN)
  • Breastfeeding Promotion and Counselling Group (BPCG)
  • Business and Professional Women Nigeria
  • Business Improvement Group Multi Purpose Cooperative Society Owerri
  • Calabar Doyen Lioness Club
  • Calvary Foundation International Inc. (CFI)
  • Campaign Against Polygamy & Women Oppression in Nigeria
  • Campaign Against Spread of AIDS (CASA 2000)
  • Campaign for Child Right (CFCR)
  • Campaign for Democracy (CD)
  • Cantoment Youth Development Association (CYDA)
  • Care and Action Research NGO(CARE NGO)
  • Care Call Foundation
  • Care Foundation for the Reforestation of Katsina State (CAREFOR)
  • Care for Life (CFL)
  • Care for Youth Future Initiative
  • Care Organization Public Enlightenment (COPE)
  • Carers
  • Cares International
  • Caring Hand Programme (CAHAP)
  • Catalyst for Global Peace and Justice Initiative (CPJ)
  • Catholic Development Services Diocese of Jalingo
  • Catholic Diocese of Lafia- Community Based Care and Support Project
  • Catholic Institute for Development, Justice and Peace (CIDJAP)
  • Catholic Provincial Health Department, Jos
  • Catholic Women Organisation CWO
  • CBD Forum
  • CEDDERT
  • CEFNET
  • Charity Aid and Development Foundation for Africa (CADFA)
  • Chike International Foundation
  • CENCOD
  • Center for Advancement of Democracy and the rule of Law (CADRL)
  • Center for Citizens’ Emancipation and Empowerment (CCEE)
  • Center for Community Development (CENCOMDEV)
  • Center for Education on Population, AIDS and Drug Abuse
  • Destitute Careers and Rehabilitation Center of Nigeria
  • Dewdrops Care Development Foundation
  • Development Alternatives and Resource Center (DARC)
  • Development Concerns (DC)
  • Development Education and Leadership Services Programme (DELES)
  • Development Education Center
  • Development Exchange Centre
  • Development Forum and Skills Acquisition Center
  • Development Information Network (DEVNET)
  • Development Initiative Network (DIN)
  • Development Initiatives (DEVIN)
  • Development Options for Humanity (DOH)
  • Development Policy Centre (DPC)
  • Development Report Magazine
  • Development Research Bureau (DRB)
  • Development Support Agencey
  • Diamond Lights Women Empowerment
  • Diaspora Africa Association & Services
  • Diocesan Development Services (DDS)
  • Disabilities Overcomers Multi-Purpose Cooperative Society (Disabilities Overcomers)
  • Disabled Women Empowerment Multi-Purpose Co-operative Society (DWEMPCOOPS)
  • Distress Care (Orphanage) Mission (DCM)
  • Divine Ambassadors’ Foundation (DIVA Foundation)
  • Divine Inspiration
  • Doctors for All Nations (DOFAN)
  • Dolly Children Foundation
  • Doma Education Development Foundation (DEDF)
  • Dove Generation International Youths Organisation
  • Dr Ona Ekhomu Educational foundation
  • Dreamboat Development Theatre Foundation (DREAMBOAT)
  • Dubass-Duke Foundation
  • Dugwaba Multi-purpose Cooperative Society Ltd
  • EarthRights Environmental Network Initiative
  • Ebifuro Organisation (EBORGAN)
  • EB-International Environment, Biodiversity and Tourism (EB-International)
  • Ebun Oluwa Foundation
  • Echekwu Damian Foundation
  • Economic and Social Empowerment of Rural Communities (ESERC)
  • Economic Empowerment and Development Initiative (EEDI)
  • Edda Women’s League Aikpo South LGA
  • Edo Sate NGOs Action Committee
  • Edo/Delta Nigeria AIDS Concern Network (ENACON)
  • Educare Trust
  • Educate Nigeria Initiative
  • Education As a Vaccine Against AIDS Inc. (EVAA)
  • Education For All by 2000 Plus (EFA)
  • Education For All Initiative
  • Educational Cooperation Society
  • Educational Empowerment Initiatives (EEI)
  • Educational promotions & Enlightenment Body
  • EFFEMAB Women
  • Ekine Socio – Economic Organisation (ESEO)
  • Ekuri Community Forestry Initiative
  • Elshaddai Life Support Initiative (ELSI)
  • El-Shaddai Widows’ Outreach (EL-WO)
  • Emerge Foundation Inc.
  • Emerging World Organisation
  • Emeron Foundation
  • Emmanuel World Children Foundation (EWCF)
  • Empowering Women for Excellence Initiative
  • Empowerment & Action Research Centre (EMPARC)
  • Emwai Centre for Political and Economic Research
  • Faith Alive Foundation (FAITH ALIVE)
  • Fair Life Africa Foundation
  • Family Alive Network
  • Family Craft Centre (FCC)
  • Family Health and Population Action Committee (FAHPAC)
  • Family Health Organisation
  • Family Heritage Initiative
  • Family Unity for Sustainable Development Foundation (FUSDF)
  • Fantsuam Foundation
  • Farmers Development Union
  • FATE Foundation
  • Fate Foundation USA
  • FEAT Consultancy Ltd
  • Feed The Flock Of God Foundation
  • Federation International de Abogadas (FIDA)
  • Federation of Akwa Ibom Women Associations (FAIWA)
  • Federation of Business & Professional Women’s Club
  • Federation of Muslim Women Association of Nigeria
  • Federation of Muslim Women Association in Nigeria (FOMWAN)
  • Federation of Ogoni women Association
  • Fellowship of Christian Students/Aids for AIDS and Design for the Family Project (FCS/AFADFP)
  • Gender and Child Care Advancement Initiative (G-CCAI)
  • Gender and Development Action (GADA)
  • Gender Development in Nigeria
  • Gender Development Initiative
  • Gender Development Network
  • Gender Empowerment Network Through Literacy Exercises (GENTLE)
  • Gender Rights Project (GRP)
  • General Action Against the Violation of Human and Children Rights (GAAVOHCR)
  • Generation 2 Educational and Childcare support Programme
  • Generation Initiative for Women and Youth Network (GIWYN)
  • Genotype Foundation (GF)
  • Geriatric Health Foundation (GHF)
  • Girl Watch
  • Girls Education Mission International
  • Girls’ Initiative, Rights and Legal Society of Africa (GIRLS OF AFRICA)
  • Girls Power Initiative (GP)
  • Gisters
  • Given Life Organisation
  • Gladstar Gifted and Talented Educational Centre
  • Glamour Ladies Club
  • Global African Congress
  • Global Alert for Defence of Youth and the Less Privileged (GADYLP)
  • Global Association for War Against AIDS (gawaa)
  • Global Centre for Peace and Justice
  • Global Community Health Foundation
  • Global Health and Awareness Research Foundation (GHARF)
  • Global Health Foundation (GHF)
  • Global Health Network
  • Global Help Trust Foundation
  • Global Helping Hands Initiation
  • Global Programme on AIDS
  • Global Rights
  • Global Youth Initiative
  • Healthcare Essentials for the Disadvantaged Foundation (HCEDF)
  • Health Communication Network
  • Health Education and Environment Crusaders Incorporated (HEEC)
  • Health Initiatives for Safety and Stability in Africa
  • Health Matters Inc
  • Health Research and Adolescents Welfare Center (HRAWC)
  • Health Sustenance Action (ASH)
  • Health Watch Africa
  • Hearing Disabled Foundation
  • Heart spring Foundation
  • Heavens gate international Media Outreach
  • Helen Keller International
  • Help Abandoned Patients in Hospital Foundation (HAPHF)
  • Help Eliminate Loneliness and Poverty (HELP)
  • Helping Hands African Children Foundation (HHACF)
  • Initiative for Anti Vices and Crime Campaign (INAVICC)
  • Initiative for Development, Education and Learning (IDEAL)
  • Initiative For Rural Areas Transformation
  • Initiative For Sound Education, Relationship & Health
  • Initiative for Sustaining Gender Empowerment (ISGEM)
  • Innovative Strategy for Human Development
  • Institute for Peace & Conflict Resolution
  • Institute for Poverty Eradication
  • Institute of Governance & Social Research
  • Integrated Strategies for Development
  • Integrity
  • Integrity International
  • Inter Africa Committee
  • Inter-Faith Mediation Center
  • International Association for Volunteer Efforts
  • International Association of Criminal Justice Practitioners (IACJP)
  • International Association of Nigerian Studies & Development (IANSD)
  • International Centre for Arts
  • International Centre for Gender & Social Research (INTER-GENDER)
  • International Federation of Lawyers
  • International Federation of Women Lawyers
  • International Foundation for African Children
  • International Human Rights Law Group
  • International Inner Wheel
  • International Organization on World Affairs & Development
  • International Press Center (IPC) Media for Democracy (MFD)
  • International Press Centre
  • International Youth Reformation Organisation
  • Niger Delta Peace Network Intitative
  • Niger Delta Women’s Forum
  • Niger Delta Women’s Movement for Peace and Development
  • Nigeria AIDS Action group
  • Nigeria Army Officers Wives Association
  • Nigeria Association for the Promotion of Adolescent Health & Development
  • Nigeria Association in Agriculture & Development
  • Nigeria Association of College of Medicine
  • Nigeria Association of Social Workers (NASOW)
  • Nigeria Association of University Women
  • Nigeria Association of Women Journalist (NAWOJ)
  • Nigeria Association of Women Journalists, Gombe
  • Nigeria Autistic Societies
  • Nigeria Biographical Foundation
  • Nigeria Book Foundation
  • Nigeria Conservation Foundation (NCF)
  • Nigeria Council for the Child
  • Nigeria Dream Organization
  • Nigeria Environment Network
  • Nigeria Environmental Study Action Team (NEST)
  • Nigeria HABITAT Coalition
  • Nigeria Institute of Advanced legal Studies
  • Nigeria Institute of Human Rights
  • Nigeria Junior Chamber
  • Nigeria Media Women Association
  • Nigeria NGO Consultative Forum
  • Nigeria Opportunities Industrialization Centre (OIC)
  • Nigeria Organization for Solidarity &Development
  • Nigeria Society for Environmental Management & Planning
  • Nigeria Society for the Improvement of Rural people
  • Nigeria Union of Journalist (NUJ)
  • Nigeria Women Empowerment Network

As noted earlier, the list is excessively long. But we believe with the information you have now you should be able to tell what NGOs in Nigeria are all about and the names of some of the NGOs.

The Six Geopolitical Zones in Nigeria & Their States

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The Six Geopolitical Zones in Nigeria & Their States

Currently, there are six geopolitical zones in Nigeria. And all those zones are made up of several states, which you’ll soon find out.

Nigeria is a large and highly populated nation. It is, in fact, the most populated country on the African continent.

Owing to that fact, there’s became a need for division or classification of the 36 states in Nigeria, so to say.

And the person responsible for carrying out the classification of the 36 states in Nigeria into Geopolitical zones was Nigeria’s former Head of State, Late General Sani Abacha.

The 400 ethnic groups and over 450+ languages were put into consideration during the classification of the states. In other words, states with common heritage, history, culture and languages were classified under the same geopolitical zones. Which means, location had a very small role to play in the classification.

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Geopolitical zones in Nigeria

As it stands now, the 6 geopolitical zones in Nigeria are:

  • North East
  • North West
  • North Central
  • South South
  • South East
  • South West
map showing geopolitical zones in Nigeria
Map showing the geopolitical zones in Nigeria

Zones and their states

North Central

The notable languages in the north-central are Mangu, Birom, Nupe, Igala, Ebira, Tiv, Yoruba, among others.

The states and locations within the North central are:

The north central is alternatively called the middle-belt by most people.

North East

The northeastern part of Nigeria is dominated by the following tribes: Fulani, Fulfulde, Babur, Kanuri, among others.

It is made up of the following states:

North West

Major cities situated in the North West are Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, among others. The zone is predominantly dominated by the Hausa Fulani, Baju, Jaba, among a host of other tribes.

The states located in the North West are:

South East

South Eastern Nigeria is home to the Igbos, which comprises of about 5 states among the 36 states in Nigeria.

They are:

South South

The South South is the most oil rich geopolitical zone in Nigeria. It is dominated by the the Efik, Ibibio, Ijaw, Itsekiri tribes, among others.

States in the South South are:

South West

South West is a geopolitical zone in Nigeria where the Yoruba tribe is predominant. It is made up of the following states:

How many states are in Nigeria Now?

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How many states are in Nigeria Now?

Want to know how many states are in Nigeria? If yes, the you’ll get answers in this article.

Nigeria received her independence in 1960 and became a republic in 1963. Ever since then, the nation has undergone several constitutional reforms which has seen several states created.

States in Nigeria

currently, there are 36 in Nigeria. But it didn’t use to be that way. Nigeria was previously divided into regions. And it was from those regions all the 36 states we have now were carved out.

The 36 states in Nigeria are:

  1. Abia
  2. Adamawa
  3. Akwa Ibom
  4. Anambra
  5. Bauchi
  6. Bayelsa
  7. Benue
  8. Borno
  9. Cross River
  10. Delta
  11. Ebonyi
  12. Enugu
  13. Edo
  14. Ekiti
  15. Gombe
  16. Imo
  17. Jigawa
  18. Kaduna
  19. Kano
  20. Katsina
  21. Kebbi
  22. Kogi
  23. Kwara
  24. Lagos
  25. Nasarawa
  26. Niger
  27. Ogun
  28. Ondo
  29. Osun
  30. Oyo
  31. Plateau
  32. Rivers
  33. Sokoto
  34. Taraba
  35. Yobe
  36. Zamfara
36 states in Nigeria represented on a map. Photo credit wikimedia.

Meanwhile, aside from the 36 states in Nigeria, there’s the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, which is not a state. Abuja is the administrative headquarters of Nigeria and is home to Aso Rock, which in it the office of the president is located.

Aso Rock is the Nigerian equivalent to The White House in the United States of America.

How the 36 states in Nigeria came to being

In 1960, during the independence of Nigeria, there were only 3 regions — Northern, Western, and Eastern regions. Those three regions lasted from 1960 to 1963.

Then in 1963 a new region was carved out from the Western region — Mid-western region — and this lasted for 1963 to 1967.

In 1963 those 3 regions were replaced with 12 states, based on a military decree.

Those 12 states as at then were:

  1. Northwestern state
  2. Kaduna
  3. Kano
  4. Northeastern state
  5. Kwara
  6. Benue-Plateau state
  7. Western state
  8. Bendel
  9. East Central State
  10. Cross River
  11. Rivers
  12. Lagos

However, Nigeria only existed as a 12-state-nation from 1967-1976.

In 1976, 7 states new states were created from the existing 12, therefore taking the total number of states to 19.

And as a result, the states in Nigeria as at 1976 were:

  1. Sokoto
  2. Kaduna
  3. Kano
  4. Bauchi
  5. Borno
  6. Kwara
  7. Niger
  8. Plateau
  9. Gongola
  10. Oyo
  11. Ondo
  12. Benue
  13. Ogun
  14. Lagos
  15. Bendel
  16. Anambra
  17. Cross River
  18. Imo
  19. Rivers

Nigeria as a nation of 19 states lasted from 1976-1987, and then in 1987 2 more states were created — namely Akwa Ibom and Katsina States. They were both carved out of Cross Rivers and Kaduna States respectively.

Meanwhile, on the 12th of December 1991 FCT Abuja was created and made the capital city of Nigeria. It, however, wasn’t and still isn’t classified as a state.

The current 36 states in Nigeria were created from 1991 to 1996. And ever since, Nigeria has remained a nation of 36 states.

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