North Central
| State | Capital | LGAs | Areas | Population | km² | GDP (USD m) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abuja (FCT) | Abuja | 6 | 28 | 3,564,100 | — | $23,500 |
| Benue | Makurdi | 23 | 2 | 5,741,800 | — | — |
| Kogi | Lokoja | 21 | 2 | 4,473,500 | — | — |
| Kwara | Ilorin | 16 | 1 | 3,192,900 | — | — |
| Nasarawa | Lafia | 13 | 2 | 2,523,400 | — | — |
| Niger | Minna | 25 | 3 | 5,556,200 | — | — |
| Plateau | Jos | 17 | 3 | 4,200,400 | — | — |
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About the North Central zone
The North Central zone is one of Nigeria's six geopolitical zones, grouping 7 states with a combined population of approximately 29 million across 0 km² of land area. Geopolitical zone comprising Niger, Plateau, Benue, Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa, FCT.
The zone hosts 121 Local Government Areas, 29 universities, 19 markets, and 82 mapped transit stops. Click any state below to drill into its specific profile, LGAs, areas, and points of interest.
States in the North Central zone
The 7 states in North Central are: Abuja (FCT) (capital: Abuja), Benue (capital: Makurdi), Kogi (capital: Lokoja), Kwara (capital: Ilorin), Nasarawa (capital: Lafia), Niger (capital: Minna), and Plateau (capital: Jos).
Each state has its own comprehensive profile on Locate.ng covering governor, motto, demographics, climate, economy, major industries, postal codes, transit options, universities, NYSC camps and a full long-form profile.
What we cover for North Central
For this zone, we aggregate data across every constituent state: total 358 businesses in our directory, 83 institutions (government offices, embassies, agencies), 12 NIPOST postal codes, and 0 indexed commute routes. Use the states grid above to drill into any specific state, the comparison table to see all states side by side, the universities section for tertiary education options, the most populous LGAs for urban centres, or the demographics breakdown for languages, ethnic groups and industries.
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From this zone you can also navigate sideways into Locate.ng's cross-cutting domains: the commute planner for step-by-step BRT, Danfo, Keke and Lagbus directions; postal codes for NIPOST lookup; jobs and employers for hiring; real estate for rentals and sales; NYSC for orientation logistics; intercity transport for road and air routes; verified services for trades and professionals; and editorial guides for long-form local intelligence.