Niger State

Nigeria

Niger State connects to 2045 places across 14 topics through 45 Bunkabop connections, shaped by governance, natural geography, and deep pre-colonial history. The state sits along the Niger River and houses the Kainji, Jebba, and Shiroro hydroelectric dams. It shares many connections with Nigeria and the neighboring country of Niger, and shows strong ties to Kwara State and Lagos. Its history spans the Nupe Kingdom and Gbagyi states to incorporation into the Sokoto Caliphate in the early nineteenth century.