Ahmed Idris Wase (APC) Vincent Bulus Venman (APC) Ajang Alfred Iliya (LP) John Moenwul Dafaan (APC) Fom Dalyop Chollom (LP) David Ishaya Lalu (APC) Gagdi Adamu Yusuf (APC) Daniel Asama (LP)
Area
• Total
30,913 km2 (11,936 sq mi)
• Rank
12 of 36
Population
(2006)
• Total
3,206,531[1]
• Estimate
(2022)
4,717,300[3]
• Rank
26 of 36
GDP (PPP)
• Year
2021
• Total
$9.69 billion[4]
• Per capita
$2,014[4]
Time zone
UTC+01 (WAT)
postal code
930001
ISO 3166 code
NG-PL
HDI (2021)
0.564[5] medium · 22nd of 37
Website
plateaustate.gov.ng
Plateau State is the twelfth largest Nigerian state. It is located near the centre of Nigeria and includes a range of hills surrounding the Jos Plateau,[6] its capital, and the entire plateau itself. Plateau State is described as "The Home of Peace and Tourism".[7] With natural formations of rocks, hills and waterfalls, it derives its name from the Jos Plateau and has a population of around 4.7 million people.[8]
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^"2006 PHC Priority Tables – NATIONAL POPULATION COMMISSION". population.gov.ng. Archived from the original on 10 October 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
^See List of governors of Plateau State for a list of prior governors
includes a range of hills surrounding the Jos Plateau, its capital, and the entire plateau itself. PlateauState is described as "The Home of Peace and Tourism"...
This is a list of villages and settlements in PlateauState, Nigeria, organised within a local government area (LGA) or district (with postal codes also...
series of armed attacks occurred between 23 and 25 December 2023 in PlateauState in central Nigeria. They affected at least 17 rural communities in the...
PlateauState University is a university in Bokkos, PlateauState, Nigeria. It was established in 2005. It was granted recognition by the National Universities...
This is a list of administrators and governors of PlateauState Nigeria. During the military era, governors were generally referred to as Military Administrators...
the administrative capital and largest city of PlateauState. The city is situated on the Jos Plateau which is embedded in the Guinea Savannah of North-Central...
Radio Plateau 1 AM 1224, Jos 90.5 – Peace FM, Jos 93.3 – Unity FM, Jos 93.7 – Rhythm FM, Jos 96.1 – ICEFMUJ (University of Jos) 98.9 – Rock FM (Plateau Polytechnic)...
Nasarawa State is a state in the North Central region of Nigeria, bordered to the east by the states of Taraba and Plateau, to the north by Kaduna State, to...
PlateauState Polytechnic is a state owned polytechnic in PlateauState, North Central Nigeria. The institution has two campuses, one at Barkin Ladi and...
The PlateauState House of Assembly is the legislative arm of the government of PlateauState of Nigeria. It is a unicameral legislature with 24 members...
5667; 9.0833 The Jos Plateau is a plateau located near the centre of Nigeria. The plateau has given its name to the PlateauState in which it is found...
in Oyo State to serve for Muslim legal cases. Sharia has yet to be introduced to the entire state as the governing legal system. PlateauState currently...
PlateauState Government is the government of PlateauState, concerned with the administration of the state ministries. The government consists of the...
area became part of the North-Western State, Kwara State, and Benue-PlateauState. After Benue-Plateau and the North-Western states were split in 1976,...
Benue State is named after the Benue River and was formed from the former Benue-PlateauState in 1976, along with Igala and some part of Kwara State. In...
aquamarine, and tourmaline. These pegmatites are found in Nassarawa State near the Jos Plateau, as well as in several areas in southeast Nigeria. There is small-scale...
governors of Benue State. Benue State of Nigeria was formed on 03 February 1976 when Benue-PlateauState was divided into Benue and Plateau states. States...
elections in PlateauState will be held on 25 February 2023, to elect the 3 federal Senators from PlateauState, one from each of the state's three senatorial...
speakers are found in Benue state in Nigeria. The language is also widely spoken in some Nigerian states namely, Plateau, Taraba, Nasarawa, Cross River...
The Chota Nagpur Plateau is a plateau in eastern India, which covers much of Jharkhand state as well as adjacent parts of Chhattisgarh, Odisha, West Bengal...
The following table presents a list of Nigeria's state governors. Governors are elected for a term of four years (maximum of two terms). A minister appointed...
1980, in Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria. He hails from Langtang in Jos, Plateaustate. Joshua grew up in a Christian family and developed a passion for spiritual...
The Edwards Plateau is a geographic region forming the crossroads of Central, South and West Texas, United States. It is named in honor of Haden Edwards...
Plateau North senatorial district in PlateauState covers six local government areas, namely Barkin-Ladi, Bassa, Jos East, Jos North, Jos South, and Riyom...
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