Yobe State
Yobe is a state in Nigeria's North East geopolitical zone.
- Capital
- Damaturu
- Population
- 3.8M
- Total area
- 44,946 km²
- LGAs
- 17
- House Reps (total)
- 6
- IGR (2024)
- ₦11.1B
- Capital
- Damaturu
- Population
- 3.8M
- 2023 estimate
- Land area
- 44,946 km²
- LGAs
- 17
- Senate seats
- 3
- IGR (2024)
- ₦11.1B
- internally generated revenue
Sub-national administrative units
Local government areas (17)
17 constitutional tier-3 units
Geopolitical synthesis
Yobe in the federation
Yobe is a state in Nigeria's North East geopolitical zone.
Bordering territories & maritime boundaries
- Land bordersBauchi, Borno, Gombe, Jigawa
- International borderRepublic of Benin
Quick facts
- Date created
- 1991
- Known as
- Pride of the Sahel
- Population
- ~3,800,000
- Climate classification
- Tropical Wet & Dry / Savanna
- LGAs
- 17
- Distance to Abuja
- 559 km
Languages, stories and places to explore
Languages spoken
Major cities
Damaturu · Potiskum · Nguru
What to explore · learn
Yobe's nickname reflects its location in Nigeria's semi-arid Sahel zone, bordering Niger Republic.
The Emir of Fika bears the title Mai of Fika, heading the Bolewa-centred Fika Emirate.
Fika
Cultural groups & homelands
Fika Emirate
4 LGAsThe Fika Emirate of southern Yobe State, under the Mai of Fika, home of the Bolewa, Ngizim and Karekare.
Cultural institutions
The Emir of Fika bears the title Mai of Fika, heading the Bolewa-centred Fika Emirate.
Fika
Metro areas
Damaturu Metropolis
Yobe State's capital on the Maiduguri-Kano corridor, created as a state capital when Yobe was carved from Borno State in 1991.