Official Websites
History – Kano State Government
Tiv Heritage Archive (2026). History – Kano State Government. https://kanostate.gov.ng/history/
- URL
- https://kanostate.gov.ng/history/
- Access Date
- 2026-09-24
States that Kano State was created on 27 May 1967 out of the former Northern Region, and that Jigawa State was formed from part of it in 1991.