There are several National parks of Nigeria. The Nigeria National Park Service (NNPS) is responsible for preserving, enhancing, protecting and managing vegetation and wild animals in the National Parks of Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...

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The NNPS is a parastatal under the Federal Ministry of the Environment, and is headed by a Conservator General.
It works closely with the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation.

The first National Park was Kainji Lake, established by the Military ruler General Olusegun Obasanjo in 1979. The National Parks Governing Board and five new National Parks were set up in 1991.
Yankari Game Reserve was upgraded to a National Park in 1992, although it was later handed over to the Bauchi State Government in June 2006.
The parks cover a total land area of approximately 20,156 km², or about 3% of Nigeria's total land area.

The parks

Park	Area km2	Established	State(s)	Notes
Chad Basin Chad Basin National Park The Chad Basin National Park is a national park in northeastern Nigeria, with a total area of about 2,258 km².The park is fragmented, with three sectors.The Chingurmi-Duguma sector is in Borno State, in a Sudanian Savanna ecological zone....	2,258	1991	Borno Borno State Borno State is a state in north-eastern Nigeria. Its capital is Maiduguri. The state was formed in 1976 from the split of the North-Eastern State... , Yobe Yobe State Yobe State is a state located in Northern Nigeria. A mainly agricultural state, it was created on August 27, 1991. Yobe state was carved out of present-day Borno State. The capital of Yobe state is Damaturu.-Geography:...	Includes part of the Hadejia-Nguru wetlands Hadejia-Nguru wetlands thumb|right|300px|[[Yobe River]] catchment area showing location of the Hadejia-Nguru wetlandsThe Hadejia-Nguru wetlands in Yobe State in northern Nigeria, which include Nguru Lake, are ecologically and economically important...  and the Sambisa Game Reserve
Cross River Cross river national park The Cross River National Park is a national park of Nigeria, located in Cross River State, Nigeria.There are two separate sections, Okwangwo and Oban ....	4,000	1991	Cross River Cross River State Cross River State is a coastal state in southeastern Nigeria, bordering Cameroon to the east. Its capital is at Calabar, and it is named for the Cross River , which passes through the state...	Okavango section and Oban section (1,906 km²)
Gashaka Gumti Gashaka Gumti National Park Gashaka-Gumti National Park is a national park in Nigeria, It was gazetted from two game reserves in 1991 and is Nigeria’s largest national park. The total area covers about 6402 km², much of the northern GGNP is savannah. The southern GGNP sector of the park has rugged terrain from about 300...	6,731	1991	Taraba Taraba State Taraba State is a state of Nigeria, named after the Taraba River which traverses the southern part of the state. Taraba's capital is Jalingo.-History:... , Adamawa Adamawa State Adamawa is a state in northeastern Nigeria, with its capital at Yola. It was formed in 1991 from part of Gongola State with four administrative divisions namely: Adamawa, Ganye, Mubi and Numan. It is one of the thirty-six States which constitute the Federal Republic of Nigeria.-Geography:Adamawa...
Kainji	5,382	1979	Niger Niger State Niger State is a state in the western part of Nigeria and the largest state in the country. The state capital is Minna, and other major cities are Bida, Kontagora, and Suleja. It was formed in 1976 when the then North-Western State was bifurcated into Niger State and Sokoto State.The state is named... , Kwara Kwara State Kwara State is one of the 36 states of Nigeria. Its capital is Ilorin. The primary ethnic group of Kwara State is Yoruba, with significant Nupe, Bariba and Fulani minorities.- History :...	Includes Kainji Lake Kainji Lake Kainji Lake, in western Nigeria, is a reservoir on the Niger River, formed by the Kainji Dam. It was formed in 1968 and is a part of Niger State and Kebbi State. Kainji Lake National Park , situated around the lake, is Nigeria's oldest National Park, established in 1976.-Dam:The Kainji Dam is... , Borgu Game Reserve Borgu Game Reserve The Borgu Game Reserve is a section of the Kainji National Park, in the Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State and Baruten LocalGovernment Area of Kwara State, Nigeria....  and Zugurma Game Reserve Zugurma Game Reserve The Zugurma Game Reserve is a section of the Kainji National Park, in the Mariga Local Government Area of Niger State, Nigeria.It is bordered by the Kontagora River to the northwest and the Manyara River to the north, and covers an area of 138,500 hectares....
Kamuku Kamuku National Park The Kamuku National Park is a Nigerian national park in Kaduna State, Nigeria, with a total area of about 1,120 km².The park has a typical Sudanian Savanna ecology.-Location and history:...	1,121	1999	Kaduna Kaduna State -History:The state is the successor to the old Northern Region of Nigeria, which had its capital at Kaduna. In 1967 this was split up into six states, one of which was the North-Central State, whose name was changed to Kaduna State in 1976. This was further divided in 1987, losing the area now part...
Okomu	181	1999	Edo Edo State Edo State is an inland state in central southern Nigeria. Its capital is Benin City. It is bounded in the north and east by Kogi State, in the south by Delta State and in the west by Ondo State.-History:...	Part of the Okomu Forest Reserve Okomu Forest Reserve -References:...
Old Oyo Old Oyo National Park Old Oyo National Park is one of the National parks of Nigeria, located across northern Oyo State and southern Kwara State, Nigeria.It is rich in plant and animal resources including buffaloes, bushbuck and wide variety of birds....	2,512	1991	Oyo Oyo State Ọyọ State is an inland state in south-western Nigeria, with its capital at Ibadan. It is bounded in the north by Kwara State, in the east by Osun State, in the south by Ogun State and in the west partly by Ogun State and partly by the Republic of Benin.... , Kwara Kwara State Kwara State is one of the 36 states of Nigeria. Its capital is Ilorin. The primary ethnic group of Kwara State is Yoruba, with significant Nupe, Bariba and Fulani minorities.- History :...
Yankari Yankari National Park Yankari National Park is a large wildlife park located in the south-central part of Bauchi State, in northeastern Nigeria. It covers an area of about 2,244 km² and is home to several natural warm water springs, as well as a wide variety of flora and fauna...	2,244	1992	Bauchi Bauchi State Bauchi State is a State in northern Nigeria. Its capital is the city of Bauchi. The state was formed in 1976 when the former North-Eastern State was broken up...	Operated by the Bauchi State government.