Arewacin Najeriya Wani yanki ne da ke ƙasar Najeriya wanda rabin daya bangaren shi ne Kudancin Najeriya. Yankin ya samu 'yancin kansa ne daga ƙasar Birtaniya, sannan ana danganta yankin har da wani yanki na arewacin ƙasar Kamaru wanda turawan Ingila sukaiwa mulkin mallaka. A shekara 1967, aka kasafta yankin Arewacin Najeriya zuwa yankunan Jihar Arewa maso gabas, Jihar Arewa maso yamma, Jihar Kano, Jihar Kaduna, Jihar Kwara, Jihar Benue da Jihar Plateu, ko wacce jiha da gwamnan ta. . Jihohin da ke a yankin Arewacin Najeriya na yanzu. An kasafta yankin ne zuwa jihohi guda 19, sune Kamar haka: Bauchi Benue Borno Kano Katsina Plateau Taraba Neja Adamawa Kaduna Sokoto Gombe Jigawa Kebbi Nassarawa Yobe Zamfara Kwara .