Abaji
Abaji is a local government area in the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria, Abuja. The city is the land of the Gbagyi, Bassa, Egbira, Ganagana, and Hausa people. The majorities were Bassa, Gbagyi, Egbira and Ganagana. The first settlement in Abuja are Gbagyi, Bassa, Egbira and Tiv people before the Usman Danfodio religious war came to Northcentral, Abuja South.After the kinship throne was won by Egbira people from the Tiv people, they ruled kinship and allow the Hausa to be the Imam of the city the name used to be Igabazi (meaning: A territory carved by Abazhi), and is one of the area council in Abuja. Abaji kingdom headed by the Ona of Abaji (chairman FCT Council of chiefs) is the oldest traditional institution in Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria. The land was under the old Koton Karfe kingdom but agreed to join the federal capital territory for developmental purposes. Hon. Abubakar Umar Abdullahi of the All Progressives Congress (APC) became the chairman of Abaji Area Council in the February 12, 2022 chairmanship election of the FCT.
In 2016, Abaji has an area of 992 km2 and populations of 98,000. Abaji has proposed Abuja University of Technology (AUTA) to be commissioned soon, it was located at Agyana road. Nestle bottling company is also situated at Awawa, alongside Gwagwalada / Lokoja Express Way. In the Area council, there is a reasonable supply of electricity and the town is surrounded by the all-season rivers (Azako, Ashara, and Ukya). The people are civilized and when it comes to education they are not left behind. The area council consists of ten wards which are:
* 1) Nuku/Sabon Gari/Manderegi
* 2) Abaji Central
* 3) Abaji North East
* 4) Abaji South East
* 5) Gurdi
* 6) Rimba/Ebagi
* 7) Agyana/Pandagi
* 8) Gawu
In 2016, Abaji has an area of 992 km2 and populations of 98,000. Abaji has proposed Abuja University of Technology (AUTA) to be commissioned soon, it was located at Agyana road. Nestle bottling company is also situated at Awawa, alongside Gwagwalada / Lokoja Express Way. In the Area council, there is a reasonable supply of electricity and the town is surrounded by the all-season rivers (Azako, Ashara, and Ukya). The people are civilized and when it comes to education they are not left behind. The area council consists of ten wards which are:
* 1) Nuku/Sabon Gari/Manderegi
* 2) Abaji Central
* 3) Abaji North East
* 4) Abaji South East
* 5) Gurdi
* 6) Rimba/Ebagi
* 7) Agyana/Pandagi
* 8) Gawu
Map - Abaji
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Country - Nigeria
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Nigeria has been home to several indigenous pre-colonial states and kingdoms since the second millennium BC, with the Nok civilization in the 15th century BC, marking the first internal unification in the country. The modern state originated with British colonialization in the 19th century, taking its present territorial shape with the merging of the Southern Nigeria Protectorate and Northern Nigeria Protectorate in 1914 by Lord Lugard. The British set up administrative and legal structures while practising indirect rule through traditional chiefdoms in the Nigeria region. Nigeria became a formally independent federation on 1 October 1960. It experienced a civil war from 1967 to 1970, followed by a succession of military dictatorships and democratically elected civilian governments until achieving a stable democracy in the 1999 presidential election. The 2015 general election was the first time an incumbent president failed to be re-elected.
Currency / Language
| ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
|---|---|---|---|
| NGN | Nigerian naira | ₦ | 2 |
| ISO | Language |
|---|---|
| EN | English language |
| HA | Hausa language |
| IG | Igbo language |
| YO | Yoruba language |