LOCAL GOVERNMENT CHAIRMEN IN NIGER STATE AS OF 2010
SN
NAME
LGA
1.
Isah Muhammad Etsuagie
Agaie
2.
Aliyu M. Halidu
Agwara
3.
Engr. Mohammed B. Sharu
Bida
4.
Barr. Aliyu Umar Wara
Borgu
5.
Shehu Adamu Barwa Beji
Bosso
6.
Isah Liman Kantigi
Edati
7.
Adamu Gani
Gurara
8.
Idris Ladan Gimba
Gbako
9.
Dangana Mohammed
Katcha
10.
Alh. Awwal Mohammed Tasiu
Kontagora
11.
Abdulkadir A. Umar
Lapai
12.
Jacob Majin Gana
Lavun
13.
Shehu Haruna
Mariga
14.
Adamu Mohammed Lwafu
Mokwa
15.
Idris Aliyu Babangida
Magama
16.
Shuaibu Haruna Kulho
Mashegu
17.
Abdullahi Moh’d Ricco
Munya
18.
Abdulmalik M. Kabir
Paikoro
19.
Mohammed Ali Kagara
Rafi
20.
Nasiru B. Shambo
Rijau
21.
Adamu Goggo Erena
Shiroro
22.
Mohammed Rabiu Barde
Suleja
23.
Samuel B. Gwomna
Tafa
24.
Saidu Abubakar
Wushishi
25.
Yakubu M. Sallau
Chanchaga
Niger
Niger is a State in Nigeria. The State has an expansive land area and it’s close to the nation’s capital, Abuja.
Administrative areas: The State comprises 25 Local Government Areas grouped into 3 administrative zones: A, B, C with each zone having 8, 9 and 8 Local Government Areas (LGAs) respectively.
Zuma rock is a large monolith, an igneous intrusion composed of gabbro and granodiorite, located in Niger State, Nigeria
In line with the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, two levels of government exist in the State; the State Government and the Local Government Councils.
Creation: It was created out of the defunct North Western state on 3rd February, 1976.
Location: Situated in the North central geo-political zone.
Minna Township City Gate
Boundaries: Niger State shares its borders with republic of Benin (West), Zamfara State (North), Kebbi (North-West), Kogi (South), Kwara (South West), Kaduna (North-East) and the FCT (South-East).
Land area, the largest among Nigerian states: Niger State is one of the largest states in Nigeria covering about 86,000km2 (or about 8.6million hectares) representing about 9.3% of the total land area of the country.
Major rivers: Niger State’s major rivers are: Niger, Kaduna, Gbako, Eko, Gurara, Ebba, Ega, Mariga and their tributaries.
Hydro electric power dam Niger State, Nigeria
Fishes: The common fishes found in these rivers are: Nile Perch (Lates) Trunck fish, Cat fish, Osteoglosid, Tilapia, Synodontis, Tiger fish, Moon fish, Mormyrid and Electric fish. By the 2006 census, the State’s population is 3,950,249 comprising 2,032,725 males and 1,917,524 females.
Gurara waterfalls. It’s located in Gurara, a Local Government Area of Niger State, North Central Nigeria
Ethnic groups: The easily identifiable major ethnic groups are Nupes, Hausa, Gbagyi, Kadara, Koro, Bassa, Kamuku, Ingwai, Fangu, Kambari, Dukkawa, Fulani, Abewa, Bisan, Gungawa, Bauchi, Bariba, Urah, Boko, Bokobaro, Bauchnu, Achifawa, Dakarkari, Kakanda, Ganagana, and Dibo and numerous non native tribes.
Economic activities: The major economic activity is agriculture: farming, fishing, and cattle rearing.
The other economic activities (though limited in scale) include banking, trading, transportation, local arts and crafts with Bida, the heart land of the Nupes, famous for its brass work. These activities constitute the means of livelihood of the people of Niger State in addition to public service
