Minna, Niger state capital, derived its name from Gbagyi (Gwari) words ‘Min’ and ‘na’. The word ‘Min’ means spray and ‘na’ means fire. The town originally was on the hill at Sayako and walls (Ganuwa) built around it. There were also Gbagyi towns and villages in and around the present site of the modern Minna.…

Borgu Local Government Area, in Niger State, is Nigeria’s largest local government area by land size with 11,267 km2. The headquarters of Borgu is New Bussa. Borgu’s leading land area of 11,267 km2 is followed by: BarutenLand area: 9,749 km2State: KwaraThe headquarters of Baruten is Kosubosu MasheguLand area: 9,182 km2State: NigerThe headquarters of Mashegu is…

Local Government Areas (LGAs) are administrative divisions under the Nigeria’s federal structure. The Local Government Areas serve as the third level of government, below the states and the federal government. They are responsible for providing certain public services to local communities, such as healthcare, education, infrastructure, and waste management. Nigeria is divided into 36 states…

Peter Odili Cancer Cardiovascular Diagnostics and Treatment Center is a major healthcare provider in Rivers State, Nigeria. The centre is equipped to high standards and is intended to be managed in partnership with experienced International partners. Reference:twitter.com/GovWike/status/1570135241590996993?cxt=HHwWgoDUxd3rnsorAAAA Nigeria Nigeria is a country in Africa, a regional power on the continent and an emerging power on…

The Rukpoku-Igwuruta link Road was commissioned on Nov 29, 2022 by Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, the Governor of Rivers State. The road connects Obio Akpor Local Government Area and Ikwerre Local Government Area of the state. ① Local Governmet Areas of Rivers StateAbua–OdualAhoada EastAhoada WestAkuku-ToruAndoniAsari-Toru Bonny Degema ElemeEmohuaEtche Gokana Ikwerre Khana Obio-AkporOgba–Egbema–NdoniOgu–BoloOkrikaOmumaOpobo–NkoroOyigbo Port Harcourt Tai Reference①…

The Local Governmet Areas of Rivers State are: Rivers State Rivers is a State in Southern Nigeria. It’s both an oil and commercial hub. The State comprises 23 Local Government Areas, four degree-awarding institutions, two refineries, a petro-chemical plant, fertilizer plant and a liquefied natural gas plant. Port Harcourt. the capital, is one of Nigeria’s…

Port Harcourt named after Lewis Vernon Harcourt.Mr Harcourt was the British Secretary of State for the Colonies. In August 1913, the Governor-General of Nigeria, Sir Frederick Lugard wrote to Harcourt, then Secretary of State for the Colonies stating that in the absence of any convenient local name he would like to name it Port Harcourt.”…

Aper Aku was born in 1938 in Ikyobo, Ushongo Local Governement Area. After his early education, he attended Government College, Keffi (1952 – 1957) and Nigeria College of Arts and Science (1958 – 1961). He was at Fourah Bay University, Sierra Leone for his degree course (1961 – 1964) and Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria (1965…

Toro local government is the largest local government in Bauchi state. It has an area of 6,9322km. Toro is also the name of the town that serves as the headquarters of the local government area. Toro local government is rich in culture and has diverse ethnic groups such as Duguza, Fulani, Kaiwari, Hausa amongst others.…

The vensuses before 1921 were based on administrative estimates rather than on an actual enumeration. Post independence Censuses were taken 1962, 1963, 1973, 1991 and 2006. The 1991 Census was conducted under Decree 23 of 1989 which set up the National Population Commission. It was conducted all over the country from November 27 to December…