Abuja replaced Lagos as Nigeria's capital in 1991. It was a purpose-built, planned city - its location chosen because it is in the centre of the country, while Lagos is on the south-west coast. Lagos, the capital during British colonial rule, remains the country's economic hub and biggest city.
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Nov 5, 2018 · Abuja was made the capital of Nigeria due to the fact that Lagos is very close to the coastline, it is surrounded by Ocean. It can easily be ...
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Jan 25, 2024 · “The administrative move should have ordinarily attracted scant attention, as Lagos is the commercial capital and the hub of aviation business ...
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May 5, 2019 · Construction started in the 1980s and Abuja became the new capital on December 12, 1991. Egypt: Cairo to new administrative capital. Agencies. 2 ...
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5 days ago · Ikeja replaced Lagos as the state capital, and Abuja replaced Lagos as the federal capital. Lagos, however, remained the unofficial seat of many ...
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Lagos was the national capital of Nigeria until December 1991 following the government's decision to move their capital to Abuja in the centre of the country.
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Jan 25, 2024 · Presidency said on Wednesday that President Bola Tinubu has no plans to relocate the federal capital from Abuja to Lagos, as is being…
Mar 14, 2023 · ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's central bank has extended the timeline to swap out its old currency for redesigned notes after the change ...
Jun 1, 2022 · General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida on December 12, 1991, then formally moved Nigeria's seat of power from Lagos to Abuja, putting an end to a ...
