When was abuja built

The FCT occupies 2, square miles and the city is 1, feet above sea level. The FCT is bordered on the northeast by Kano state, to the east and south by Plateau state, southwest by Kogi state, and to the west and northwest by Niger state. The capital was moved from Lagos to Abuja due to political divisions, geographical constraints, and ethnic tensions. Lagos, which was designated the capital shortly after the British established the unified colony of Nigeria in , was situated in the southwestern corner of the nation in a region heavily dominated by Yoruba Christians.

By the s, Lagos, with well over four million people and built on multiple islands, had little land available for expansion. Also, Muslim political leaders who dominated the national government, wanted a capital closer to their center of influence, the heavily Islamic North.

Horwood Series in Engineering Science. Chichester, England: Horwood Publishing, Ryall, Julian. On Belo Horizonte inspired by Washington, D. I have been trying to find out how much it cost to build Abuja City becuae I want to cite the figure with that I have for Brasilia and those proposed for China and Egypt for new cities that are planned.

This will be included in a book I am writing and will be cited according to your directions. Thank you for your communication. If you would suggest the factors considered when arriving at the figure for Brasilia, we can try to match the categories for a similar evaluation of Abuja City. New cities have turned the pages of history. I look forward to hearing more about your endeavors.

Amazing guide. Wow the history is truly beautiful and I see now that Abuja is worthy to be could the center of unity. My late Dad Samuel Eyo Bassey, after taking the map of Nigeria and crossing lines from north to south , east to west , and so on encircled the crossing point and wrote an elaborate memo on why this area should be allocated and developed as the new capital of the federal republic of Nigeria, he without thinking anything submitted it to the Aguda commission , but sadly never heard anything from the commission until it was officially declared and chosen as the new capital.

The original document is still under my care ,being a son of late Mr Bassey. It is unfortunate that the original idea giver was never recognized as his idea was sabotaged by the Aguda commission. Just to get the facts straight thank you. I think it is part of the history Mr Raphael Bassey. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.

Map of Lagos and Nigeria, from bbc. President Obasanjo, from bbc. Frederic R. Siegel November 17, at pm. Nibel Tibert October 13, at pm. Ese Oraka March 5, at pm. Camella February 12, at am. In , Abuja was occupied by the British colonial army. Until , it remained a quiet part of Nigeria.

The problems associated with the capital being in Lagos, as mentioned earlier, led to the search for a new capital that year. Abuja was selected from amongst 33 possible sites. The criteria used for selection included: centrality, healthy, climate, land availability and use, water supply, multi-access possibilities, security , existence of resources, drainage, good soil, physical planning convenience and ethnic accord. The Emir of Abuja at the time, Altai Suleiman Bara, was asked to meet with his Emirate Council to approve contributing four of the five districts to Abuja to become the new capital.

The council was divided as some districts considered it too much of a sacrifice; but at the end, they approved the request from the Federal Government. Sign in Create Account. Family Tree. From FamilySearch Wiki. Abuja Federal Capital Territory. Nigeria Online Genealogy Records. Category : States of Nigeria. Navigation menu Personal tools English.