query: when was the presidency moved from lagos to abuja

pos: Abuja Abuja Abuja () is the capital city of Nigeria located in the centre of the country within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). It is a planned city and was built mainly in the 1980s, replacing the country's most populous city of Lagos as the capital on 12 December 1991. Abuja's geography is defined by Aso Rock, a monolith left by water erosion. The Presidential Complex, National Assembly, Supreme Court and much of the city extend to the south of the rock. Zuma Rock, a monolith, lies just north of the city on the expressway to Kaduna. At the 2006 census,

pos: Lagos State Ikeja, Agege, Mushin, Ikorodu, Epe and Badagry were administered by the then Western Region Government. Lagos, the city, along with these other towns were captured to create the state of Lagos, with the state becoming fully recognized as a semi-autonomous administrative division on 11 April 1968. Lagos served the dual role of being the State and Federal Capital until 1976, when the capital of the State was moved to Ikeja. After the full establishment of the Federal Capital Territory, the seat of the Federal Government was also formally relocated to Abuja on 12 December 1991. Nevertheless, Lagos still remains the

pos: Lagos and contains about 85% of the population of Lagos State, and includes semi-rural areas. Lagos City has a considerable number of high-rise buildings that dominate its skyline. Most of the tall buildings are located in the downtown Central Business District. Lagos was the former capital city of Nigeria but it has since been replaced by Abuja. Abuja officially gained its status as the capital of Nigeria on 12 December 1991, although the decision to move the federal capital had been made in now Act no. 6 of 1976. Lagos is also home to the High Court of the Lagos State

pos: Lagos Lagos was adversely affected during Nigeria's military rule. Also, on 12 December 1991, the seat of the Federal Government was also formally relocated to Abuja. However, Lagos still remains the financial centre of the country, and also grew to become the most populous conurbation in the country. Lagos is loosely classified into two main geographical areas—the "Island" and the "Mainland". The Island is a loose geographical term that is used to define the area of Lagos that is separated from the "mainland" by the main channel draining the lagoon into the Atlantic Ocean, which forms Lagos Harbour. The Island is

pos: Abuja Abuja Abuja () is the capital city of Nigeria located in the centre of the country within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). It is a planned city and was built mainly in the 1980s, replacing the country's most populous city of Lagos as the capital on 12 December 1991. Abuja's geography is defined by Aso Rock, a monolith left by water erosion. The Presidential Complex, National Assembly, Supreme Court and much of the city extend to the south of the rock. Zuma Rock, a monolith, lies just north of the city on the expressway to Kaduna. At the 2006 census,

neg: History of Lagos to the Biafran War. This continued through the 1980s and 1990s up to the present date. Lagos was the capital of Nigeria from 1914 - 1991 when the capital was moved to Abuja. Abuja is a capital like Washington, DC in United States and Brasilia in Brazil in that it was built from scratch specifically to be a capital. In 1991, Ibrahim Babangida, the Military President and other government functions moved to the newly built capital. This was as a result of intelligence reports on the safety of his life and what was later to be termed his hidden agenda,

neg: Aso Villa Aso Villa Aso Villa (officially The Aso Rock Presidential Villa) is the workplace and official residence of the President of Nigeria since 1992, when Nigeria moved its capital from Lagos to Abuja. It is located at Yakubu Gowon Crescent, The Three Arms Zone, Asokoro, Abuja, FCT, Nigeria. Several names that are used for Aso Villa include: State House, The Rock and The Villa. The Aso Rock villa is the most protected presidential state house in Africa. The palatial residence was completed in 1991, the same year the military junta of Ibrahim Babangida relocated the national capital from Lagos to Abuja.

neg: Aso Villa Lodge in Marina, Lagos, was handed over to the Lagos State Government in 2017. Aso Villa Aso Villa (officially The Aso Rock Presidential Villa) is the workplace and official residence of the President of Nigeria since 1992, when Nigeria moved its capital from Lagos to Abuja. It is located at Yakubu Gowon Crescent, The Three Arms Zone, Asokoro, Abuja, FCT, Nigeria. Several names that are used for Aso Villa include: State House, The Rock and The Villa. The Aso Rock villa is the most protected presidential state house in Africa. The palatial residence was completed in 1991, the same year

neg: Lagos–Kano Standard Gauge Railway Warri. However, the project stagnated and was still not finished when the Abuja–Kaduna line opened. The government has announced plans to complete the railway by June 2018, and there are plans to extend the line to Abuja to connect with the Lagos–Kano Standard Gauge Railway. Lagos–Kano Standard Gauge Railway The Lagos–Kano Standard Gauge Railway is a planned standard gauge railway across Nigeria, from the Atlantic Ocean port of Lagos to Kano, near the Niger border. The railway will run parallel to the British-built Cape gauge line, which has a lower design capacity and is in a deteriorated condition. The railway

neg: Lagos on to become the capital of Lagos State after its creation. However, the state capital was later moved to Ikeja in 1976, and the federal capital moved to Abuja in 1991. Even though Lagos is still widely referred to as a city, the present day Lagos, also known as "Metropolitan Lagos", and officially as "Lagos Metropolitan Area" is an urban agglomeration or conurbation, consisting of 20 LGAs,32 LCDAs including Ikeja, the state capital of Lagos State. This conurbation makes up 37% of Lagos State's total land area, but houses about 85% of the state's total population. The exact population of

neg: Creek Hospital Hospital, Onikan, Lagos" in 1947. Creek Hospital's facility (Federal Staff Hospital) at Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Lagos continued operations at Apo Legislative Quarters after federal civil servants moved from Lagos to Abuja. Creek Hospital was upgraded from a 28–bed health facility to a 150–bed hospital to provide additional medical services to Lagosians. Creek Hospital Creek Hospital (formerly "Federal Staff Hospital, Lagos", also known as Military Hospital, Lagos) is a hospital in Onikan, Lagos Island. Creek Hospital was originally a European hospital established in the 1880s to cater for the health of European expatriates in colonial Lagos. Dr. Gray and Atkins were

neg: Taipei Trade Office in the Federal Republic of Nigeria Jammeh. Liberia similarly broke off diplomatic relations with Taipei in 2003. It is headed by a Representative, currently Morgan Chao. The Mission was established in Lagos in 1991, before relocating to Abuja in 2001, despite requests from Beijing that it be located outside the Nigerian capital. In January 2017, the government of Nigeria requested Taiwan to relocate the office back to Lagos from Abuja. On 8 December 2017, the office began the relocation from Abuja to Lagos and on 5 January 2018, the new office in Lagos was officially opened under the name Taipei Trade Office in the Federal Republic

neg: German School Abuja who do not natively speak German. It was scheduled to begin offering an English language stream in 2017. German School Abuja German School Abuja () is a German international school located on the grounds of the Julius Berger Life Camp in Gwarinpa, Abuja, Nigeria. Its classes go from Vs to 10. It is a part of the Deutsche Schulen Nigeria (DS-Nigeria or DSN) system, which included a school in Lagos, the Deutsche Schule Lagos. The organisation Julius Berger Nigeria PLC operates the school. Like many German international schools, the Abuja school is smaller than other international schools in the area

neg: Last Flight to Abuja Last Flight to Abuja Last Flight to Abuja is a 2012 Nigerian thriller disaster film written by Tunde Babalola, directed and produced by Obi Emelonye. Starring Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, Hakeem Kae-Kazim and Jim Iyke. The film which was shot in Lagos, received 5 nominations at the 2013 Africa Movie Academy Awards and won award for the category "best film by an African based abroad". In the filming process, Emelonye had to deal with his peers, banks, and bureaucrats at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. "Last Flight to Abuja" was welcomed with mostly mixed reviews from critics. The film was

neg: German School Abuja German School Abuja German School Abuja () is a German international school located on the grounds of the Julius Berger Life Camp in Gwarinpa, Abuja, Nigeria. Its classes go from Vs to 10. It is a part of the Deutsche Schulen Nigeria (DS-Nigeria or DSN) system, which included a school in Lagos, the Deutsche Schule Lagos. The organisation Julius Berger Nigeria PLC operates the school. Like many German international schools, the Abuja school is smaller than other international schools in the area because it targets German citizens and native speakers of German, and it only accepts small numbers of students

neg: ADC Airlines Flight 53 people were killed when a Boeing 727 went down near Ejirin, losing control after taking evasive action to avoid a mid-air collision. President of Nigeria Olusegun Obasanjo, faced with pressure to remove Babalola Borishade, the then Minister of Aviation, transferred Borishade to another department. ADC Airlines Flight 53 departed Lagos (LOS) on a scheduled domestic flight to Sokoto (SKO) with an intermediate stop at Abuja (ABV). While on ground in Lagos, it uplifted some fuel. There was only cabin crew change. The aircraft departed Lagos on scheduled passenger service Flight 63 at 09:29 local time and landed in Abuja at

neg: Nigerian WebRadio Ofor withdrew from the project shortly after take off leaving Tunde Akinloye and Sola Adewunmi to continue. Joke Adeniji (Sowole) joined the team in April, 2007 to make up for the setback. Initially, Nigerian WebRadio was nothing more than a music streaming service, lacking in clear style and identity. But that changed in July, 2007 with recruitment of two full-time reporters in Abuja and Lagos. The Abuja reporter, Kemi Musa, was accredited to report from the Nigerian House of Assembly while the Lagos reporter, Nana Ahmadu, was accredited to report from the Lagos State governors office. By the end of

neg: African Union several years – and formed the theme of the 2006 Banjul summit. At the July 2007 Accra summit the Assembly finally decided to adopt a Protocol on Relations between the African Union and the Regional Economic Communities. This protocol is intended to facilitate the harmonisation of policies and ensure compliance with the Abuja Treaty and Lagos Plan of Action time frames. In 2006, the AU decided to create a Committee "to consider the implementation of a rotation system between the regions" in relation to the presidency. Controversy arose at the 2006 summit when Sudan announced its candidacy for the AU's

neg: Aliyu Mohammed (official) Superphosphate Fertilizer Company, Kaduna. In 1976, he returned to the North Central State's civil service to become Permanent Secretary, Economic Development but after much prodding, he joined the federal service and was appointed Director of Immigration. In 1981, Mohammed was appointed Executive Secretary of the Federal Capital Development Authority, responsible for preparing city of Abuja ready for the movement of the Nigerian capital from Lagos to Abuja. In his tenure, the offices of FCDA were moved from Suleja, Niger State to Garki. During the administration of General Babangida, Mohammed was appointed secretary to the military government, replacing Olu Falae. In

neg: Raypower 100.5 FM Abuja Raypower 100.5 FM Abuja Raypower Abuja is an independent private Nigerian radio station that broadcasts on the 100.5 FM frequency from Abuja, FCT, Nigeria. It started broadcasting on January 1, 2005. In the wake of deregulation of broadcasting on 24th August 1992, DAAR Communications Plc applied for and was granted approval to operate an independent radio station. The station which started test transmission on the 15th of December, 1993 made history on the 1st of September, 1994 when it commenced commercial broadcasting with the launch of Raypower 100.5 fm in Lagos as the first 24-hour broadcast service station in Nigeria

neg: Lagos–Kano Standard Gauge Railway Construction Corporation to construct a standard gauge railway from Lagos to Kano. Due to an inability to secure funding for the whole project, the Nigerian government decided to build the standard gauge line in segments and rehabilitate the narrow-gauge line in the meantime. The 187 km segment from Abuja to Kaduna was the first to be built. Abuja was not on the national railway network, as the city was built after Nigeria became independent from Great Britain. Kaduna is an important junction point on the existing Cape gauge railway network, where a branch line departs the Lagos–Nguru line for Kafanchan,

neg: Abuja for Abuja came because of Lagos' population boom that made that city overcrowded and conditions squalid. As Lagos was already undergoing rapid economic development, the Nigerian regime felt the need to expand the economy towards the inner part of the country, and hence decided to move its capital to Abuja. The logic used was similar to the way Brazil planned its capital, Brasília. The decision to move to Abuja was made by General Murtala Mohammed in 1976. Construction started in the late 1970s but, due to economic and political instability, the initial stages of the city were not complete until

neg: Runtown subsequently started his own label, Soundgod Music Group. Runtown Douglas Jack Agu (born 19 August 1989), better known by his stage name Runtown, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and producer of hip-hop, R&B, reggae and rap genres. Runtown was born on 19 August 1989 in Enugu but grew up partly in Abuja and Lagos, where he finished his primary education. After the death of his father, he moved to Abuja with his mother who was working in the Ministry of Health. In 2014 he released "Gallardo", a song which features vocals from Davido and was released as the first single

neg: Runtown Runtown Douglas Jack Agu (born 19 August 1989), better known by his stage name Runtown, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and producer of hip-hop, R&B, reggae and rap genres. Runtown was born on 19 August 1989 in Enugu but grew up partly in Abuja and Lagos, where he finished his primary education. After the death of his father, he moved to Abuja with his mother who was working in the Ministry of Health. In 2014 he released "Gallardo", a song which features vocals from Davido and was released as the first single off his debut studio album "Ghetto University". Gallardo

neg: Eti-Osa Eti-Osa Eti-Osa is a Local Government Area of Lagos State in Nigeria. Lagos State Government administers the council area as Ikoyi-Obalande LCDA, Eti-Osa East LCDA, and Iru Victoria Island LCDA. Within Eti-Osa are several important areas of Lagos State, including Lagos' Victoria Island and Lekki's port. Before the Nigerian capital moved to Abuja, Eti-Osa Local Government Area served alongside Lagos Island Local Government Area as the seat of the national capital. Eti-Osa Local Government Area has a population of 283,791, which represents 3.11% of the state’s population. 158,858 of the total population are male while the remaining 124,933 are female.

neg: Murder of Cynthia Okogosu them. These young men seemed normal and promised to host Cynthia when she came to Lagos. What Cynthia didn't know was that Nwabufor had been stalking her for months, patiently gaining her confidence through frequent chats and postings. When she informed them she usually comes to buy goods in Lagos, they made arrangements for her visit while promising to help her get the goods at cheaper prices. The trip was organized by Echezona Nwabufor, one of the two new friends. On July 21, 2012, Cynthia flew to Lagos from the Abuja to meet with these new "retailers" regarding the better

neg: Nigerian Army areas bordering Chad. Lagos and Abuja have garrison commands, with the Lagos garrison as large as a division. 81 Division is the youngest division. It was formed on 26 May 2002 when the Lagos Garrison Command (as it then was) was upgraded to a full-fledged division. The Division therefore inherited the security roles hitherto performed by the defunct Lagos Garrison Command. However a later undated article in a Nigerian online newspaper says the 81 Division was later again renamed the Lagos Garrison Command. In the 1980s, the Army's brigades included the 7th Infantry Brigade in Sokoto. There are also Divisional

neg: Charles Okpaleke Bar in the heart of Wuse in Abuja, Nigeria in the year 2008. The Play Sports Bar enjoyed tremendous growth and popularity amongst the Abuja elite and with this growth came remarkable expansion that necessitated the birth of the Play Entertainment Network. The Play Entertainment Network now serves as a parent company to various businesses and elite nightlife destinations including Play Network Nigeria- a multidisciplinary networking hub for professionals and entrepreneurs, Play Lounge Abuja, Play Lounge Jos, The Underground Lounge Lagos, BLD by Play Restaurant Lagos, Shop and Play Abuja and Play Apparel among others. In 2015, Okpaleke and his

neg: Nigeria Airways Airways House in Abuja at the time of dissolution. It had been moved from Murtala Muhammed Airport between 1999 and 2000. The airline logo consisted of the Nigerian flag with a green elephant named "Skypower" in its centre. At the time of closure the Nigeria Airways network consisted of four domestic destinations, namely Abuja, Kano, Lagos and Port Harcourt. The international network comprised five routes, to Abidjan, Dubai, Jeddah, London and New York. The following aircraft types were operated by Nigeria Airways during the course of its history: Aviation Safety Network records 16 events for the airline, eight of which

neg: Olusegun Obasanjo was marred by a minor recession in 1978–79. The government planned to relocate the federal capital from Lagos to Abuja, a more central location in the interior of the country. It intended to encourage industrial development inland and relieve the congestion in the Lagos area. Abuja was chosen because it was not identified with any particular ethnic group. However, as head of state, Obasanjo reduced the share of oil royalties and rents to state of origin from 50 to 30 percent. Industrialisation, which had grown slowly after World War II through the civil war, boomed in the 1970s, despite many

neg: Chanchangi Airlines Chanchangi Airlines Chanchangi Airlines Nigeria Limited was a privately owned and operated airline with its head office in the Chanchangi Office Complex in Kaduna, Nigeria. It operates scheduled domestic passenger services. Its main base was Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, with hubs at Kaduna, Abuja, and Port Harcourt. Alhaji Ahmadu Chanchangi, its founder, hails from Chanchangi village in Takum Local Government of Taraba state, Nigeria. The airline was established on 5 January 1994 by Alhaji Chanchangi and started flight operations to and from Kaduna, Lagos, Owerri, Abuja and Port Harcourt on 2 May 1997. Services were operated using Boeing 727-200

neg: Lagos Bank: both play in Nigeria National League, the second tier of Nigerian football. The Nigeria national football team, also known as the Super Eagles, used to play almost all of their home games in Lagos at the National Stadium in Surulere; however, games are now mostly played at the larger and newer Abuja National Stadium in Abuja, which is the default home of the Super Eagles. Lagos also hosted the 2nd All-African games in 1973. Cycling is increasingly becoming a sport to be reckoned with. About three years ago, Cycology Riding Club started a club in Lagos and soon after,

neg: Inauguration of Muhammadu Buhari as there were plans to allegedly boo the outgoing president. They also didn't want him to be embarrassed and instead give him a "cheerful exit". Following appeal made by many to probe the outgoing administration, President Jonathan during a valedictory session of the Federal Executive Council, said that any future probe should be "extended beyond [his] administration. Otherwise.. it [would] be witch-hunt". Suleiman Hashimu walked 750 km from Lagos to Abuja, fulfilling his vow that he had made if General Buhari won the presidency. It took him 18 days to trek the route. He had taken with him ₦100,000 ($500)

neg: Transcorp Hotels plc Transcorp Hotels plc Transcorp Hotels Plc, formerly Transnational Hospitality & Tourism Services Limited (THTSL), is the hospitality subsidiary of Transnational Corporation of Nigeria Plc (Transcorp), a diversified conglomerate with interests in the power, hospitality, agriculture, and oil and gas sectors, headquartered in Lagos. It was listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange in January 2015. With a property in Abuja; the Transcorp Hilton Hotel Abuja, a destination hotel in Calabar; Transcorp Hotels Calabar, and planned properties in Lagos and Port Harcourt, In 2005, the Federal Government of Nigeria privatized NIRMSCO Properties Limited – the then-owner of the Nicon Hilton Hotel, Abuja.

neg: Tukur Yusuf Buratai Military Observer at the United Nations Verification Mission II in Angola; later 26 Guards Battalion, Lagos; Lagos Garrison Command Camp. Lt Gen Buratai also served as administrative officer at the State House, Abuja; 82 Motorized Battalion; 81 Battalion, Bakassi Peninsular; Army Headquarters Garrison, Abuja before he became a Directing Staff at the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji, earning the prestigious "Pass Staff College Dagger" (psc(+)) appellation. Subsequently, he served at AHQ Dept of Army Policy and Plans, Abuja; Assistant Chief of Staff Administrative Matters, HQ Infantry Centre Jaji. Additionally, he was again at the Armed Forces Command and

neg: Abuja Light Rail system” while setting out his vision for the revitalisation of Nigeria’s 3500km rail network. The grand plan is summed as the Lagos-Kano standard gauge modernization project. The contract was awarded to China Civil Engineering and Construction Co (CCECC), for $8.3bn, to be funded with a soft loan of from China.However, due to funding problems, it was later redesigned to be executed in standalone segments and the existing 1,124km narrow gauge Lagos-Kano line was rehabilitated. The Abuja-Kaduna segment is the first to be implemented as part of the standard gauge project.Obasanjo added that a new line would be built for 100km

neg: Dasab Airlines criteria in terms of re-capitalization and thus be re-registered for operation. The airline's head office was in Abuja. Its Lagos office was in Agege, Lagos State. As of August 2006 the Dasab Airlines fleet included: Dasab Airlines Dasab Airlines was an airline based in Abuja, Nigeria. The Nigerian government set a deadline of April 30, 2007 for all airlines operating in the country to re-capitalise or be grounded, in an effort to ensure better services and safety. Seven airlines failed to meet the deadline and as a result would not be allowed fly in Nigeria’s airspace with effect from April

neg: Emmanuel Nwude Shelter Bureau also faced charges and pleaded not guilty. In July 2004, Judge Lawal Gumi threw out the case, claiming that since the crime did not take place in Abuja, he had no jurisdiction, and said that the proper place for the case would be the Lagos High Court. The defendants were immediately rearrested after stepping outside the courthouse and the case was moved to Lagos. In 2005, Nwudel attempted to bribe Nuhu Ribadu, then head of the commission, with $75,000 cash. He was charged in connection with the attempted bribery in addition to the attempted kidnapping of a prosecution

neg: Babatunde Fashola down by the court. THE Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) finally ended months of speculation over the second term ambition of the Lagos State Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN), when it endorsed him as the party's sole candidate for the 2011 governorship election. On Wednesday, at the party's secretariat, in Ikeja Lagos, Fashola's predecessor, Alhaji Bola Ahmed Tinubu who people perceived to be at the centre of the uncertainty over the political future of Fashola announced the decision of the party. Before thousands of the party supporters, Tinubu, who flew into Lagos from Abuja because of the emergency stakeholders' meeting

neg: Jim Nwobodo in Lagos and Abuja. In April 1999, Jim Nwobodo was elected Senator for the Enugu East constituency of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on the PDP platform, taking office in May 1999. He was appointed Chairman of the Senate Committee on Internal Affairs. In October 2002 there was a crisis when the Enugu State House of Assembly split into two factions, one of which wanted to impeach Abel Chukwu, the original speaker of the House, who was believed to be a loyalist to Governor Chimaroke Nnamani. Senator Jim Nwobodo moved the motion that the Federal House of Representatives should take

neg: Audu Maikori Assets in 2005. In May 2007, Maikori co-organized the first Nigerian International Music Summit in March 2007. Over 400 music industry stakeholders drawn from all over Nigeria attended the event. Maikori is a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators UK, International Association of Entertainment Lawyers, the Nigerian Bar Association and International Bar Association (IBA). In 2002, he along with his brother Yahaya Maikori started "Law Allianz", a firm of legal practitioners based in Lagos and Abuja. He was selected as lead legal consultant for key national infrastructure projects including the Lagos Rail Mass Transit project (2008), Abuja Mass Transit

neg: Abuja Abuja. There is a car park at the train station for passengers traveling to the city centre. Abuja light rail system serves city's centre, Idu industrial neighbourhood and airport, opened in 2018 and became the first rapid transit in country and in Western Africa. People awarded the honorary citizenship of Abuja are: Abuja Abuja () is the capital city of Nigeria located in the centre of the country within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). It is a planned city and was built mainly in the 1980s, replacing the country's most populous city of Lagos as the capital on 12 December

neg: Lagos Colony Egerton as High Commissioner for the Southern Nigeria Protectorate. He held both offices until 28 February 1906. On that date the two territories were amalgamated, with the combined territory called the Colony and Protectorate of Southern Nigeria. In 1914, the Governor-General Sir Frederick Lugard amalgamated this territory with the Protectorate of Northern Nigeria to form the Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria. Lagos was the capital of Nigeria until 1991, when that role was ceded to the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, and remains the commercial capital. The estimated population in 2011 was over 9 million. Governors of the Lagos Colony were

neg: Chimaroke Nnamani Federation Hall, Hotel Presidential, Enugu, April 11, 2002. "National Question in Nigeria and the Democratic Experience"; Annual lecture of Department of Political Science, University of Lagos, at the Main Auditorium, University of Lagos, April 23, 2002. "The Wave of Arbitrary Culture in our Nascent Democracy", Lecture series of the Abuja Council of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), International Conference Centre, Abuja, May 20, 2002. "Rediscover Nigeria ... Democracy as a Vehicle for Investment Growth and Development"; Rediscover Nigeria Project Initiative, Sheraton Hotels, Abuja, May 28, 2002. "By the Hill and Valleys of Udi and Nsukka: The people, Their Heritage

neg: Association of Accountancy Bodies in West Africa Association of Accountancy Bodies in West Africa The Association of Accountancy Bodies in West Africa (ABWA) is a regional organization of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC). As of 2011 there were ten West African accounting institutes represented in ABWA. The association was established on 10 August 1982 in Lagos, Nigeria, and was registered as a corporation in 1994. ABWA was initially collocated with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (lCAN) in Lagos. In May 2002 the association's headquarters moved to the ICAN building in Abuja. The purpose of the Association is to develop accountancy in the region. Recognized

neg: Africa Movie Academy Awards are widely considered to be Africa's most important film event and the most prestigious film award in Africa. The 2016 ceremony was held in June 2016 and took place at Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. The first Africa Movie Academy Awards were held in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria on 30 May 2005. All other subsequent African Academy Awards before 2012 were held at the same venue, except for the 2008 AMAA Awards which was moved to Abuja, FCT for security reasons. In 2012, the awards ceremony was held at Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos in Lagos State. The

neg: Lagos Terminus railway station electrified; and the track gauge is narrow (1,067 mm). Lagos station is the terminus of commuter and long distance trains, as for example the flagship express train to Kano, in north of Nigeria and 1,126 km far from Lagos. A standard gauge high-speed line, connecting Lagos to Abuja, has been planned in early 2010s, as part of the development plan of the Nigerian railways. Lagos Terminus will be served by two lines (red and blue) of the future Lagos Metro, under construction, at Iddo metro station. Lagos Terminus railway station Lagos Terminus, also known as Lagos Iddo, is the main

neg: Tobechi Nneji alumna of Queen's College, Lagos, she studied Economics at Madonna University, graduating in 2007. She is currently studying for a master's degree in the same course at the University of Calabar. In 2007, she went for a radio audition with Vision FM, Abuja and went on air for the first time on Christmas Day that year. She worked there till 2009 when she moved to Kiss FM till 2010 and worked as a presenter, before taking a one-year break. In 2011, she returned to Kiss FM and rose to be Head of OAPs. While she was there, she hosted the

neg: Chef Stone in Nigeria, with branches in both Lagos and Abuja where passionate professional chefs inculcate the best culinary knowledge in students. He also has a collection of spices called ‘the Chef Stone Secret Spice’. "30 Easy Meal Ideas by Chef Stone": His first very own recipe book, released in August 2017. The Dark Side Series: The second book was a Christmas recipe album, released in December 2017. When Stone moved back to Nigeria in 2011, he also founded the Dreamblast enterprises; a group of small sized businesses including the Dblast apparel, sole distributors of the “DrunkNMunky” T-shirts for West Africa, and

neg: Julius Berger (company) to second Niger bridge(July 4 2018) The organization operates German School Abuja, and formerly operated German School Lagos. REFERENCES Julius Berger (company) Julius Berger is a Nigerian construction company, headquartered in Abuja, with additional permanent locations in Lagos and Uyo. The company is represented across Nigeria in structural engineering and infrastructure works, and in southern Nigeria through domestic and international oil and gas industry projects. It is known for constructing most of Nigeria's infrastructures, major expressways, and even some residential buildings for the Chevron Nigeria headquarters in Lagos. The company has been listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange since 1991.

neg: Bellview Airlines a319 100 but one is currently stored as 2017 it flys from lagos to abuja only At July 2009, Bellview Airlines offered scheduled flights to the following destinations: Over the years, Bellview Airlines operated the following aircraft types: Bellview Airlines Bellview Airlines was an airline headquartered at Bellview Plaza in Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria. Founded in 1992 and having had 308 employees, it operated scheduled passenger flights within Africa as well as to London out of Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos. The airline was shut down in 2009. In 1992, Bellview Airlines emerged from Bellview Travels Limited, a Lagos-based travel

neg: Abuja Jonathan expressway, some portions of which are still under construction. A direct highway link to Minna in Niger State is still under construction. The A2 expressway links Abuja with Kaduna in the north and Lokoja in the south. There are also other highway links with the outlying region, such as that linking the suburb of Dutse Alhaji with the Lower Usuma and Gurara Dams, which supply water to the city. Abuja is on the route of the planned Lagos–Kano Standard Gauge Railway, which has been completed between Abuja and Kaduna. Trains for Kaduna depart from the Idu Railway Station in

neg: Telecommunications in Nigeria television stations. Private players in the Nigerian television scene include: Silverbird Television (STV), Africa Independent Television (AIT), Channels Television, Superscreen Television, and several others. Most of their programming is aimed for the African and global markets and is broadcast globally from Lagos, Abuja, and Port Harcourt centres with affiliated TV stations in other cities in Nigeria and several African countries. African Independent Television (AIT) is a high-profile satellite television station broadcasting globally from its Lagos and Abuja centres. Other direct satellite television stations with international reach operating in Nigeria are Murhi International Television, ON Television, Galaxy TV, TV Continental, etc.

neg: Abuja Light Rail and was completed in December 2014. Vice President Jonathan was acting president from February to May 2010 and President from May 2010 to May 2015.The Abuja-Kaduna segment is the first to be implemented as part of the Lagos-Kano standard gauge project under the first standard gauge railway modernization projects (SGRMP) in Nigeria.In October 2014, the federal executive council (FEC) approved $6.6 million for the procurement of two locomotives for the Abuja- Kaduna rail. After Jonathan assumed power upon winning the 2011 presidential election, he initiated the high-speed rail project.In 2014, it was rated by KPMG, one of the leading consulting

neg: Voice of Nigeria and French. Broadcast hours increased to six in 1963 with the commissioning of five prototype RCA 100 kW transmitters. In 1989, five Brown Boveri transmitters with antennae system were acquired. On January 5, 1990, VON became autonomous, and in 1996, three state-of-the-art 250 kW Thomcast AG transmitters were commissioned. This boosted VON's transmission to the entire world. The transmitting station is located on 40 hectares at Ipokodo, Ikorodu in Lagos State. While the administrative headquarters is in Abuja, the Federal Capital, News and Programmes emanate from both the Lagos and Abuja studios. In 2012, VON commissioned another state of the

neg: Christianity in Nigeria of the Roman Catholic Church are: Abuja, Benin City, Calabar, Ibadan, Jos, Kaduna, Lagos, Onitsha, Owerri, and Sokoto. Cardinal Francis Arinze is a Roman Catholic Cardinal from Nigeria. The ecclesiastical provinces of the Church of Nigeria are Lagos, Ibadan, Ondo, Edo, The Niger, Niger Delta, Owerri, Abuja, Kaduna, and Jos. Its primate is Nicholas Dikeriehi Orogodo Okoh. The Church of Nigeria claims about 18 million members though only about 2 million may be active. The Nigerian Baptist Convention has about 6 million baptized members. The Presbyterian Church of Nigeria has almost 4 million members in thousands of congregations mainly in

neg: VConnect of Tolaram Group, which is headquartered in Singapore. By 2013, Forbes had recognized Vconnect as one of the "Hottest Tech Startups in Africa". At the end of 2015, Vconnect had 1.2 million businesses listed with a large percentage of its search queries coming from Lagos, Port Harcourt, and Abuja. It's why the three present businesses on its homepage are Lagos, Port Harcourt and Abuja. On June 23, 2018, Vconnect officially launched Market by Vconnect, a service marketplace where trusted business owners can find and connect with real customers. With this, business owners can find and shop for customers with an

neg: Kaduna Nigerian Stock Exchange. Kaduna is an important junction on Nigeria's Cape gauge railway network. At Kaduna, a branch line connects the Lagos–Nguru Railway to the Port Harcourt–Maidugur Railway. Kaduna is also on the route of the planned Lagos–Kano Standard Gauge Railway, which has been completed between the national capital of Abuja and Kaduna. Trains for Abuja depart from the Rigasa Railway Station in Kaduna. 13. https://www.powpedia.com/news.php#news5 Kaduna Seminar on Business and Agriculture 14. Kaduna Kaduna is the state capital of Kaduna State in north-western Nigeria, on the Kaduna River, is a trade centre and a major transportation hub for the

neg: Bankole Cardoso most used taxi hailing apps in Lagos as well as Abuja. Easy Taxi is a free smartphone application that allows users to request taxis in the easiest way possible. The app uses GPS to connect users to the drivers closest to them and then sends the user the drivers’ information and allows the user to track the driver on the map in real time. Present in 30 countries, Nigeria was the first country to launch it in Africa and currently has a network of over 400 drivers in Lagos with services extended to Abuja. Although still affiliated with the company,

neg: Dike Chukwumerije Dike Chukwumerije Dike Chukwumerije is a Nigerian spoken word and performance poetry artist and an award winning author. He has eight published books to his name including the novel, Urichindere, which won the 2013 Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) Prize for Prose Fiction and a poetry theatre production - Made In Nigeria - currently touring the country. At October 2018, it has been to nine Nigerian cities: Abuja, Lagos, Enugu, Benin, Ile-Ife, Maiduguri, Yola, Bonny and Jos. Dike was born in Lagos, and had his primary and secondary education in that city, before moving north to Abuja and studying for

neg: Lagos–Kano Standard Gauge Railway Lagos–Kano Standard Gauge Railway The Lagos–Kano Standard Gauge Railway is a planned standard gauge railway across Nigeria, from the Atlantic Ocean port of Lagos to Kano, near the Niger border. The railway will run parallel to the British-built Cape gauge line, which has a lower design capacity and is in a deteriorated condition. The railway is being built in segments. Only the segment between Abuja and Kaduna has been completed so far, and services began officially in July 2016. The segment between Lagos and Ibadan is under construction. After Nigeria became independent from Great Britain, the colonial-era railways progressively fell

neg: Abuja countries relocated their embassies to Abuja, and many maintain their former embassies as consulates in Lagos, the commercial capital of Nigeria. Abuja is the headquarters of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the regional headquarters of OPEC. Abuja and the FCT have experienced huge population growth; it has been reported that some areas around Abuja have been growing at 20% to 30% per year. Squatter settlements and towns have spread rapidly in and outside the city limits. Tens of thousands of people have been evicted since former FCT minister Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai started a demolition campaign in

neg: Abuja Gateway Consortium Abuja Gateway Consortium Abuja Gateway Consortium (AGC) is a consortium made up by Airline Services Limited (ASL), Nigeria, Asset and Resource Management (ARM), Nigeria, NairaNet Technologies Limited A.G., Nigeria, A.G. Ferrero Ltd., Nigeria and Airport Consulting Vienna GmbH (ACV), Austria. As a way to ensure development the operations of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, was on November 13, 2006, awarded to AGC under a Public Private Partnership arrangement. This model is to be followed for the airports of Port Harcourt International Airport, Enugu, Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport and Lagos during 2007. The contract – that includes investments of about

neg: Transcorp Hotels plc Transcorp Hotels plc in 2014, ahead of an initial public offering in October 2014. Transcorp Hotels plc Transcorp Hotels Plc, formerly Transnational Hospitality & Tourism Services Limited (THTSL), is the hospitality subsidiary of Transnational Corporation of Nigeria Plc (Transcorp), a diversified conglomerate with interests in the power, hospitality, agriculture, and oil and gas sectors, headquartered in Lagos. It was listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange in January 2015. With a property in Abuja; the Transcorp Hilton Hotel Abuja, a destination hotel in Calabar; Transcorp Hotels Calabar, and planned properties in Lagos and Port Harcourt, In 2005, the Federal Government of

neg: Adekoya Adesegun Abdel-Majid for an investigation into the contract for the installation of CCTV Cameras in Lagos and Abuja by the Federal Government of Nigeria. The committee chaired by Ahmed Yerima (APC, Bauchi) had summoned top government officials, both serving and retired, including the National Security Adviser (NSA) retired General Babagana Monguno, finance minister Kemi Adeosun and CBN governor Godwin Emefiele over the matter. The CCTV contract was awarded to ZTE Corporation, a Chinese company, during the former President Goodluck Jonathan administration for the purpose of security in Abuja and Lagos. Adekoya Adesegun Abdel-Majid Adekoya Adesegun Abdel-Majid (born March 21, 1961) is a

neg: 2016 Niger Delta conflict a week so that telecommunications within the country would be cut off. It also demanded that the Nigerian military leave the Ijaw communities. On 7 June, it renewed its threat claiming that it was going to target national buildings and infrastructure of oil companies in Lagos, Abuja and Kaduna, as well as all military formations in Lagos, Abuja, Kaduna and Benue. A dispute then developed between the militant factions as one of the groups calling itself Reformed Egbesu Boys of the Niger Delta unilaterally announced a ceasefire on 13 June. Although the group agreed with other groups over cessation of

neg: Ausbeth Ajagu graduated summa cum laude from Lagos State University where he earned a master's degree in legal studies in 1997. He obtained a Ph.D. in business administration from California Coast University in the United States. Ajagu started his career with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) where he worked as an administration officer from 1988 to 1989. His quest for entrepreneurship led him to starting his own business in 1992. He founded Oak Hotels, Lagos, Abuja Oxford Hotels, Lekki Oxford Hotels, Lagos, Goldfish Insurance Brokers Ltd and President, Governing Council, AES Excellence Club, as well as AES Nigeria, Canada. He was

neg: Lanre Towry-Coker subsequently earned a further qualification from the Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration (OPM). He established his architectural firm, Towry-Coker Associates, in 1976. An indigene of Lagos (Towry Street on Lagos Island was named after his family) He was one of the original planners of the capital city Abuja, and has won numerous awards for his work on major buildings in Nigeria. In 1999, Towry-Coker was the first Commissioner for Works and Housing in Lagos State. He is the author of the book "Housing Policy And The Dynamics Of Housing Delivery In Nigeria: Lagos State As Case Study", published

neg: Folake Coker authority of the State of Lagos, now business adviser to the Governor of Lagos. Folake Coker Folake Folarin-Coker (born 1974) is a Nigerian fashion designer and creative director of Tiffany Amber. Folake was born in Lagos, Nigeria in 1974. After her education in Switzerland and the United Kingdom, She earned a postgraduate degree in petroleum law and returned to Nigeria to pursue her fashion interests Her fashion brand, "Tiffany Amber" was launched in Lagos in 1998. The brand has four stand alone stores and boutiques in Lagos and Abuja. She has staged several fashion shows in Africa, Europe and the

neg: Kano in Kano. Kano is also linked to Europe, the Middle East, and north Africa. Kano Airport is served by Egypt Air, Saudi Arabian Airlines, Middle East Air, and Turkish Airlines. It is connected to Lagos and Abuja by several domestic airlines (IRS Airlines, Arik Air, Aero and others) After a hiatus of many years, the railway line from Kano to Lagos was rehabilitated by 2013. The train trip to Lagos takes 30 hours and costs the equivalent of US$12, only a quarter of the equivalent bus fare. In 2014, a new double track, standard gauge line is under construction from

neg: Nigerian Railway Corporation Lagos to Kano line. Nigerian Railway Corporation operates a network of of single track lines gauge, as well as from Abuja to Kaduna. Trains offer relatively new rolling stock consisting of Couchette-type sleepers, air-conditioned first class sitting coaches and non-air conditioned economy class coaches. Trains to/from Lagos also offer buffet cars. Between Lagos and Ifaw, a distance of , a local service operates on working days on behalf of the city of Lagos. All trains are diesel locomotive operated. The railways owns nearly 200 locomotives, of which up to 75% are not operational. It also owns about 54 shunters, 480

neg: History of Lagos replaced as Federal Capital Territory by planned city of Abuja, built specifically for such purpose. Until today, the Oba of Lagos is the head of all the Kings in Lagos State and his status is different from other Obas most of whom were later given back their crowns and staff of office only within the last 40 years. Those who got their crowns back were the original land owners (Olofin's children). The present day Lagos state has a higher percent of this sub-group who allegedly migrated to the area from Isheri along the Ogun river. History has it that the

neg: Abuja the city of Abuja had a population of 776,298, making it one of the ten most populous cities in Nigeria. According to the United Nations, Abuja grew by 139.7% between 2000 and 2010, making it the fastest growing city in the world. , the city is experiencing an annual growth of at least 35%, retaining its position as the fastest-growing city on the African continent and one of the fastest-growing in the world. As at 2016, the metropolitan area of Abuja is estimated at six million persons, placing it behind only Lagos, as the most populous metro area in Nigeria.

neg: Charles Okpaleke of eight. His father, Late Julian Chukwuemeka Okpaleke was a retired Assistant Inspector General of Police in the Nigeria Police Force prior to his death and his mother; Florence Ngozi Okpaleke, remains a legal practitioner in Lagos Nigeria. Okpaleke attended Kings College in Lagos where he graduated in 1999. He then proceeded to the University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus where he studied Medical Laboratory Science until 2005 when he obtained his Bachelor of Sciences degree. Between 2005 and 2006, Okpaleke landed a Housemanship Programme with the State House Clinic, Aso Rock, Abuja where he worked as a Medical Laboratory Scientist.

neg: Chagoury Group Road, Ikoyi. Current projects include: Ocean Parade Towers, a luxury residential development on Banana Island in Lagos Lagoon; The Nigerian Defence Academy. ITB Construction is a civil engineering and construction company headquartered in Lagos and has a regional facility in Abuja. The company focuses on the construction of residential and industrial buildings. The company also manufactures pilings and provides electro-mechanical services and product, including generators. Completed projects include: The National Assembly Complex in Abuja; A residential development project of 13 floors on Victoria Island; and the design and construction of a staff housing complex of 800 units for client ALSCON's

neg: National Library of Nigeria bringing to prominence the intellectual foundations of its policies, creation of a national bibliographic center and to provide an arena for the promotion of knowledge. The committee was the first major formal body that called for a National Library as part of its recommendations. The government accepted the demands of the advisory committee and undertook the necessary steps to build a National Library. The construction of the Library began in 1962 and the Library was finally opened in November 1964. The headquarters was moved from Lagos to Abuja ca. 1995. The Library Act enacted by the House of Representatives of

neg: Nigeria Airways April 2000, the number of employees was 4,516. At this time, an Airbus A310-200, three Boeing 737-200 Advanced, one Boeing 747-200B Combi and one McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 served a route network that included Abuja, Calabar, Douala, Dubai, Jeddah, Jos, Kaduna, Kano, Kinshasa, Lagos, Libreville, London, Maiduguri, Malabo, Port Harcourt, Sokoto and Yola. A fleet that had numbered 32 aircraft in 1984 had gradually reduced to just three aircraft in October 2000. The United Kingdom cited safety concerns again in 2001 when it refused to allow Nigeria Airways to operate the Lagos–London route, this time regarding the Boeing 747 that was

neg: Capital districts and territories Legislative and Judicial) and capital of the United Mexican States. Niger's capital, Niamey, comprises a capital district of Niger. It is surrounded by the Tillabéri Department. Nigeria's capital Abuja is located in the Federal Capital Territory. The Territory was established in 1976, and the capital was formally moved from Lagos (the historic capital) in 1991. North Korea's capital city, P'yŏng-yang, while traditionally located within South P'yŏng-an Province, is currently seen as a "directly governed city" ("Chikalshi" ). For a time, P'yŏng-yang was considered a "special city" ("T'ŭkpyŏlshi" ), to make it equivalent to its South Korean counterpart, Seoul. Oslo does

neg: National Open University of Nigeria the university, pioneer student enrollment stood at 32,400. In 2011, NOUN had about 57,759 students. The Vice Chancellor at the time was Prof. Vincent Tenebe . The university was for years operating from its Administrative Headquarters in Victoria Island, Lagos, before its current VC, Professor Abdalla Uba Adamu, moved it to its permanent headquarters in Jabi, Abuja, in 2016. It has over 75 Study Centres throughout the country. It offers over 50 programmes and 750 courses. By its nature as an ODL institution, NOUN does not provide lectures to students in normal classrooms except some certain study centres. The study

neg: Forte Oil PLC retail outlets spread across the Country with major fuel storage installations at both Apapa (Lagos State) and Onne (Rivers State), an aviation joint users hydrant in Lagos, and joint aviation depots in Abuja, Port Harcourt and Kano, serving the aviation industry. With presence in the 36 states of Nigeria and Abuja and a spread of retail outlets in Ghana, the Company markets premium motor spirit (PMS), automotive motor oil (Diesel), dual purpose kero (DPK), fuel oils and Jet A-1 fuel amongst others. It also manufactures and distributes a range of lubricants, some of which include Super V, Visco 2000 etc.

neg: Nigeria Amateur League Division Two My People FC, AS Racine (Lagos),3SC Starlets, Indomie FC (Abeokuta), Imperial Academy (Ijebu Ode), Alvastos FC (Lagos) Group B - Pilo FC,Bekwara FC, NEK FC, Ibom Youth (Uyo) Group C - Omaka United FC (Port Harcourt), Swansong FC (Ogwashu), T. Akoma FC, Patros FC, Dynamite Force FC (Benin), Batons FC(Owerri) Group D - Ilesa West, Ankpa FC (Kogi State), Pele FC (Inisa), Ikare United, Injectors FC Group E - Niger Golden Boys, Suleja Potters of Niger St,KK United, Keffi United, NAF Rockets F.C. (Abuja), FC Heart, Rhapsody FC (Abuja), Vet Rovers FC of Vom Group F - El Kanemi Babes,

neg: Funke Bucknor-Obruthe Funke Bucknor-Obruthe Funke Bucknor-Obruthe (born 27 June 1976) is a Nigerian entrepreneur and lawyer. She is the founder and CEO of Zapphaire Events and is regarded as one of Nigeria's pioneering event planners. Bucknor-Obruthe was born to Segun and Shola Bucknor in Lagos State, Southwestern Nigeria. She began her basic and secondary school education at Fountain Nursery and Primary School, Lagos, and Nigeria Navy Secondary School, Lagos, before she proceeded to study Law at the University of Lagos. In 2000, she was called to bar after attending the Nigerian Law School in Abuja. After practising law briefly, Bucknor-Obruthe was employed

neg: National Stadium, Abuja former military ruler late general Sani Abacha to build a national stadium in Abuja as some people might think. Several issues have risen concerning the maintenance of the sports complex. The National Stadium in Lagos, the most populous and industrialized city in the country, was built for the 1973 All-Africa Games. Though it initially was considered state-of-the-art, it today is considered below any standard facility-wise and environmental-wise. The Nigerian sports boss Amos Adamu advised the government to privatize the Abuja stadium immediately after the 2003 All-Africa Games in order to forestall the vandalisation typical of publicly owned buildings. The federal

neg: Nigerian Armed Forces 7th Division. The Nigerian Navy (NN) is the sea branch of the Nigerian Armed Forces. The Nigerian Navy command structure today consists of the Naval Headquarters in Abuja, three operational commands with headquarters in Lagos, Calabar, and Bayelsa. Training command's headquarters are located in Lagos, the commercial capital of Nigeria, but with training facilities spread all over Nigeria. There are five operational bases, five forward operational bases (with two more soon to come on stream), two dockyards located in Lagos and Port Harcourt and two fleets based in Lagos and Calabar. The Nigerian Air Force was formally established in January

neg: Eucharia Anunobi has gone on to star in over 90 movies including "Abuja Connection" and "Letters to a Stranger". She is currently serving as an evangelist at a church in Egbeda, Lagos State. Eucharia lost her only son, Raymond, whom she described as her best friend to complications arising from sickle cell anemia on August 22, 2017. He was aged 15. Eucharia Anunobi Eucharia Anunobi, (born 25 May 1965) is a Nigerian actress, producer, and pastor. She is best known for her role in the movie "Abuja Connection. Eucharia was born in Owerri, Imo State and went on to complete her primary

neg: DJ Coublon DJ Coublon Akwuba Charles Ugochukwu (born November 4, 1989), professionally known as DJ Coublon, is a Nigerian record producer and sound engineer. He is best known for producing hit songs including Kiss Daniel's "Woju", Iyanya's "Applaudise", Yemi Alade's "Ferrari" and Tekno Miles's "Duro". Born on November 4 1989, he began his interest in music at the age of 7. He is a graduate of Physics with Electronics from Veritas University in Abuja, Nigeria. DJ Coublon began his music career in Onitsha, Anambra State, Southeastern Nigeria. In 2013 he moved to Lagos where he met other artists like Iyanya and Kiss

neg: Mayorkun 2018, it appeared on the Billboard charts, peaking at number 15. Mayowa embarked on a nationwide tour in 2017 that saw him perform in over 35 schools. He ended the year 2017 with his first headline concert in Lagos called "The Mayor of Lagos". The Mayor of Lagos concert continued in 2018 with a show in the city of Ibadan and the capital, Abuja. Also, a date for a Lagos edition was announced. In 2018, Mayowa did a tour of the UK alongside label mate Dremo, where he performed in about six cities. He also performed alongside label boss Davido

neg: Laz Unaogu the Hon. Minister of Special Duties and held this position till 1998. As the Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Unaogu was instrumental reorganising the ministry and heading the move from Lagos to Abuja following the Ernest Shonekan Interim Administration. Dr Laz Unaogu has a street named after him in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja and Owerri, Imo State. Laz Unaogu Dr Laz Unaogu (27 February 1956 – 6 July 2004) was a Nigerian Minister of Science and Technology and Minister of Special Duties. He also held numerous political positions within the Nigerian government. He is known as the Physicist

neg: David Aradeon founding partner of the architectural firm; Studio 4 Associates shown at Documenta 12 in Kassel He designed, among other projects, residential buildings in Ibadan and Lagos, the elementary school buildings for the University of Lagos Women Society, the entire Campus of the Lagos State University (1988), the showrooms and offices of the National Council of Arts and Culture in Iganmu, Lagos, the auditorium of the University of Port Harcourt and the National Cultural Complex in Abuja (2003). Aradeon lives and works in Lagos. David Aradeon David Olatunde Aradeon (born 7 November 1933) is a Nigerian architect, urban planner and curator.

neg: Julius Berger (company) was invited to build a new port at Tin Can Island. In the 1970s and early 1980s, it was involved in the civil works at Aladja and Ajaokuta Steel complexes and the new federal capital territory, Abuja. In 1950, Julius Berger, the founding father of the company met Keith Thomas and incorporated his company in Germany. In August 1965, the company undertook its first project in Nigeria - the construction of the Eko Bridge in Lagos. In 1991 the company was floated on the Nigerian Stock Exchange as "Julius Berger Nigeria Plc". In 2001 the company moved to its new

neg: Akin Omoboriowo Omoboriowo found solace in religion and became an unashamed, professing born-again Christian. He punctuated almost every sentence with a reference to God and lived under the radar in service to God till he died. In an interview, he said "I am a rigorous Christian, worshipping at Christ Praise Assembly in Abuja. I belong to the end time church." In early 2012, Akin Omoboriowo and his wife moved back to his home state Ekiti. In April 2012, he took ill and was taken to a Lagos hospital for medical care. It was there that he died on 10 April 2012 though

neg: ADC Airlines ADC Airlines ADC Airlines was a Nigerian airline owned by Aviation Development Company plc and headquartered in Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria. It operated domestic scheduled services and regional charter flights. It had applied to be designated on international routes. Its main base was Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos. Aviation Development Company plc opened in December 1984. In 1990 the company began to set up ADC Airlines, which became operational on 1 January 1991. In 1994 the airline was listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange. Originally it offered domestic services to Calabar, Port Harcourt, Lagos, Abuja and Kaduna and regional services

neg: Chrisland Schools Chrisland Schools Chrisland Schools Limited is a conglomerate of schools providing education for Nursery, Primary and Secondary School students from across Nigeria, but with facilities situated in Lagos and Abuja. The first Chrisland School was founded on 3rd October 1977 by an educationist, High Chief Dr. (Mrs.) Winifred Adefolahan Awosika, OON, at Ikeja. Aside the Ikeja campus, the school sites are now in Lekki, Ladipo Oluwole, Festac, Idimu, Victoria Garden City (VGC), and Abuja The VGC campus of the school celebrated her inaugural career day on April 30, 2015.The event was coordinated by the principal of the school, professor John

neg: Health in Nigeria Health in Nigeria The 2014 CIA estimated average life expectancy in Nigeria was 52.62 years. Source: "UN World Population Prospects" Access to an improved water source stagnated at 47% of the population from 1990 to 2006, then increased to 54% in 2010. In urban areas access decreased from 80% to 65% in 2006, and then recovered to 74% in 2010. Adequate sanitation is typically in the form of septic tanks, as there is no central sewerage system, except for Abuja and some areas of Lagos. A 2006 study estimated that only 1% of Lagos households were connected to general sewers.

neg: EAS Airlines the name Executive Airline Services (EAS) in November 1993. EAS Airlines operated services to the following domestic scheduled destinations (at January 2005): Abuja, Enugu, Jos, Lagos and Port Harcourt. The EAS Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft: EAS Airlines EAS (Executive Airlines Services) Airlines was an airline based in Lagos, Nigeria. It operated passenger services within Nigeria and charters to neighbouring countries. It also provided executive jet services under the name Executive Airline Services. Its main base was Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos. In July 2006, Fleet Air Nigeria Limited, a subsidiary of NICON Group of Companies, formally merged

neg: Emeka Esogbue and has in several of his writings condemned the policies of the government of Nigeria, which in his own opinion have visited the citizens with unbearable hardships. The relocation of the nation's capital from Lagos to Abuja as propagated by the military regime of Murtala Mohammed leading to the duplication of national facilities, establishments of the Ajaokuta Steel Complex and the sudden emergence of Abuja have received criticisms from him as factors that have depleted the nation's economy. He is known to have condemned high bride-price in Nigeria, particularly in Iboland at various times. It is his belief that elders

neg: Uru Eke Uru Eke Uru Eke is a Nigerian actress. She is known for her producing debut "Remember Me", her role as Obi in Ndani TV's popular webseries "Rumour Has It", "Last Flight to Abuja", "Weekend Getaway" and "Being Mrs Elliot". Eke is a descent of the Mbaise region of Imo State, South-Eastern Nigeria, but she was born in Newham, East London in the United Kingdom. She had her basic education at Galleywall Infants School, London, before she moved to Nigeria where she attended Baptist Girls College, Lagos for her secondary school education. In furtherance of her education, she returned to London

neg: Bellview Airlines Flight 210 the U.S to criticise the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) as they failed to enforce safety regulations and oversight. Flight 210 was a scheduled passenger flight from Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos to Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja. The flight departed Lagos at night, on 20:35, as the aircraft entered a right turn tower controller told the crew to contact the approach controller. The Approach Control replied "report again passing one three zero." The pilot acknowledged at 19:32:35 UTC, and that was the last known transmission from the flight. The approach controller told the crew to next report

neg: Felix Hyatt Felix Hyatt Felix Hassan Hyat is a former Minister of State for the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Aviation. He was appointed by President Umaru Yar'Adua in June 2007, and left office in October 2008 after a cabinet reshuffle. In 2007 he floated the idea of privatizing or concessioning some airports, including MMIA, Lagos, Malam Aminu Kano International Airport, Margaret Ekpo International Airport, Calabar, and Port-Harcourt International Airport. He moved the headquarters of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to the national capital, Abuja, a decision that caused controversy over the cost and disruption entailed. In October 2008 he threatened to

neg: Ifesinachi Comedy Nwanyanwu Maker Library Network. Ifesinachi Comedy Nwanyanwu He was born on 2 June 1975 in Enugu State, Nigeria. Ifesinachi grew up in Nsukka. He started his career as an undergraduate studying Crop Production far afield at the University of Agriculture in Markurdi, Benue State. Ifesinachi moved to Lagos and focused on art carrier. He is based in Abuja where he came in 2000 and immediately found out, how much need to be done on the field of art in the capital city of Nigeria. He is the founder and Executive Director of Environmental Art Collective Foundation (ENACOF), and Curator of “One

neg: Ifesinachi Comedy Nwanyanwu Ifesinachi Comedy Nwanyanwu He was born on 2 June 1975 in Enugu State, Nigeria. Ifesinachi grew up in Nsukka. He started his career as an undergraduate studying Crop Production far afield at the University of Agriculture in Markurdi, Benue State. Ifesinachi moved to Lagos and focused on art carrier. He is based in Abuja where he came in 2000 and immediately found out, how much need to be done on the field of art in the capital city of Nigeria. He is the founder and Executive Director of Environmental Art Collective Foundation (ENACOF), and Curator of “One Environment” platform which