See Below The History Of Nigeria Labour Congress The nigeria labour congress was founded in 1978 following a merger of four different organisations: nigeria trade union congress (NTUC), labour unity front (LUF), united labour congress (ULC) and nigeria workers council (NWC). The numerous affiliated unions were restructured into 42 industrial unions. Its founding president was Wahab […]
The land of Abuja was the southwestern part of the ancient kingdom of Zazzau (Zaria). The name “Abuja” was derived from Abu Ja, a brother to Muhammadu Makau, the last hausa ruler of Zaria. Makau had left Zaria after being defeated by the Fulani and settled in the area now known as Abuja. In 1825 […]
Zamfara State is a state in northwestern Nigeria. Its capital is Gusau and its Governor is Abdul’aziz Abubakar Yari, a member of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP). Until 1996 the area was part of Sokoto State. Zamfara is peopled by Hausa and Fulani peoples. Major groups of people include the Zamfarawa mainly peopling Anka, […]
Yobe State came into being on the 27 August, 1991. It was carved out of the old Borno State by the Babangida administration. Yobe State was created because the old Borno State was one of Nigeria’s largest states in terms of land area and was therefore considered to be too large for easy administration and […]
Taraba State was carved out of the former Gongola State on 27th August 1991 by the then regime of General Ibrahim Babangida. Taraba State is named after the Taraba River which traverses the southern part of the state. Taraba’s capital is Jalingo. Situated in the North Eastern part of Nigeria, Taraba State occupies 54,473 square […]
Sokoto is a city located in the extreme northwest of Nigeria, near to the confluence of the Sokoto River and the Rima River. As of 2006 it has a population of 427,760. Sokoto is the modern day capital of Sokoto State (and its predecessor, the Northwestern State). The name Sokoto (which is the modern/anglicised version […]
Rivers State was created out of the former Eastern Region on 27th May 1967 by the then regime of General Yakubu Gowon. Bayels State was carved out of it in the state creation excercise of 1996. It’s capital and biggest city is Port Harcourt. Located in Southern Nigeria, in the delta region, Rivers State covers […]