Niger State

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state in Nigeria

Niger State is a large, predominantly agricultural state in central Nigeria, known for the Kainji Dam, Gurara Falls, and its role as a major power-generating region.

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form As subject As object
Niger State Government 0 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf state in Nigeria →
bordersCountry Benin NERFINISHED →
bordersState FCT Abuja →
Kaduna State NERFINISHED →
Kebbi State NERFINISHED →
Kogi State NERFINISHED →
Kwara State NERFINISHED →
Zamfara State NERFINISHED →
capital Minna →
commonLanguage Gbagyi →
Hausa →
Nupe →
country Nigeria →
createdFrom North-Western State →
createdOn 1976-02-03 →
economicActivity crop farming →
livestock rearing →
geographicalRegion North Central Nigeria NERFINISHED →
hasLocalGovernmentAreasCount 25 →
hasNickname The Power State →
hasProtectedArea Borgu Game Reserve →
Kainji National Park →
Borgu Game Reserve →
surface form: Zugurma Game Reserve
hasTouristAttraction Gurara Falls →
Kainji Dam →
surface form: Kainji Lake

Zuma Rock →
hasUniversity Federal University of Technology Minna →
Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University Lapai →
isPredominantly agricultural →
knownFor Gurara Falls →
Jebba Dam →
Kainji Dam →
Shiroro Dam →
hydroelectric power generation →
largestCity Minna →
locatedIn central Nigeria NERFINISHED →
majorCrops cassava →
maize →
millet →
rice →
sugarcane →
yam →
majorRiver Kaduna River →
Niger River →
namedAfter Niger River →
officialLanguage English →
religionMajority Islam →
religionMinority Christianity →
timeZone West Africa Time (WAT) →
surface form: West Africa Time
utcOffset +1 →

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Northern Nigeria → hasState → Niger State →
Middle Belt → includesState → Niger State →
Minna → isCapitalCityOf → Niger State →
this entity surface form: Niger State Government
Zuma Rock → locatedIn → Niger State →