Benue State

E74160

state in Nigeria

Benue State is a predominantly agricultural state in central Nigeria, often called the "Food Basket of the Nation" for its major role in the country’s crop production.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	state in Nigeria →
agriculturalProduct	cassava → maize → mangoes → oranges → rice → sesame → soybeans → yam →
agriculturalSector	predominantly rural →
borders	Cameroon → Cross River State NERFINISHED → Ebonyi State → Enugu State NERFINISHED → Kogi State NERFINISHED → Nasarawa State NERFINISHED → Taraba State →
capital	Makurdi →
climate	tropical savanna climate →
country	Nigeria →
createdFrom	Benue-Plateau State NERFINISHED →
dateCreated	1976-02-03 →
dominantReligion	Christianity →
economicActivity	commercial crop farming → subsistence farming →
federalRepublic	Federal Republic of Nigeria →
governorTitle	Governor of Benue State →
hasAirport	Makurdi Airport →
hasLocalGovernmentAreas	23 →
hasUniversity	Benue State University →
isoCode	NG-BE →
knownFor	agriculture → crop production →
legislature	Benue State House of Assembly →
locatedIn	Central Nigeria NERFINISHED → North Central geopolitical zone of Nigeria →
majorEthnicGroup	Idoma → Igede → Tiv →
majorRiver	Benue River →
namedAfter	Benue River →
nickname	Food Basket of the Nation →
officialLanguage	English →
postalCodePrefix	97 →
region	Middle Belt →
slogan	Food Basket of the Nation →
timeZone	West Africa Time →
utcOffset	+1 →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Benue River →	flowsThrough
Northern Nigeria →	hasState
Middle Belt →	includesState
Benue River →	namedAfter