Nasarawa State

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Nasarawa State is a centrally located state in Nigeria known for its diverse ethnic groups, agricultural activities, and proximity to the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf state in Nigeria
borders Benue State NERFINISHED
Federal Capital Territory
Kaduna State NERFINISHED
Kogi State NERFINISHED
Plateau State NERFINISHED
Taraba State
capital Lafia
climate tropical savanna
commonLanguage Hausa
country Nigeria
createdBy Sani Abacha military government
surface form: General Sani Abacha
createdOn 1996-10-01
economicActivity crop farming
livestock rearing
mining
formedFrom Plateau State NERFINISHED
geographicalRegion North Central Nigeria NERFINISHED
geopoliticalZone North Central NERFINISHED
governorTitle Governor of Nasarawa State
hasLocalGovernmentAreas 13
hasTouristAttraction Doma Dam
Farin Ruwa Waterfalls
Farmer’s Day Festival
higherInstitution College of Education Akwanga
Federal University of Lafia
Nasarawa State University, Keffi
knownFor agricultural activities
ethnic diversity
solid mineral resources
legislature Nasarawa State House of Assembly
localGovernmentArea Akwanga
Awe
Doma
Karu
Keffi
Kokona
Lafia
Nasarawa NERFINISHED
Nasarawa Eggon
Obi
Toto
Wamba
locatedNear Abuja
majorCrop guinea corn
maize
rice
yam
majorEthnicGroup Alago
Eggon
Fulani
Gwandara
Hausa
Tiv
majorMineral barite
columbite
limestone
tin
nickname Home of Solid Minerals
officialLanguage English
religion Christianity
Islam
roadConnection Abuja–Keffi–Lafia highway
timeZone West Africa Time (WAT)
surface form: West Africa Time
utcOffset +1

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Federal Capital Territory borderedBy Nasarawa State
Eggon people geographicDistribution Nasarawa State
this entity surface form: Akwanga area of Nasarawa State
Eggon people geographicDistribution Nasarawa State
this entity surface form: Lafia area of Nasarawa State
Northern Nigeria hasState Nasarawa State
Middle Belt includesState Nasarawa State