Abuja#Maitama District

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Abuja was in the early 20th century the name of the nearby town now called Suleja.{{cite web|title=The New Federal Capital|url=http://fcda.gov.ng/index.php/about-fcda/the-new-federal-capital|website=Federal Capital Development Authority |language=en-gb|date=2018|access-date=20 May 2018|archive-date=19 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200519161443/https://fcda.gov.ng/index.php/about-fcda/the-new-federal-capital|url-status=dead}}

The indigenous inhabitants of Abuja are the Abawa (Ganagana), Basa, Gwandara, Gbagyi (Gwari) having the majority population in the region. Other groups in th Nigerian National Mosque and the Nigerian National Christian Centreo, Egburra, Nupe and Koro.{{Cite journal |last=Barnabas |first=Sylvanus Gbendazhi |date=2018-08-03 |title=Abuja Peoples of Nigeria as Indigenous Peoples in International Law |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15718115-02502002 |journal=International Journal on Minority and Group Rights |volume=25 |issue=3 |pages=431–457 |doi=10.1163/15718115-02502002 |s2cid=150133231 |issn=1385-4879|url-access=subscription }}

The Gwandara speaking people in Abuja are mostly found in AMAC and Bwari Area Council.{{Cite web |title=The “Gwandara Speaking” People of Gwagwa – Abuja – GWADECA |url=https://gwadeca.org.ng/2020/09/05/the-gwandara-speaking-people-of-gwagwa/ |access-date=2025-02-25 |language=en-US}} Some of their villages/settlements are Wuse, Asokoro now relocated to Sabon Wuse, Aso in Niger and other neighbouring states. Others are Karshi, Kurudu, Nyanya, Idu, Gwagwa, Jiwa, Sheretti, Karmo, Takunshara, Burum, Dutse Alhaji, Zuba, Kuje, Kwoi, Karon-Magaji, Ija, Kanwu, and Sherre.

{{cite web|title=Abuja|url=http://www.oaugf.ng/6thawam2016/index.php/about/abuja|access-date=2022-01-05|website=Office of the Auditor-General for the Federation |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220105033527/http://www.oaugf.ng/6thawam2016/index.php/about/abuja |archive-date=Jan 5, 2022 }} In light of the ethnic and religious divisions of Nigeria, plans had been devised since Nigeria's independence to have its capital in a place deemed neutral to all major ethnic parties, and also near all the regions of Nigeria. The location was eventually designated in the centre of the country in the early 1970s as it signified neutrality and national unity.{{cite web|title=Abuja {{!}} Geography, Development, & Population |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Abuja-national-capital-Nigeria|access-date=2022-01-05|website=Britannica|language=en}}

Another impetus for Abuja came because of Lagos' population boom that made that city overcrowded and conditions squalid.{{cite web |last1=Makinde |first1=Adeyinka |title=Abuja: Constructing Nigeria's Federal Capital {{!}} Ambitious Plans, Corrupt Practices {{!}} 1983 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPxOIU0-nlE&ab_channel=AdeyinkaMakinde |website=Youtube |date=15 May 2020 |access-date=6 September 2020}} As Lagos was already undergoing rapid economic development, the Nigerian government felt the need to expand the economy towards the inner part of the country, and hence decided to move its capital to Abuja.{{cite web|url=https://www.naij.com/574434-nigeriaat55-top-5-reasons-nigerias-capital-moved-lagos-abuja-photos.html|title=#NigeriaAt55: Top 5 Reasons Nigeria's Capital Was Moved From Lagos To Abuja (PHOTOS)|first=Omotayo|last=Yusuf|date=1 October 2015}} The logic used was similar to the way Brazil planned its capital, Brasília.

The Federal Military Government of Nigeria promulgated Decree No. 6 on 4 February 1976, which initiated the removal of the Federal Capital from Lagos to Abuja.{{cite journal |last1=Moore |first1=Jonathan |title=The Political History of Nigeria's New Capital |journal=The Journal of Modern African Studies |date=March 1984 |volume=22 |issue=1 |pages=167–175 |doi=10.1017/S0022278X00056846 |jstor=160334 |s2cid=154848195 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/160334 |access-date=23 September 2020|url-access=subscription }}{{cite web|last1=Yusuf|first1=Omotayo|title=Why The Capital Was Moved From Lagos To Abuja|url=https://www.naija.ng/574434-nigeriaat55-top-5-reasons-nigerias-capital-moved-lagos-abuja-photos.html#574434|website=Naija.ng – Nigeria news.|date=1 October 2015}} The initial work for Abuja's planning and implementation was carried out by the Military Government of General Murtala Mohammed and Olusegun Obasanjo. However, the foundation of Abuja was under the Administration of Shehu Shagari in 1979. Construction started in 1979 but, due to economic and political instability, the initial stages of the city were not complete until the late 1980s.{{Cite book|last=FCDA|title=Abuja: The Making of new Capital city for Nigeria|year=1988}}

The move of Nigeria's Capital to Abuja was controversial, and the biggest opposition to it was led by Obafemi Awolowo.{{cite journal |last1=Moore |first1=Jonathan |title=The Political History of Nigeria's New Capital |journal=The Journal of Modern African Studies |date=March 1984 |volume=22 |issue=1 |page=173 |doi=10.1017/S0022278X00056846 |jstor=160334 |s2cid=154848195 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/160334 |access-date=22 September 2020|url-access=subscription }} Awolowo, as a politician and a representative of the Yoruba people, defended their claims against the move of the Capital from Lagos. During the hotly-contested campaign for the presidency, he vowed to hire the American Walt Disney Company to convert the new site (Abuja) into an amusement park if he was elected. However, after his election as president, Alhaji Shehu Shagari laid the first foundation for Abuja's infrastructure and pushed for its early completion. His first journey outside of Lagos after his election was to Abuja, where he visited contractors and workers on site to urge a speedy completion of the project. On his return, he confided in Alhaji Abubakar Koko his disappointment with the slow progress of work. Shehu Shagari rescheduled the planned relocation to Abuja from 1986 to 1982 which later proved difficult.{{cite journal |last1=Moore |first1=Jonathan |title=The Political History of Nigeria's New Capital |journal=The Journal of Modern African Studies |date=March 1984 |volume=22 |issue=1 |page=174 |doi=10.1017/S0022278X00056846 |jstor=160334 |s2cid=154848195 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/160334 |access-date=22 September 2020|url-access=subscription }}

The International Planning Associates (IPA) was commissioned in June 1977, by the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA){{Cite web |title=Federal Capital Development Authority – Builders of Abuja, Nigeria |url=http://fcda.gov.ng/ |access-date=2024-06-27 |language=en-US}} to produce the Abuja Master Plan and its regional grid.{{cite book|last=Elleh|first= Nnamdi|title= Abuja, the single most ambitious urban design project of the 20th century|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=huHVAAAAMAAJ&q=+%22Wallace%2C+McHarg%2C+Roberts+and+Todd%22|year= 2001|publisher= VDG, Verlag und Datenbank für Geisteswissenschaften|isbn= 978-3-89739-165-9}} According to the terms of reference, the master planning process was to include a review of relevant data, selection of a capital city site, preparation of regional and city plans and the accompanying design and development standards manual.{{cite web |last1=Shuaibu |first1=Umar |title=Unsung heroes of Abuja master plan |date=16 March 2020 |url=https://viewpointhousingnews.com/2020/03/16/unsung-heroes-of-abuja-master-plan/ |access-date=22 September 2020}}

IPA did not exist prior to the Nigerian Government's engagement with an internationally reputable firm to design the master plan. IPA was formed by a consortium of three American firms which won the worldwide competitive bidding. The firms were Planning Research Corporation (PRC), Wallace, McHarg, Roberts and Todd, and Archisystems (a division of the Hughes Organisation). After winning the bid, and completing the project, the firms were disbanded.

The final report was submitted to the pioneer Executive Secretary of FCDA, Alhaji Abubakar Koko, on 15 February 1979. In the preface to the master plan, the following declaration was made by IPA:

{{Blockquote|text="The master plan for Abuja the new Capital City of Nigeria represents the culmination of 18 months' work by the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) board, and several advisory panel consultants. Without the unstinting efforts of these experts, the momentum now exhibited at the beginning of the actual implementation of the new capital could not have been achieved. The plan itself represents a milestone in the process of building the new capital city. It is a necessary element in the monumental effort about to be undertaken by the Nigerian people."}}

The master plan for Abuja defined the general structure and major design elements of the city that are now visible. More detailed design of the central areas of the capital, particularly its monumental core, was accomplished by Japanese architect Kenzo Tange, with his team of city planners at Kenzo Tange and Urtec company.{{Cite book|last=Alkasum|first=Abba|title=Abuja: The Making of a Capital City, 1976–2006|year=2012}} Most countries relocated their embassies to Abuja, and many maintain their former embassies as consulates in Lagos, the commercial capital of Nigeria.{{Citation needed|date=February 2023}}{{Cite web |title=Nigeria's commercial capital, Lagos, shuts schools amid COVID-19 |website=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-nigeria-lagos-idUSKBN28S2S4 |access-date=11 February 2024}} 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.abuad.edu.ng/lagos-recognition-as-commercial-capital-city-of-nigeria/https://www.abuad.edu.ng/lagos-recognition-as-commercial-capital-city-of-nigeria/ |title=World Bank Conference: African Regional Roundtable on Upgrading Low-income Settlements |access-date=2007-08-10 |work=citiesalliance.org |publisher=World Bank, 3–5 October 2000, Johannesburg, South Africa, p. 16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928045105/http://www.citiesalliance.org/cdsdb.nsf/Attachments/South%2BAfrica%2Broundtable/%24File/African%2BRegional%2BRoundtable%2Bon%2BUpgrading%2BOct00.pdf |archive-date=28 September 2007 |url-status=dead}} Squatter settlements and towns have spread rapidly in and outside the city limits.{{cite web |url=http://www.fig.net/pub/accra/papers/ts18/ts18_01_jibril.pdf|title=Resettlement Issues, Squatter Settlements and the Problems of Land Administration in Abuja, Nigeria's Federal Capital|access-date=2007-08-10 |work=fig.net |publisher=5th FIG Regional Conference Accra, Ghana, 8–11 March 2006}} Tens of thousands of people have been evicted since former FCT minister Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai started a demolition campaign in 2003.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/13/world/africa/13abuja.html |title=In a Dream City, a Nightmare for the Common Man |access-date=2007-08-10 |work=nyt.com |publisher=New York Times, 13 December 2006 | first=Lydia | last=Polgreen | date=13 December 2006}}{{Cite book|last=Ekoko|first=K.O|title=El – Rufai and Abuja Urban renewal policies|year=2006}}

Abuja is a planned city built mainly in the 1980s based on a master plan by International Planning Associates (IPA),{{Cite web |last=Ogbuenyi |first=Nosike |date=2022-02-03 |title=Abuja at 46: The Dreams, Strides, Challenges |url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/509441-abuja-at-46-the-dreams-strides-challenges.html |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=Premium Times Nigeria |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |title=The Nigeria Capital City |website=AMLSN National Conference |url=https://amlsnconference.org/the-nigeria-capital-city/ |access-date=2022-11-07 |language=en-GB |archive-date=26 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220226000031/https://amlsnconference.org/the-nigeria-capital-city/ |url-status=dead }}{{Cite book |last=Balogun |first=Ola |title=The Federal capital territory of Nigeria: A Geography of its development |publisher=University of Ibadan Press |year=2001 |location=Ibadab |language=English}} a consortium of three American planning and architecture firms made up of Wallace, Roberts, McHarg & Todd (WRMT – a group of architects) as the lead, Archi systems International (a subsidiary of the Howard Hughes Corporation), and Planning Research Corporation. The Central Business District of Abuja was designed by Japanese architect Kenzo Tange.{{cite web|title=Central area of New Federal Capital City of Nigeria|url=https://en.tangeweb.com/works/works_no-66/|access-date=2022-02-19|website=Tange Associates|language=en-GB}}{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6355269.stm|title=Life of poverty in Abuja's wealth|access-date=2007-08-10 |work=news.bbc.co.uk |publisher=BBC News, Tuesday, 13 February 2007 | date=13 February 2007}}{{cite web |last=titel |title=Build a house in Japan {{!}} Connect with Japanese Architects {{!}} titel |url=https://titel.jp/en |access-date=2022-03-12 |website=titel (タイテル) |language=en}}

The Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) is the local government authority responsible for administering the city of Abuja. It operates under the oversight of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), which governs the entire Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The AMAC's chairman is responsible for leading the council's activities and representing the interests of the municipality's residents.{{Citation |last1=Olokesusi |first1=Femi |title=Smart Metropolitan Regional Development of Abuja and Its Region |date=2019 |work=Smart Metropolitan Regional Development: Economic and Spatial Design Strategies |pages=797–825 |editor-last=Vinod Kumar |editor-first=T.M. |url=https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-8588-8_14 |access-date=2024-04-23 |place=Singapore |publisher=Springer |language=en |doi=10.1007/978-981-10-8588-8_14 |isbn=978-981-10-8588-8 |last2=Aiyegbajeje |first2=Femi Ola |last3=Arije |first3=Ibitayo Modupe|url-access=subscription }}{{Cite web |title=ABUJA METROPOLITAN MANAGEMENT COUNCIL – Federal Capital Territory – FCT – Abuja – Nigeria |url=http://fcta.gov.ng/ova_dep/abuja-metropolitan-management-council/ |access-date=2024-04-23 |language=en-US}}{{Cite book|last=Federal Government of Nigeria|title=Government's views on the Report of the Panel on the decree N0.6. 1976|year=1991}} The Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike,{{Cite web |last=Ogbuenyi |first=Nosike |date=2023-08-21 |title=The significance of Wike's appointment as FCT minister, By Nosike Ogbuenyi |url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/opinion/617065-the-significance-of-wikes-appointment-as-fct-minister-by-nosike-ogbuenyi.html |access-date=2023-08-26 |website=Premium Times Nigeria |language=en-GB}} heads the FCTA while AMAC's chairman is Christopher Zaka Maikalangu.{{Cite web |last=Kwen |first=James |date=2022-02-13 |title=Abuja polls: PDP wins 3 chairmanship, APC gets two |url=https://businessday.ng/news/article/abuja-polls-pdp-wins-3-chairmanship-apc-gets-two/ |access-date=2023-08-26 |website=Businessday NG |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Abuchi |first=Joe |date=2024-04-22 |title=AMAC chairman pledges quick completion of Kugbo road |url=https://authorityngr.com/2024/04/22/amac-chairman-pledges-quick-completion-of-kugbo-road/ |access-date=2024-04-23 |website=THE AUTHORITY NEWS |language=en-US}}

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For ease and co-ordination of developmental efforts, the city was divided into 'Phases' by its planners, with the city's development taking a concentric form with Phase 1, which consists of the city's inner districts-Central Area, Maitama, Asokoro, Wuse, Wuse II, Garki, Garki II, Guzape and Guzape II-at its core spreading out from the foot of Aso Rock, while Phase 5, consisting of the newly created Kyami District covering the vicinity of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport{{Cite web |title=NAIA, Abuja. |url=https://faan.gov.ng/naia-abuja/ |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=FAAN |language=en-GB}} and the permanent campus of the University of Abuja, over 40 kilometres west of Aso Rock. Each Phase is separated from the other by an expressway (some still under construction); for example, Phases 1 and 2 are separated from each other by the Nnamdi Azikiwe expressway, while the entirety of the city proper (Phases 1–5) is enclosed by the Murtala Muhammed (Outer Northern-ONEX and Outer Southern-OSEX) expressways as well as the Federal A2 highway which traverses the Federal Capital Territory on its way to Kaduna (north-bound) and Lokoja (south-bound). Thus, there is an integration of the city's road network with the Federal highway network, providing access to the immediate outlying countryside and the surrounding states of the country i.e. Niger State to the west, Kaduna State to the north, Nasarawa State to the east and Kogi State to the south.{{Citation needed|date=April 2024}}

Abuja is organised into phases, which are further divided into districts.{{Cite web |last=Galadima |first=Mukhtar |date=2022-10-27 |title=Population influx and Abuja's emerging districts |url=https://dailytrust.com/population-influx-and-abujas-emerging-districts/ |access-date=2024-04-23 |website=Daily Trust |language=en-US}}

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Asokoro, the doyen of the districts, houses all of the state's lodges/guesthouses. The ECOWAS{{Cite web |last=Inaju-Challydoff |first=Daniel |title=Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) |url=https://www.ecowas.int/ |access-date=2024-06-27 |language=en}} secretariat is a focal point of interest. Asokoro is to the east of the Garki District and south of the Central District. It is one of the most exclusive districts of Abuja and houses virtually all of the federal cabinet ministers as well as most of the diplomatic community in the city; in addition, the Presidential Palace (commonly referred to as Aso Rock) is in Asokoro District. By virtue of this fact, Asokoro is the most secure area of the city.{{Cite web |title=Asokoro Abuja {{!}} Area Guide |url=https://www.villaafrika.com/asokoro-district-guide/ |access-date=2024-04-23 |website=Villa Afrika Realty |language=en-US}}{{Cite book |last=Aga |first=Chiegeonu |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IcmwBgAAQBAJ |title=Nigeria: State by State |publisher=Lulu.com |isbn=978-1-105-86432-2 |language=en}}

Abuja's Central District, also called Central Area, is a strip of land stretching from Aso Rock in the east to the National Stadium and the Old City gate in the West. It is like the city's spinal cord, dividing it into the northern sector with Maitama and Wuse, and the southern sector with Garki and Asokoro. While each district has its own demarcated commercial and residential sectors, the Central District is the city's principal Business Zone, where practically all parastatals and multinational corporations have their offices. An attractive area in the Central District is the region known as the Three Arms Zone, so-called because it houses the administrative offices of the executive, legislative, and judicial arms of the federal government. A few of the other sites worth seeing in the area are the federal secretariats alongside Shehu Shagari Way, Aso Hill, the Abuja Plant Nursery, Eagle Square (which has important historic significance, as it was in this grounds that the present democratic dispensation had its origin on 29 May 1999) and in which all subsequent Presidential Inauguration ceremonies have taken place. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is situated across Shehu Shagari Way, facing Eagle Square. This section is usually closed to traffic during the annual Armed Forces Remembrance Day ceremonies, that is observed on 15 January. The National Mosque and National Christian Centre are opposite each other on either side of Independence Avenue.{{cite web |date=18 November 2012 |title=Independence Avenue |url=http://wikimapia.org/street/16260013/Independence-Ave |access-date=2013-08-30 |publisher=Wikimapia.org}} A well-known government office is the Ministry of Defense, colloquially nicknamed "Ship House".{{cite web |date=18 November 2012 |title=Ship House |url=http://wikimapia.org/9452603/Ministry-of-Defense-Ship-House |access-date=2013-08-30 |publisher=Wikimapia.org}} Also located here is the yet-to-be-completed National Square, Millennium tower and Nigeria Cultural Centre multi-functional complex.

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The Garki District is the area in the southwest corner of the city, having the Central District to the north and the Asokoro District to the east. The district is subdivided into units called "Areas". Garki uses a distinctive naming convention of "Area" to refer to parts of Garki. These are designated as Areas 1 to 11. Garki II is used to differentiate the area from Garki Area 2. Visitors may find this system confusing.{{Cite web |title=Abuja City's Garki District - wtcf.travel |url=https://en.wtcf.org.cn/destination/2015-01/16/c_38841.htm |access-date=2023-05-17 |website=en.wtcf.org.cn}}

Garki is presently the principal business and administrative district of Abuja. Numerous buildings of interest are in this area. Some of them include the General Post Office, Abuja International Conference Centre along the busy Herbert Macaulay Way, Nicon Luxury Hotel (formally known as Abuja Sofitel Hotel and Le Meridian), Agura Hotel and Old Federal Secretariat Complex Buildings (Area 1). A new five-star hotel, Hawthorn Suites Abuja, is in Garki.{{cn|date=May 2024}}

Area 2 is mainly used for residential purposes, although a zoological garden, as well as a small shopping centre, are to be found here as well. Several banks and other commercial offices are located along Moshood Abiola Way in Area 7. The headquarters of the Nigerian Armed Forces – Army, Airforce and Navy – is located on Muhammadu Buhari Way in the Garki District.

The tallest building in this district is the Radio House located in the Area 11 sector, which houses the Federal Ministry of Information and Communications, the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) and Voice of Nigeria (VON). The Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) stations and corporate headquarters are also in Garki. The Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) which oversees and runs the Administration of the Federal Capital Territory has its offices in Garki.

The Office of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory is in Area 11.{{Cite web |title=Office of the Minister – FCT Residents Engagement Platform |url=https://myfctagov.ng/index.php/person-category/office-of-the-minister/ |access-date=2023-05-17 |language=en-US}} This is the location of the Federal Capital Development Authority and other administrative buildings. A popular sub-neighbourhood here is found in the vicinity of Gimbiya Street because it has the unique characteristic of being a purely administrative zone on weekdays while transforming purely into an entertainment zone on weeknights and weekends.{{cite web |title=Abuja City Tour Guide |url=https://mmmhouse.org/abuja-city-tour-guide/ |access-date=2020-05-26 |website=mmmHouse Abuja! |language=en-US}}

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Other places of note include the Cyprian Ekwensi Arts & Culture Centre and The Nigerian Police Mobile Force CID (Criminal Investigation Department) headquarters in Area 10. The Abuja Municipal Area Council, which is the local government administration has its headquarters in Area 10. The new United States Embassy is in the Diplomatic Zone which adjoins Garki.

{{Main article|Maitama}}

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Maitama District is to the north of the city, with the Wuse and Central Districts lying to its southwest and southeast, respectively. This area is home to the top-bracket sections of society and business and has the reputation of being very exclusive and very expensive. Interesting buildings include the Transcorp Hilton Abuja,{{cite web |title=Transcorp Hilton Abuja |url=https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/abuhitw-transcorp-hilton-abuja/ |access-date=23 April 2022 |publisher=Hilton Hotels and Resorts}} Nigerian Communications Commission Headquarters (NCC), National Universities Commission (NUC), Soil Conservation Complex, and Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The British High Commission is located along Aguiyi Ironsi Way, in Maitama. Also, the Maitama District Hospital is another notable building in Maitama. Maitama District is home to many of the European and Asian embassies.

Maitama II District Cadastral Zone A10 is a new district created by the FCT administration of Muhammed Bello in 2018. Maitama 2 as it is unofficially called was created from Mpape Hills, a suburb bothering the Bwari and Maitama Districts of the FCT. Maitama II has a high net worth of individuals especially legislators as allottees, which makes it a destination for real estate investors who desire to secure the future today.

It is not very clear what the government plans for the district as not much has been said by government agents, but cadastral zoning A indicates the government has good plans for Maitama 2 to correct some errors in Maitama District.

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It was learned that plots of land were revoked from allottees of Mpape district to create the new Maitama II District, although a compensation plan is underway to relocate the revoked allottees to another district the government intends to create. Fortunately, some developers of the Mpape district who have building plan approval and have started building maintain their plots and allocations and are covered in the Maitama II District layout. It is not clear though if a fresh allocation bearing Maitama II District has been issued to this set of allottees.

Notable landmarks of the Maitama 2 district are Jubilation Avenue, Mount Pleasant Haven and Hilltop Estate.

The district infrastructure is in top gear as the Federal Government had in the 2018 and 2019 budgets allocated about N1.3b for the engineering design of the district. Villages around the district are living in fear of demolition at any time with the information reaching them that government will commence the infrastructure project of Maitama II District.{{cite web |date=29 May 2022 |title=Maitama II Infrastructure to Commence Soon |url=https://leadership.ng/2020/08/21/provision-of-infrastructure-in-maitama-2-to-commence-soon/ |website=leadership.ng}}

Wuse District is the northwestern part of the city, with the Maitama District to its north and the Central District to its south. The District is numbered Zones 1–6. The Wuse Market is Abuja's principal market. The second most important post office in the city is here. This district houses the Sheraton Hotel and Towers (Zone 4), Grand Ibro International Hotel, the Federal Road Safety Corps Headquarters (Zone 3), Nigerian Customs Services Headquarters, Federal Civil Service Commission (Zone 3), National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration (NAFDAC) (Zone 7), Wuse General Hospital, and the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation. Just as Garki District has Garki II, Wuse has Wuse II. This is distinct from Wuse Zone 2. Like other inner Abuja districts such as Asokoro or Garki, there are very few large housing estates. Instead, office buildings, mansions and apartment blocks are prominent features of the area.{{Cite web |date=2017-09-27 |title=Geographical and Environmental Backgrounds of FCT, Abuja - Abuja OIPedia |url=https://abujaoipedia.org/content/geographical-and-environmental-backgrounds-of-fct-abuja/ |access-date=2023-05-17 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Here is what you need to know about Wuse; the commercial hub of Abuja |url=https://estateintel.com/insights/here-is-what-you-need-to-know-about-wuse-the-commercial-hub-of-abuja |access-date=2023-05-17 |website=estateintel.com}}

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• Apo-Dutse
• Dakibiyu
• Duboyi
• Durumi
• Gaduwa
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• Kado
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• Kaura
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• Galadimawa
• Gwarimpa
• Kabusa
• Karmo
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• Idu
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There are five suburban districts: Nyanya, Karu, Gwagwalada, Kubwa, and Jukwoyi. Along the Airport Road (Now Umaru Musa Yar'Adua Express Way) are clusters of satellite settlements, namely Lugbe, Chika, Kuchigworo and Pyakassa. Other satellite settlements are Idu (the main industrial zone), Mpape, Karimu, Gwagwa, Dei-Dei (housing the International Livestock market and also International Building materials market).{{cite web|date=23 June 2018|title=Abuja; The Capital City of Nigeria|url=https://hintng.com/abuja-the-capital-city-of-nigeria/|access-date=2021-01-23|website=Hintnaija|language=en-US}}

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Construction of the Millennium Tower started in 2005 and was halted in 2017 after funds ran out. This structure looms {{Convert|170|m}} above the city and is the tallest artificial structure in Abuja.{{Cite web |title=Abuja Millennium Tower: A Monument Abandoned to Its Fate |url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2017/08/21/abuja-millennium-tower-a-monument-abandoned-to-its-fate/ |website=This Day Live}} The tower is part of a huge cultural development complex called the Nigeria National Complex including the Nigeria Cultural Centre, a {{Convert|120000|m2|abbr=on|adj=on}} structure dedicated to the art and culture of Nigeria. The Cultural Centre and the Millennium Tower have been designed by the Italian architect Manfredi Nicoletti.{{Cite web |title=Abuja tower to be finished in 2025 – 20 years after work began |url=https://buildmytalent.com/2023/09/02/abuja-tower-to-be-finished-in-2025-20-years-after-work-began/ |website=BuildMyTalent}}

Landmarks include the Millennium Tower, the Central Bank of Nigeria headquarters, the Nigerian Presidential Complex, the Ship House, the National Stadium, which was the main venue of the 2003 All Africa Games and some games, including the final, of the 2009 FIFA Under-17 World Cup, National Mosque, the National Church, Aso Rock and Zuma Rock.{{Cite book |last=M.F.C.T |title=Abuja: Achievements of the federal capital territory 1985–1992 |year=1995}}

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Abuja is home to several parks and green areas with the largest one being Millennium Park. Millennium Park was designed by architect Manfredi Nicoletti and was officially opened by the United Kingdom's Queen Elizabeth II (the former Queen of Nigeria) in December 2003. Another open area park is located in Lifecamp Gwarimpa; near the residence of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory. The park is located on a slightly raised hilltop which contains sports facilities like Basketball and Badminton courts another park is the city park, which is located in Wuse 2 and is home to numerous outdoor and indoor attractions such as a 4D cinema, Astro-turf, lawn tennis court, paintball arena and a variety of restaurants. The National Children's Park and Zoo host a number of animals and recreation spots.{{cite web |title=23 things to do in Abuja |url=https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g293825-d14977048-Reviews-National_Children_s_Park_and_Zoo-Abuja_Federal_Capital_Territory.html |website=tripadvisor |access-date=23 September 2020}}

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Abuja has a variety of informal spaces known as "Bush Bars" that usually, though not always, include a covered area with tables and chairs where people can sit and have drinks (alcoholic and non-alcoholic) and sometimes there are snacks such as suya, grilled catfish, pounded yam, egusi soup and other small items available for purchase. They are located all over Abuja.{{cite web|author=Jeremy|title=Sunday, August 27, 2006 Abuja bush bars|url=http://www.naijablog.co.uk/2006/08/abuja-bush-bars.html|access-date=22 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202223312/http://www.naijablog.co.uk/2006/08/abuja-bush-bars.html|archive-date=2 December 2013|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Nigerian Suya Recipe: For Nigerians in Diaspora|url=http://www.allnigerianrecipes.com/snacks/nigerian-suya-recipe.html|publisher=allnigerianrecipes.com|year=2013}}

The elevation is {{convert|360|m}}.{{cite web | url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Abuja-national-capital-Nigeria5 | title=Abuja | publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica | access-date=27 January 2021}}

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Abuja under Köppen climate classification features a tropical wet and dry climate (Köppen: Aw). The FCT experiences three weather conditions annually. This includes a warm, humid rainy season and a blistering dry season.{{cite web|title=Climate: Abuja Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria|url=https://www.worlddata.info/africa/nigeria/climate-abuja-federal-capital-territory.php|access-date=2022-01-08|website=Worlddata.info|language=en}} In between the two, there is a brief interlude of harmattan occasioned by the northeast trade wind, with the main feature of dust haze and cloudless skies.{{Citation needed|date=May 2020}}{{Cite web |date=November 2020 |title=Origin and Meaning of Abuja the Capital city of Nigeria|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/345166243_Origin_and_Meaning_of_Abuja_the_Capital_city_of_Nigeria}}{{Cite web |title=nomadseason.com |url=https://nomadseason.com/climate/nigeria/fct/abuja.html |access-date=11 February 2024}}

The rainy season begins from April and ends in October,{{cite web|title=Average monthly rainfall and snow in Abuja, Nigeria (millimeter)|url=https://weather-and-climate.com:80/average-monthly-precipitation-Rainfall,abuja,Nigeria|access-date=2022-01-08|website=World Weather & Climate Information}} when daytime temperatures reach {{convert|28|°C|°F|1}} to {{convert|30|°C|°F|1}} and nighttime lows hover around {{convert|22|°C|°F|1}} to {{convert|23|°C|°F|1}}.{{cite web|title=Abuja Climate, Weather By Month, Average Temperature (Nigeria) – Weather Spark|url=https://weatherspark.com/y/55097/Average-Weather-in-Abuja-Nigeria-Year-Round|access-date=2022-01-08|website=weatherspark.com|language=en}} In the dry season, daytime temperatures can soar as high as {{convert|40|°C|°F|1}} and overnight temperatures can dip to {{convert|20|°C|°F|1}}. Even the coolest nights can be followed by daytime temperatures well above {{convert|30|°C|°F|1}}. The medium altitude and undulating terrain of the FCT act as a moderating influence on the weather of the territory. The city's inland location causes the diurnal temperature variation to be much larger than coastal cities with similar climates such as Lagos.{{Citation needed|date=May 2020}}

Rainfall in the FCT reflects the territory's location on the windward side of the Jos Plateau and the zone of rising air masses with the city receiving frequent rainfall during the rainy season from April to October every year.{{cite web |url=http://www.touristlink.com/nigeria/abuja/overview.html |title=Abuja Nigeria Tourist Information |publisher=Touristlink.com |access-date=2013-08-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130324021818/http://www.touristlink.com/nigeria/abuja/overview.html |archive-date=24 March 2013 |url-status=dead }}

The effects of climate change have been observed in Abuja, according to a study conducted by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency and Atmospheric Science Group of Imo State University.{{Cite journal |last1=Orisakwe |first1=Ikenna C. |last2=Nwofor |first2=Okey K. |last3=Njoku |first3=Clement C. |last4=Ezedigboh |first4=Ugochukwu O. |date=January 2017 |title=On the Analysis of the Changes in the Temperatures over Abuja, Nigeria |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/314113105 |journal=Journal of Physical Science and Environmental Studies |volume=3 |issue=1 |page=9}} Between 1993 and 2013, the average maximum temperature trended downward, but the average minimum and mean temperatures trended upwards. There was a downward trend for rainfall in Abuja, based on data collected between 1986 and 2016.{{cite web |last1=Itiowe |first1=T. |last2=Hassan |first2=S. M. |last3=Agidi |first3=V. A. |title=Analysis of Rainfall Trends and Patterns in Abuja, Nigeria |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/332248683 |website=ResearchGate}}{{Cite journal |last1=Itiowe, MSc |first1=O. O. |last2=Hassan |first2=S. M. |last3=Oghenejabor, MSc |first3=O. D. |date=January 2020 |title=An Assessment of the Effects of Climate Change on Rainfall Variability and Drought over Abuja, Nigeria |url=https://ijisrt.com/assets/upload/files/IJISRT20JAN645.pdf |journal=International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology |volume=5 |issue=1 |page=1323}} The drought occurrence probability for Abuja increased by 15.4% between 1975 and 2014.{{Cite journal |last1=Ajileye |first1=O. O. |last2=Aigbiremolen |first2=I. M. |last3=Mohammed |first3=S. O. |last4=Halilu |first4=A. S. |last5=Alaga |first5=A. T. |date=September 2015 |title=Effect of Climatic Variability on Drought Occurrence Probability over Nigeria |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/283880337 |journal=British Journal of Applied Science & Technology |volume=12 |issue=1 |page=9}}

{{Weather box| location = Abuja, Nigeria (1991-2020)| width= auto| single line = Y||collapsed = yes| metric first = Y| Jan high C =35.2| Feb high C =36.9| Mar high C =37.3| Apr high C =35.6| May high C =32.9| Jun high C =30.8| Jul high C =29.5| Aug high C =28.7| Sep high C =29.9| Oct high C =31.3| Nov high C = 34.2| Dec high C = 35.0| year high C =33.1| Jan low C =18.5| Feb low C =21.6| Mar low C =24.1| Apr low C =24.4| May low C =23.3| Jun low C =22.3| Jul low C =22.0| Aug low C =21.8| Sep low C =21.6| Oct low C =21.6| Nov low C =19.7| Dec low C =17.7| year low C =21.5| Jan mean C =26.9| Feb mean C =29.3| Mar mean C =30.7| Apr mean C =30.0| May mean C =28.1| Jun mean C =26.6| Jul mean C =25.7| Aug mean C =25.2| Sep mean C =25.7| Oct mean C =26.5| Nov mean C =26.9| Dec mean C =26.3| year mean C =27.3|precipitation colour = green| Jan precipitation mm =0.8| Feb precipitation mm =5.9| Mar precipitation mm =22.4| Apr precipitation mm =72.8| May precipitation mm =156.7| Jun precipitation mm =194.4| Jul precipitation mm =249.8| Aug precipitation mm =308.3| Sep precipitation mm =229.4| Oct precipitation mm =169.5| Nov precipitation mm =9.7| Dec precipitation mm =1.3| year precipitation mm =1421.1| unit precipitation days = 1 mm| Jan precipitation days =0.1| Feb precipitation days =0.4| Mar precipitation days =1.9| Apr precipitation days =6.0| May precipitation days =11.3| Jun precipitation days =12.2| Jul precipitation days =15.0| Aug precipitation days =17.3| Sep precipitation days =16.0| Oct precipitation days =13.0| Nov precipitation days =0.9| Dec precipitation days =0.0| year precipitation days =94.0| Jan record high C =40.0| Feb record high C =42.0| Mar record high C =42.0| Apr record high C =41.0| May record high C =39.7| Jun record high C =37.8| Jul record high C =34.7| Aug record high C =33.5| Sep record high C =34.0| Oct record high C =40.0| Nov record high C = 38.1| Dec record high C = 39.0| year record high C =42.0| Jan record low C =11.0| Feb record low C =13.7| Mar record low C =15.0| Apr record low C =14.0| May record low C =15.0| Jun record low C =17.2| Jul record low C =16.0| Aug record low C =15.0| Sep record low C =18.0| Oct record low C =16.5| Nov record low C = 13.0| Dec record low C = 8.9| year record low C =8.9| Jan humidity = 44.4| Feb humidity = 44.9| Mar humidity = 56.1| Apr humidity = 71.5| May humidity = 80.9| Jun humidity = 84.7| Jul humidity = 86.8| Aug humidity = 88.0| Sep humidity = 86.8| Oct humidity = 83.4| Nov humidity = 65.8| Dec humidity = 50.9| year humidity = 70.3|source = NOAA{{cite web

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The FCT falls within the Guinean forest-savanna mosaic zone of the West African sub-region.{{cite web|title=Federal Capital Territory {{!}} Location & Geography |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Abuja-federal-capital-territory-Nigeria|access-date=2022-01-08|website=Britannica|language=en}} Patches of rain forest, however, occur in the Gwagwa plains, especially in the rugged terrain to the southeastern parts of the territory, where a landscape of gullies and rough terrain is found. These areas of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) form one of the few surviving occurrences of the mature forest vegetation in Nigeria.

File:Abuja city gate.jpg|Abuja city gate

File:Zuma Rock.jpg|Zuma rock

File:Abuja Airport Terminal.jpg|Terminal at the Abuja International Airport

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File:MinForeignAffairs.jpg|The Ministry of Foreign Affairs

File:Gen Shehu Musa Yar'Adua in Abuja 2.jpg|Shehu Musa Yar'adua Center

File:Ceiling of Shehu Musa Yar'Adua Centre in Abuja.jpg|Glass Dome of Shehu Musa Yar'adua Centre in Abuja

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At the 2006 census, the city of Abuja had a population of 776,298,{{cite web|url=http://placng.org/Legal%20Notice%20on%20Publication%20of%202006%20Census%20Final%20Results.pdf |title=Legal Notice on Publication of 2006 Census Final Results |publisher=Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre |access-date=10 June 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130319130952/http://placng.org/Legal%20Notice%20on%20Publication%20of%202006%20Census%20Final%20Results.pdf |archive-date=19 March 2013 }} making it than the eighth most populous city in Nigeria. United Nations figures showed that Abuja grew by 139.7% between 2000 and 2010, making it the fastest-growing city in the world.{{cite web | url = http://blog.euromonitor.com/2010/03/special-report-worlds-fastest-growing-cities-are-in-asia-and-africa.html | title = World's Fastest Growing Cities are in Asia and Africa | date = 2 March 2010 | publisher = Euromonitor | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151117022953/http://blog.euromonitor.com/2010/03/special-report-worlds-fastest-growing-cities-are-in-asia-and-africa.html | archive-date = 2015-11-17 | access-date = 26 October 2015

}} {{As of|2015}}, 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.abujafacts.ng/top-5-cities-to-do-business-in-nigeria-abuja-is-2nd/ |title=Top 5 Cities To Do Business in Nigeria. ABUJA Is 2nd |publisher=Abuja Facts |date=22 April 2015 |access-date=26 October 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204113031/http://www.abujafacts.ng/top-5-cities-to-do-business-in-nigeria-abuja-is-2nd/ |archive-date=4 February 2016 }}

Abuja has witnessed a huge influx of people into the city; the growth has led to the emergence of satellite towns, such as Karu Urban Area, Suleja, Gwagwalada, Lugbe, Kuje and smaller settlements towards which the planned city is sprawling. The urban agglomeration centred upon Abuja had a population estimated at 3,770,000 in 2022.{{cite book|author1=Demographia|title=Demographia World Urban Areas|date=July 2022|edition=18th|url=http://www.demographia.com/db-worldua.pdf|access-date=3 November 2022}} The metropolitan area of Abuja was estimated in 2016 at six million people, the country's second-most populous metro area.{{cite web |url=http://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2016/03/29/fct-minister-harps-on-development-of-satellite-towns/ |title=FCT Minister Harps on Development of Satellite Towns |last=Jaiyeola |first=Andrews |access-date=22 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806020432/http://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2016/03/29/fct-minister-harps-on-development-of-satellite-towns/ |archive-date=6 August 2017 |url-status=dead}} The city has a large and growing immigrant community consisting mainly of nationals from the ECOWAS sub-region. The city has been undergoing a rapid pace of physical development over the last fifteen years.

Real estate is a major driver of the Abuja economy. This correlates with the considerable growth and investment the city has seen as it has developed. The sources of this investment have been both foreign and local. The real estate sector continues to have a positive impact on the city, as it is a major avenue for employment.{{cite web|url=https://www.villaafrika.com/abuja-real-estate-development/|title=Abuja Real Estate Development & Projects To Watch in 2019|date=27 January 2019|website=Villa Afrika Realty|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-03}}

The Abuja International Trade Fair (AITF) has been held annually since 2005, under the auspices of the Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI).{{cite news |last1=Akinyemi |first1=Bioluwatife |title=ACCI hosts 500 exhibitors, showcases 10,000 products at 17th Abuja International Trade Fair |url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/acci-hosts-500-exhibitors-showcases-10000-products-at-17th-abuja-international-trade-fair/ |access-date=9 April 2023 |work=Nigerial Tribune |date=2 October 2022}} ACCI has also sought to link businesses to enhance trade with East Africa.{{cite news |last1=Itsibor |first1=Mark |title=East African Business Council Partners ACCI On Implementation Of AfCFTA |url=https://leadership.ng/east-african-business-council-partners-acci-on-implementation-of-afcfta/ |access-date=9 April 2023 |work=Leadership |date=16 December 2022}}

Abuja is served by the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) which maintains postal codes, street names and zones.{{Cite web |date=2022-02-21 |title=FCT Abuja Postal Code (Zip Code List) 2023 » * State |url=https://nairapostalcode.com.ng/state/abuja-postal-code-all-locations-lgas-zip-codes/ |access-date=2023-11-19 |language=en-US}}{{cite web|url=http://www.nipost.gov.ng |title=Welcome To Nigerian Postal Service ! |publisher=Nipost.gov.ng |access-date=2013-08-30}}

Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport is the main airport serving Abuja and the surrounding capital region.{{cite web | title=NAIA, Abuja. | website=FAAN | date=2023-05-03 | url=https://faan.gov.ng/naia-abuja/ | access-date=2024-09-14}} It was named after Nigeria's first president, Nnamdi Azikiwe. The airport has international and domestic terminals.

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Abuja is also linked to Nasarawa, Plateau, Benue and Northeast Nigeria by the A234 Federal Highway, which starts from the city as the Goodluck 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.{{cite web|title=9ja News|url=https://9janews.net/|access-date=2021-01-23}}

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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 Abuja. There is a car park at the train station for passengers travelling to the city centre.{{cite news|last1=Agabi|first1=Chris|title=NRC begins Abuja-Kaduna daily free train service|url=http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/general/nrc-begins-abuja-kaduna-daily-free-train-service/152361.html|work=Daily Trust|date=23 June 2016|access-date=26 July 2016|archive-date=31 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180831035720/https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/general/nrc-begins-abuja-kaduna-daily-free-train-service/152361.html|url-status=dead}}

Abuja light rail opened in 2018 and became the first rapid transit in the country and in Western Africa. Abuja's light rail system was shut down in 2020 due to the COVID-19 epidemic. Traffic resumed on May 29, 2024.{{Cite web |last=International2024-06-06T11:00:00+01:00 |first=Metro Report |title=Abuja metro services relaunched |url=https://www.railwaygazette.com/metros/abuja-metro-services-relaunched/66674.article |access-date=2024-08-16 |website=Railway Gazette International |language=en}}

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Abuja is also known as one of the states in Nigeria that provides quality post-secondary education. It is speedily becoming an attraction for students due to the growing presence of both public and private universities.{{cite web|last=says|first=George Kato|date=13 June 2021|title=2021 Update List Of Private Universities in Abuja Accredited By NUC|url=https://alluniversity.com.ng/private-universities-in-abuja/|access-date=2021-07-06|website=Latest JAMB News {{!}} All Nigerian Universities News|language=en-US|archive-date=9 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709185325/https://alluniversity.com.ng/private-universities-in-abuja/|url-status=dead}}

• African University of Science and Technology{{cite web|title=Welcome to AUST |url=https://aust.edu.ng/|access-date=2021-06-29|website=aust.edu.ng}}
• Baze University{{cite web|title=Baze University|url=https://bazeuniversity.edu.ng/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-12|website=bazeuniversity.edu.ng|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111123162331/http://www.bazeuniversity.edu.ng:80/ |archive-date=23 November 2011 }}
• National Open University of Nigeria{{cite web|title=Home {{!}} National Open University of Nigeria|url=https://nou.edu.ng/|access-date=2021-06-29|website=nou.edu.ng}}
• Nile University of Nigeria{{cite web|date=18 June 2021|title=Buhari's Minister, Keyamo At University Lecture Says Nigerians Will Beg For Return Of Disbanded SARS, Students Mock Him|url=http://saharareporters.com/2021/06/18/buhari%E2%80%99s-minister-keyamo-university-lecture-says-nigerians-will-beg-return-disbanded-sars|access-date=2021-06-29|website=Sahara Reporters}}{{cite web|date=10 May 2020|title=Covid 19: Lockdown Has not Disrupted Our Academic Activities, Says Nike Varsity|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2020/05/10/covid-19-lockdown-has-not-disrupted-our-academic-activities-says-nike-varsity/|access-date=2021-06-29|website=thisdaylive.com|language=en-US}}{{cite web|date=24 May 2018|title=NUC releases names of universities approved for post-graduate programmes (full list)|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/269568-nuc-releases-names-of-universities-approved-for-post-graduate-programmes-full-list.html|access-date=2021-06-29|language=en-GB}}
• University of Abuja{{cite web|date=15 June 2021|title=UniAbuja Calls for Good Governance, Holds Maiden Leadership Retreat|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2021/06/16/uniabuja-calls-for-good-governance-holds-maiden-leadership-retreat/|access-date=2021-06-29|website=thisdaylive.com|language=en-US}}
• Veritas University{{cite web|title=Veritas University Abuja|url=https://www.veritas.edu.ng/|access-date=2021-06-29|website=www.veritas.edu.ng}}{{cite web|date=8 May 2021|title=Police asked us to have minimal activities on campus — Veritas varsity VC|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/05/police-asked-us-to-have-minimal-activities-on-campus-veritas-varsity-vc/|access-date=2021-06-29|website=Vanguard News|language=en-US}}
• Philomath University{{cite web|url=https://philomath.edu.ng/ |title=Philomath University |website=Philomath.edu.ng |date=27 September 2022 |access-date=2022-10-08}}

• American International School of Abuja{{cite web|date=19 March 2021|title=2021 Top Secondary Schools in Nigeria with Amazing Tech Programs|url=https://www.techcityng.com/2021-top-secondary-schools-in-nigeria-with-amazing-tech-programs/|access-date=2021-06-29|website=TechCity|language=en-US}}
• Whiteplains British School, Jabi{{cite web|date=10 November 2015|title=Top 10 Most Expensive Secondary Schools In Nigeria|url=https://www.pulse.ng/communities/student/expensive-education-top-10-most-expensive-secondary-schools-in-nigeria/czvf2vq|access-date=2021-06-29|website=Pulse Nigeria|language=en}}
• École Française Marcel Pagnol

Abuja is one of the cities that are endowed with natural resources in Nigeria, and these resources serve as raw materials for pharmaceutical, food processing, medicinal and other processing companies, and they are also useful for commercial purposes, and as sources of food. Among these materials include:

• Clay
• Gold
• Tin
• Feldspar
• Tantalite
• Cassiterite
• Marble
• Talc
• Dolomite

Source:{{Cite web |title=Federal Capital Territory {{!}} Location & Geography |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Abuja-federal-capital-territory-Nigeria |access-date=2022-12-31 |website=Britannica |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Ikenwa |first=Chizoba |date=2020-01-13 |title=Natural Resources Found in Abuja: Full List |url=https://nigerianinfopedia.com.ng/natural-resources-found-in-abuja-full-list/ |access-date=2022-12-31 |website=Nigerian Infopedia |language=en-us}}

People awarded the Honorary citizenship of Abuja are:

• Centenary City
• Abuja Investments Company

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Category:1970s establishments in Nigeria

Category:Capitals in Africa

Category:Federal Capital Territory (Nigeria)

Category:Local Government Areas in the Federal Capital Territory (Nigeria)

Category:Planned communities established in the 1970s

Category:Planned capitals

Category:Planned communities in Nigeria

Category:Populated places established in the 1970s

Category:Populated places in the Federal Capital Territory (Nigeria)

Category:Cities in Nigeria