Minna
{{Short description|Capital city of Niger State, Nigeria}}
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Minna is a city in the Middle Belt of Nigeria. It is the capital city of Niger State, one of Nigeria's 36 federal states. Its original two major ethnic groups are the Gbagyi and the Nupe peoples.{{Cite web |last=Uthman |first=Ibraheem |date=2023-09-09 |title=History Of Minna |url=https://minnacityofliterature.com.ng/history-of-minna/ |access-date=2024-07-05 |website=Minna City of Literature |language=en-US}}
History
Archaeological evidence suggests settlement in the area dates back to about 47,000–37,000 years ago. Muslim culture filtered into Minna by way of the ancient Saharan trade routes much later, and the city contains many mosques including Minna Central Mosque and Muslim organizations like the Islamic Education Trust, Minna, Muslim Students' Society of Nigeria - Minna Area Council (MSSN-MNAC), Da'watu-Ilallahi-Wa-Rasulihi Association (DAWRA), etc. Sharia law is practiced. Christianity is the second most practiced religion in the city. Popular churches include the Faith Church, Grace Baptist Church, Nupe Kalvari Churches, Anglican Churches, ECWA churches, Baptist churches, Victory Christian Church, the Apostolic Church and many others.{{Cite web |title=List Of Churches in Minna {{!}} SmartScrapers |url=https://rentechdigital.com/smartscraper/business-report-details/nigeria/niger-state/minna/churches |access-date=2024-07-05 |website=SmartScraper |language=en}}
Minna is the home state of Nigeria's former military President Gen. Ibrahim B. Babangida, and of former Head of State Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar.
Pollution
Based on research carried out, it was reported that Minna is being affected by land pollution caused by non-proper disposal of solid waste products. This has caused several diseases such as Malaria fever, Yellow fever, Lassa fever, etc.{{Cite journal |last=Christopher Ileanwa |first=Abdul |last2=Macaulay Atahchegbe |first2=Egwuma |last3=Andrew Ekule |first3=Adejoh |date=2020-06-01 |title=Impact of land pollution on the wellbeing of neighborhoods in Minna Metropolis of Nigeria |url=http://www.cas-press.com/article_111257.html |journal=Central Asian Journal of Environmental Science and Technology Innovation |language=en |volume=1 |issue=3 |pages=143–149 |doi=10.22034/CAJESTI.2020.03.03 |issn=2717-4034}}
Climate
Minna has a typical Middle Belt tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw) with two seasons: an arid, dusty, harmattan-dominated dry season from November to April and a humid, oppressive wet season dominated by monsoonal air masses from May to October. Temperatures are hot to sweltering year round, except at the height of the wet season when air temperatures are merely very warm but the high humidity makes it equally or more uncomfortable than the hotter dry season.
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|location = Minna (1991–2020)
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| Jan record high C = 40.0
| Feb record high C = 44.0
| Mar record high C = 42.0
| Apr record high C = 42.2
| May record high C = 40.0
| Jun record high C = 39.0
| Jul record high C = 34.6
| Aug record high C = 33.5
| Sep record high C = 34.0
| Oct record high C = 36.6
| Nov record high C = 40.6
| Dec record high C = 40.0
|Jan high C = 34.9
|Feb high C = 37.2
|Mar high C = 38.3
|Apr high C = 36.8
|May high C = 33.7
|Jun high C = 31.1
|Jul high C = 29.7
|Aug high C = 29.0
|Sep high C = 30.1
|Oct high C = 31.8
|Nov high C = 35.2
|Dec high C = 35.2
|year high C = 33.6
|Jan mean C = 27.8
|Feb mean C = 30.2
|Mar mean C = 31.8
|Apr mean C = 31.0
|May mean C = 28.7
|Jun mean C = 26.7
|Jul mean C = 25.9
|Aug mean C = 25.4
|Sep mean C = 25.8
|Oct mean C = 26.8
|Nov mean C = 27.7
|Dec mean C = 27.6
|year mean C = 27.9
|Jan low C = 20.6
|Feb low C = 23.2
|Mar low C = 25.2
|Apr low C = 25.1
|May low C = 23.6
|Jun low C = 22.3
|Jul low C = 22.0
|Aug low C = 21.8
|Sep low C = 21.5
|Oct low C = 21.8
|Nov low C = 20.1
|Dec low C = 19.9
|year low C = 22.3
| Jan record low C = 15.0
| Feb record low C = 17.0
| Mar record low C = 19.7
| Apr record low C = 19.0
| May record low C = 17.7
| Jun record low C = 18.0
| Jul record low C = 16.8
| Aug record low C = 13.0
| Sep record low C = 16.0
| Oct record low C = 16.0
| Nov record low C = 13.4
| Dec record low C = 14.0
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|Jan precipitation mm = 1.3
|Feb precipitation mm = 0.7
|Mar precipitation mm = 3.7
|Apr precipitation mm = 63.2
|May precipitation mm = 148.4
|Jun precipitation mm = 182.7
|Jul precipitation mm = 210.0
|Aug precipitation mm = 270.7
|Sep precipitation mm = 258.9
|Oct precipitation mm = 134.6
|Nov precipitation mm = 3.0
|Dec precipitation mm = 0.4
|year precipitation mm = 1277.5
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 0.1
|Feb precipitation days = 0.2
|Mar precipitation days = 0.6
|Apr precipitation days = 4.2
|May precipitation days = 9.2
|Jun precipitation days = 11.9
|Jul precipitation days = 13.7
|Aug precipitation days = 15.2
|Sep precipitation days = 16.7
|Oct precipitation days = 10.4
|Nov precipitation days = 0.3
|Dec precipitation days = 0.0
|year precipitation days = 82.4
|Jan humidity = 49.3
|Feb humidity = 48.2
|Mar humidity = 56.3
|Apr humidity = 69.2
|May humidity = 78.7
|Jun humidity = 82.9
|Jul humidity = 85.1
|Aug humidity = 86.4
|Sep humidity = 85.2
|Oct humidity = 81.6
|Nov humidity = 65.5
|Dec humidity = 55.1
|year humidity = 70.3
|Jan sun = 226.3
|Feb sun = 215.6
|Mar sun = 220.1
|Apr sun = 210.0
|May sun = 226.3
|Jun sun = 189.0
|Jul sun = 155.0
|Aug sun = 148.8
|Sep sun = 180.0
|Oct sun = 248.0
|Nov sun = 267.0
|Dec sun = 269.7
|year sun = 2555.8
|Jand sun = 7.3
|Febd sun = 7.7
|Mard sun = 7.1
|Aprd sun = 7.0
|Mayd sun = 7.3
|Jund sun = 6.3
|Juld sun = 5.0
|Augd sun = 4.8
|Sepd sun = 6.0
|Octd sun = 8.0
|Novd sun = 8.9
|Decd sun = 8.7
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|source 1 = NOAA (sun 1961-1990){{cite web
| url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/4.4/data/0-data/Region-1-WMO-Normals-9120/Nigeria/CSV/Minna_65123.csv
| title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020 |format=CSV | publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | access-date = 2 August 2023}}
{{cite web
| url = ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REG__I/NI/65123.TXT
| title = Minna Climate Normals 1961–1990
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = 22 July 2016}}
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Literary Festival
The current trend of literary and book art festivals in Nigeria, in the last 15 years, could be traced to Minna, Niger State, which started its literary and arts festival in May 1995.{{Cite web |title=Annual School Carnival of Arts and Festival of Songs |url=https://minnacityofliterature.com.ng/tag/annual-school-carnival-of-arts-and-festival-of-songs/}}
Economy
File:Rice Field Kateregi, Niger state Nigeria.jpg
Cotton, guinea corn (sorghum), Maize and ginger are the main agricultural products of the city. Yam is also extensively cultivated throughout the city. The economy also supports cattle trading, brewing, shea nut processing and gold mining. There are also FMCGs such as PZ Cussons that deal in toilet soaps, baby products, medicaments and so on.
Traditional industries and crafts in Minna include leather work and metalworking.
Transport
Education and Health
Minna has many educational institutions, including:Fati Lami Abubakar Institute for Legal and Administrative Studies, The Federal University of Technology Minna, Niger state school of health, Niger state school of nursing and Midwifery, Niger state university of Education among others. With many high schools as Father O'Connell Science College, Minna, Waziri Primary School, Chiroma Primary School, D.S.S Limawa, Kowa Schools, El-Bethel Academy, Jocis Schools, Hilltop Model School, Mypa schools, Himma international school, Police secondary school, El-Amin International School, FOMWAN Schools, New Horizon College, Divine Excellence International Schools and Brighter International Schools, among many others. The above-mentioned schools are the pioneering high schools in Minna. Minna has many primary health clinics with the General Hospital, Minna serving as the general health care.{{Cite journal|last=ALFA|first=M T|title=Perceived Indoor Environmental Quality of Hospital Wards and Patients' Outcomes: A Study of a General Hospital, Minna, Nigeria|date=2019|journal=Applied Ecology and Environmental Research|volume=17|issue=4|doi=10.15666/aeer/1704_82358259|issn=1589-1623|doi-access=free}}{{Cite book|last=Annual Engineering Conference of the School of Engineering and Engineering Technology (6th : 2005 : Federal University of Technology, Minna, Nigeria)|title=Book of proceediings : theme: engineering and technology for wealth creation in the spirit of needs, date: 15th - 17th June, 2005 : 6th Annual Engineering Conference, School of Engineering and Engineering Technology, Federal University of Technology, Minna|date=2005|publisher=[The University]|isbn=978-36536-2-8|oclc=154725099}}
= Universities =
- Federal University of Technology Minna
- Niger State College of Education
- School of Nursing and Midwifery
- New Gate Science and Technology
- Niger State Polytechnic
- The Federal Polytechnic Bida
Gallery
File:Minna.photowalk Rounabout 18.jpg
File:Minna.photowalk Street 06.jpg
File:Welcome to Minna DJI 0968.jpg
File:Niger state government house 2.jpg
File:Minna Roads 4.jpg
File:State secretariat Minna DJI 0957.jpg|Niger state Secretariat
See also
References
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