Sir Lugard Empire Hill
{{short description|Historical radio station in Nigeria}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name = Sir Lugard Empire Hill
| city = Baro
| frequency = HF
| airdate = 1900
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| owner = Fredrick Lugard
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| area = Northern Nigeria
| last_airdate = 1958
| language = English
| power = 25 Kilowatts
| operator = Lugard civil servant
}}
Baro Empire Hill or Sir Lugard Empire Hill is a 150 ft ground level hill, tourist and location of the Colonial Nigeria high frequency radio station that was installed by Sir Fredrick Lugard at Baro, Nigeria.{{Cite web|title=Niger State – Explore Nigeria|url=https://explorenigeria.com.ng/states/niger-state/|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-05-06}}{{Cite web|title=Niger’ll harness 100 tourism sites for development – Commissioner|url=https://blueprint.ng/%ef%bb%bfnigerll-harness-100-tourism-sites-for-development-commissioner/|last=IV|first=Editorial|date=2019-03-04|website=Blueprint|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-06}}
History
The 110 years Radio station is a 25 kilowatt solid state analogue transmitter a high frequency radio and the hill was where the colony masters built their administrative residents for middle level staff including military and civilians cemetery and playing ground of the colonial workers who died during their service, although Sir Lugard respectively used caravan in climbing the hill while his soldiers trek.{{Cite web|title=Reviving Baro Empire Hill – Faces International Magazine|url=https://facesinternationalmagazine.org.ng/?p=41466|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-06}}{{Cite web|title=Reviving Baro Empire Hills|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2017/04/13/reviving-baro-empire-hills/|last=admin|date=2017-04-12|website=THISDAYLIVE|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-06}}{{Cite news|title=Over 100 tourism potentials waiting for exploration in Niger State Government|work=Independent Newspaper|url=https://www.independent.ng/over-100-tourism-potentials-waiting-for-exploration-in-niger-state-govt/|access-date=6 May 2020}}
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| elevation_m = 150
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| map_size = 200
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| location = Nigeria
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The hill has a view from River Niger 15 km to the river and remains the Sir Lugard first head office at the summit and the station was where he communicated with Queen Elizabeth and others were made thou the hill is an historical place in country were mostly every year it attract attention from other state.{{Cite web|title=Baro Empire Hills|url=https://hotels.ng/places/monument/4366-baro-empire-hills|last=Hotels.ng|website=Hotels.ng|language=en|access-date=2020-05-06}}{{Cite web|title=Osinbajo says Niger State can feed Africa, speaks on Baro port|url=https://shipsandports.com.ng/osinbajo-niger-can-feed-africa/|last=Ships & Ports|date=2017-08-15|website=Ships & Ports|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-06}}
The Hill is 12 km away from the Baro Port, a port that is used for transportation of goods by the colony masters in that days and the river flows through the River Niger forming hinterland with railway that links to many terminus and also warehouse that goods is store by business people from other countries.{{Cite web|title=Baro Empire Hill and Port|url=https://zodml.org/content/baro-empire-hill-and-port|website=ZODML|language=en|access-date=2020-05-06}}