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Location<\/strong><\/p>\n Abuja City is located in the centre of Nigeria and was built in the 1980s. Since it was made the capital in 1991, then it has remained the country’s most populous city and this is mainly attributed to its structures, location and the city being well planned.<\/p>\n History<\/strong><\/p>\n Abuja was built in 1980,s <\/strong>and it became officially became Nigeria’s capital on 12 December 1991, replacing Lagos. The site where Abuja is located was chosen because of its central location, easy accessibility, good climate, low population density and the availability of land for future expansion. It was the first planned city to be built in Nigeria.<\/p>\n Mayors (Ministers)<\/strong><\/p>\n The following are the mayors of Abuja since 1976 to present;<\/p>\n Mobolaji Ajose-Adeogun 1976\u20131979 Population<\/strong><\/p>\n Abuja is the largest city and had a population of 1,568,853 people in 2013. The metro population is expected to reach 3,358,000 million by 2025<\/p>\n Transport<\/strong><\/p>\n Abuja is served by Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, buses and private cars are mainly used as means of transport within the city and motorcycles (Okada) are also commonly used for easy reach by the passengers.<\/p>\n The key highlights of Abuja City include the following;<\/p>\n Abuja Museums<\/a>Abuja Live Theatres<\/a> Location Abuja City is located in the centre of Nigeria and was built in the 1980s. Since it was made the capital in 1991, then it has remained the country’s most populous city and this is mainly attributed to its structures, location and the city being well planned. History Abuja was built in 1980,s and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_gspb_post_css":"","_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-445","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":8}},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\nJohn Jatau Kadiya, 1979\u20131982
\nIro Abubakar Dan Musa, 1982\u20131983
\nHaliru Dantoro, 1983\u20131984
\nMamman Jiya Vatsa, 1984 \u2013 December 1985
\nHamza Abdullahi, 1986\u20131989
\nGado Nasko, 1989\u20131993
\nJeremiah Timbut Useni, 1993\u20131998
\nMamman Kontagora, 1998\u20131999
\nIbrahim Bunu, 1999\u20132001
\nMohammed Abba Gana, 2001\u20132003
\nNasir Ahmad el-Rufai, 2003 \u2013 May 2007
\nAliyu Modibo, 2007\u20132008
\nAdamu Aliero, 2008\u20132010
\nBala Abdulkadir Mohammed, 2010\u2013present<\/p>\n
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