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Available in 39 languages" > <label id="p-lang-btn-label" for="p-lang-btn-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--action-progressive mw-portlet-lang-heading-39" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-language-progressive mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-language-progressive"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">39 languages</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%86%D8%B7%D9%82%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B5%D9%85%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A9_%D9%84%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%AC%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7" title="منطقة العاصمة الاتحادية لنيجيريا – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="منطقة العاصمة الاتحادية لنيجيريا" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AD%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%87_%D9%81%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%84_%D9%85%D8%B1%DA%A9%D8%B2%DB%8C_(%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%AC%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%87)" title="حوزه فدرال مرکزی (نیجریه) – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="حوزه فدرال مرکزی (نیجریه)" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D1%8D%D0%B4%D1%8D%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%96%D1%87%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D1%82%D1%8D%D1%80%D1%8B%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%8B%D1%8F_(%D0%9D%D1%96%D0%B3%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%8B%D1%8F)" title="Фэдэральная сталічная тэрыторыя (Нігерыя) – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Фэдэральная сталічная тэрыторыя (Нігерыя)" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territori_de_la_Capital_Federal_(Nig%C3%A8ria)" title="Territori de la Capital Federal (Nigèria) – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Territori de la Capital Federal (Nigèria)" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Capital_Territory_(estado_sa_Nigyeriya)" title="Federal Capital Territory (estado sa Nigyeriya) – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Federal Capital Territory (estado sa Nigyeriya)" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Capital_Territory_(Nigeria)" title="Federal Capital Territory (Nigeria) – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Federal Capital Territory (Nigeria)" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Capital_Territory" title="Federal Capital Territory – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Federal Capital Territory" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%B6deraalne_pealinnaala" title="Föderaalne pealinnaala – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Föderaalne pealinnaala" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territorio_de_la_Capital_Federal" title="Territorio de la Capital Federal – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Territorio de la Capital Federal" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federacia_%C4%88efurba_Teritorio_(Ni%C4%9Derio)" title="Federacia Ĉefurba Teritorio (Niĝerio) – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Federacia Ĉefurba Teritorio (Niĝerio)" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AD%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%87_%D9%81%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%84_%D9%85%D8%B1%DA%A9%D8%B2%DB%8C_(%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%AC%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%87)" title="حوزه فدرال مرکزی (نیجریه) – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="حوزه فدرال مرکزی (نیجریه)" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territoire_de_la_capitale_f%C3%A9d%C3%A9rale_du_Nigeria" title="Territoire de la capitale fédérale du Nigeria – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Territoire de la capitale fédérale du Nigeria" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ff mw-list-item"><a href="https://ff.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Capital_Territory_(Nigeria)" title="Federal Capital Territory (Nigeria) – Fula" lang="ff" hreflang="ff" data-title="Federal Capital Territory (Nigeria)" data-language-autonym="Fulfulde" data-language-local-name="Fula" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Fulfulde</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territorio_da_Capital_Federal_de_Nixeria" title="Territorio da Capital Federal de Nixeria – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Territorio da Capital Federal de Nixeria" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%97%B0%EB%B0%A9_%EC%88%98%EB%8F%84_%EC%A7%80%EA%B5%AC" title="연방 수도 지구 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="연방 수도 지구" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ha mw-list-item"><a href="https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babban_Birnin_Tarayya,_Najeriya" title="Babban Birnin Tarayya, Najeriya – Hausa" lang="ha" hreflang="ha" data-title="Babban Birnin Tarayya, Najeriya" data-language-autonym="Hausa" data-language-local-name="Hausa" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hausa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%98%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%AF_%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0,_%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE" title="संघीय राजधानी क्षेत्र, नाइजीरिया – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="संघीय राजधानी क्षेत्र, नाइजीरिया" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ig mw-list-item"><a href="https://ig.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Capital_Territory_(Nigeria)" title="Federal Capital Territory (Nigeria) – Igbo" lang="ig" hreflang="ig" data-title="Federal Capital Territory (Nigeria)" data-language-autonym="Igbo" data-language-local-name="Igbo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Igbo</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilayah_Ibu_Kota_Federal_(Nigeria)" title="Wilayah Ibu Kota Federal (Nigeria) – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Wilayah Ibu Kota Federal (Nigeria)" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abuja_Federal_Capital_Territory" title="Abuja Federal Capital Territory – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Abuja Federal Capital Territory" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%93%E1%83%94%E1%83%93%E1%83%90%E1%83%A5%E1%83%90%E1%83%9A%E1%83%90%E1%83%A5%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1_%E1%83%A4%E1%83%94%E1%83%93%E1%83%94%E1%83%A0%E1%83%90%E1%83%9A%E1%83%A3%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98_%E1%83%A2%E1%83%94%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98%E1%83%A2%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98%E1%83%90_(%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98%E1%83%92%E1%83%94%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98%E1%83%90)" title="დედაქალაქის ფედერალური ტერიტორია (ნიგერია) – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="დედაქალაქის ფედერალური ტერიტორია (ნიგერია)" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Capital_Territory,_Nigeria" title="Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pcm mw-list-item"><a href="https://pcm.wikipedia.org/wiki/FCT" title="FCT – Nigerian Pidgin" lang="pcm" hreflang="pcm" data-title="FCT" data-language-autonym="Naijá" data-language-local-name="Nigerian Pidgin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Naijá</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Capital_Territory" title="Federal Capital Territory – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Federal Capital Territory" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%80%A3%E9%82%A6%E9%A6%96%E9%83%BD%E5%9C%B0%E5%8C%BA_(%E3%83%8A%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2)" title="連邦首都地区 (ナイジェリア) – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="連邦首都地区 (ナイジェリア)" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frr mw-list-item"><a href="https://frr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Capital_Territory" title="Federal Capital Territory – Northern Frisian" lang="frr" hreflang="frr" data-title="Federal Capital Territory" data-language-autonym="Nordfriisk" data-language-local-name="Northern Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nordfriisk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federalne_Terytorium_Sto%C5%82eczne" title="Federalne Terytorium Stołeczne – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Federalne Terytorium Stołeczne" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territ%C3%B3rio_da_Capital_Federal_(Nig%C3%A9ria)" title="Território da Capital Federal (Nigéria) – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Território da Capital Federal (Nigéria)" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teritoriul_Capitalei_Federale_(Nigeria)" title="Teritoriul Capitalei Federale (Nigeria) – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Teritoriul Capitalei Federale (Nigeria)" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%8F_(%D0%9D%D0%B8%D0%B3%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%8F)" title="Федеральная столичная территория (Нигерия) – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Федеральная столичная территория (Нигерия)" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-si mw-list-item"><a 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.ib-settlement-other-name{font-size:78%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-official{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption{padding:0.3em 0 0 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption-link{padding:0.2em 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-nickname{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-fn{font-weight:normal;display:inline}</style><table class="infobox ib-settlement vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><div class="fn org">Federal Capital Territory</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div class="category"><a href="/wiki/Federal_territory" title="Federal territory">Federal territory</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data maptable"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1028600610">.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols{text-align:center;display:table;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-row{display:table-row}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cell{display:table-cell;vertical-align:middle}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cellt{display:table-cell;vertical-align:top}</style> <div class="ib-settlement-cols"> <div class="ib-settlement-cols-row"><div class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Abuja.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Flag of Federal Capital Territory"><img alt="Flag of the Federal Capital Territory" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Flag_of_Abuja.svg/100px-Flag_of_Abuja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="67" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Flag_of_Abuja.svg/150px-Flag_of_Abuja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Flag_of_Abuja.svg/200px-Flag_of_Abuja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="341" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption-link">Flag</div></div><div class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Emblem_of_of_Abuja_Federal_Capital_Territory.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Official seal of Federal Capital Territory"><img alt="Seal of the Federal Capital Territory" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/39/Emblem_of_of_Abuja_Federal_Capital_Territory.png/87px-Emblem_of_of_Abuja_Federal_Capital_Territory.png" decoding="async" width="87" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/39/Emblem_of_of_Abuja_Federal_Capital_Territory.png/130px-Emblem_of_of_Abuja_Federal_Capital_Territory.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/39/Emblem_of_of_Abuja_Federal_Capital_Territory.png/173px-Emblem_of_of_Abuja_Federal_Capital_Territory.png 2x" data-file-width="294" data-file-height="339" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption-link">Seal</div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Nicknames: <div class="ib-settlement-nickname nickname"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Nigerian_state_nicknames" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Nigerian state nicknames">Centre of Unity</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nigeria_Federal_Capital_Territory_map.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Location of Federal Capital Territory in Nigeria"><img alt="Location of Federal Capital Territory in Nigeria" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Nigeria_Federal_Capital_Territory_map.png/250px-Nigeria_Federal_Capital_Territory_map.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="193" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Nigeria_Federal_Capital_Territory_map.png/375px-Nigeria_Federal_Capital_Territory_map.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Nigeria_Federal_Capital_Territory_map.png/500px-Nigeria_Federal_Capital_Territory_map.png 2x" data-file-width="777" data-file-height="599" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Location of Federal Capital Territory in Nigeria</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Federal_Capital_Territory_(Nigeria)&params=8_50_N_7_10_E_region:NG_type:adm1st"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">8°50′N</span> <span class="longitude">7°10′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">8.833°N 7.167°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">8.833; 7.167</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states" title="List of sovereign states">Country</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_Nigeria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Nigeria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_Nigeria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Nigeria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_Nigeria.svg/46px-Flag_of_Nigeria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Nigeria" title="Nigeria">Nigeria</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Nigerian_states_by_date_of_statehood" title="List of Nigerian states by date of statehood">Date created</a></th><td class="infobox-data">3 February 1976</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_capitals_of_states_of_Nigeria" class="mw-redirect" title="List of capitals of states of Nigeria">Capital</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Abuja" title="Abuja">Abuja</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Body</th><td class="infobox-data agent"><a href="/wiki/Federal_Capital_Territory_Administration" title="Federal Capital Territory Administration">Federal Capital Territory Administration</a> (FCTA)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Federal_Capital_Territory_Administration" title="Federal Capital Territory Administration">Minister</a><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Nyesom_Ezenwo_Wike" class="mw-redirect" title="Nyesom Ezenwo Wike">Nyesom Ezenwo Wike</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Minister of State</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Mariya_Mahmoud_Bunkure" title="Mariya Mahmoud Bunkure">Mariya Mahmoud Bunkure</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Permanent Secretary</th><td class="infobox-data">Ajakaiye Babatope</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_the_Federal_Capital_Territory#9th_National_Assembly_(2019_till_date)" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from the Federal Capital Territory">National Assembly delegation</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap">Senator: <a href="/wiki/Ireti_Kingibe" title="Ireti Kingibe">Ireti Kingibe</a> (<a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(Nigeria)" title="Labour Party (Nigeria)">LP</a>)</span><br />Representatives: <a href="/wiki/Nigerian_National_Assembly_delegation_from_the_Federal_Capital_Territory#9th_National_Assembly_(2019_till_date)" title="Nigerian National Assembly delegation from the Federal Capital Territory">List</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">7,315 km<sup>2</sup> (2,824 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(2006 Census)<sup class="plainlinks nourlexpansion citation" id="ref_prelim"><a href="#endnote_prelim">1</a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">1,406,239</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Estimate <div class="ib-settlement-fn">(2022 estimate)</div></div></th><td class="infobox-data">3,067,500<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">190/km<sup>2</sup> (500/sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Nigerian_states_by_GDP" title="List of Nigerian states by GDP">GDP</a><div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%2B01:00" title="UTC+01:00">UTC+01:00</a> (<a href="/wiki/West_Africa_Time" title="West Africa Time">WAT</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/ISO_3166" title="ISO 3166">ISO 3166 code</a></th><td class="infobox-data nickname"><a href="/wiki/ISO_3166-2:NG" title="ISO 3166-2:NG">NG-FC</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Human_Development_Index" title="Human Development Index">HDI</a> (2022)</th><td class="infobox-data">0.678<sup id="cite_ref-GlobalDataLab_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GlobalDataLab-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239334494">@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output table:not(.notheme) .tmp-color{color:inherit!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output table:not(.notheme) .tmp-color{color:inherit!important}}</style><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#fc0">medium</span> · <a href="/wiki/List_of_Nigerian_states_by_Human_Development_Index" title="List of Nigerian states by Human Development Index">4th of 37</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.fcta.gov.ng/">www.fcta.gov.ng</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1041539562">.mw-parser-output .citation{word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}</style><span class="citation wikicite" id="endnote_prelim"><b><a href="#ref_prelim">^1</a></b></span> Preliminary results</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Federal Capital Territory</b> (<b>FCT</b>) is a <a href="/wiki/Federal_territory" title="Federal territory">federal territory</a> in central <a href="/wiki/Nigeria" title="Nigeria">Nigeria</a>. <a href="/wiki/Abuja" title="Abuja">Abuja</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Capital_city" title="Capital city">capital city</a> of Nigeria, is located in this territory. The FCT was formed in 1976<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> from parts of the states of old <a href="/wiki/Kaduna_State" title="Kaduna State">Kaduna</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kwara_State" title="Kwara State">Kwara</a>, <a href="/wiki/Niger_State" title="Niger State">Niger</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Plateau_State" title="Plateau State">Plateau</a> states, with the bulk of land mass carved out of Niger state. The Federal Capital Territory is within the <a href="/wiki/North_Central_(Nigeria)" title="North Central (Nigeria)">North Central</a> region of the country. Unlike other <a href="/wiki/States_of_Nigeria" title="States of Nigeria">states of Nigeria</a>, which are headed by elected Governors, it is administered by the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Capital_Territory_Administration" title="Federal Capital Territory Administration">Federal Capital Territory Administration</a>, headed by a minister, who is appointed by the <a href="/wiki/President_of_Nigeria" title="President of Nigeria">president</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Federal_Capital_Territory_(Nigeria)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Federal Capital Territory was created upon the promulgation of decree number 6 of 1976. It came into existence due to a need to find a replacement for the capital city of Lagos, which had become congested and had little space for expansion. The area chosen as the new capital was principally Gwari Land (the home of the tribes referred to as the <a href="/wiki/Gbagyi_people" title="Gbagyi people">Gbagyis</a>, their language is referred to as <a href="/wiki/Gwari_language" title="Gwari language">Gwari</a>) with high concentrations of Muslims and Christians and a high degree of neutrality from the dominant ethnic groups.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Decree 6 of 1976, gave the federal government rights over land within the <a href="/wiki/Territory" title="Territory">territory</a>. The population density prior to the takeover by the government was sparse with a population of 120,000 residents living in 840 villages and mostly of <a href="/wiki/Gbagyi_people" title="Gbagyi people">Gwari</a> heritage.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Inhabitants were relocated to nearby towns like <a href="/wiki/Suleja" title="Suleja">Suleja</a> in Niger state, and <a href="/wiki/New_Karshi" title="New Karshi">New Karshi</a> in Nasarawa State on the outskirts of the territory. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Federal_Capital_Territory_(Nigeria)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:A_Farmland_in_Kuje,_the_Food_Basket_of_the_Federal_Capital_Territory,_Nigeria.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/A_Farmland_in_Kuje%2C_the_Food_Basket_of_the_Federal_Capital_Territory%2C_Nigeria.jpg/220px-A_Farmland_in_Kuje%2C_the_Food_Basket_of_the_Federal_Capital_Territory%2C_Nigeria.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/A_Farmland_in_Kuje%2C_the_Food_Basket_of_the_Federal_Capital_Territory%2C_Nigeria.jpg/330px-A_Farmland_in_Kuje%2C_the_Food_Basket_of_the_Federal_Capital_Territory%2C_Nigeria.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/A_Farmland_in_Kuje%2C_the_Food_Basket_of_the_Federal_Capital_Territory%2C_Nigeria.jpg/440px-A_Farmland_in_Kuje%2C_the_Food_Basket_of_the_Federal_Capital_Territory%2C_Nigeria.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4208" data-file-height="2368" /></a><figcaption>A Farmland in Kuje, the Food Basket of the Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria</figcaption></figure> <p>The territory is located just north of the confluence of the <a href="/wiki/Niger_River" title="Niger River">Niger River</a> and <a href="/wiki/Benue_River" title="Benue River">Benue River</a>. It is bordered by the states of Niger to the west and north for 179 km, <a href="/wiki/Kaduna_State" title="Kaduna State">Kaduna</a> to the northeast for 45 km, <a href="/wiki/Nasarawa_State" title="Nasarawa State">Nasarawa</a> to the east and south for 156 km, and <a href="/wiki/Kogi_State" title="Kogi State">Kogi</a> to the southwest for 17 km. </p><p>Lying between latitudes 8.25 and 9.20 north of the equator and longitudes 6.45 and 7.39 east of Greenwich Meridian, The Federal Capital Territory is geographically located at the center of the country. </p><p>The Federal Capital Territory has a landmass of approximately 7,315 km<sup>2</sup>, and it is situated within the <a href="/wiki/Savannah" class="mw-redirect" title="Savannah">savannah</a> region with moderate climatic conditions. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Natural_resources">Natural resources</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Federal_Capital_Territory_(Nigeria)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Natural resources"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Minerals found in the FCT include marble, tin, clay, <a href="/wiki/Mica" title="Mica">mica</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Tantalite" title="Tantalite">tantalite</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Wildlife">Wildlife</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Federal_Capital_Territory_(Nigeria)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Wildlife"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The hills of the FCT provide home to many <a href="/wiki/Bushbuck" class="mw-redirect" title="Bushbuck">bushbuck</a>, forest <a href="/wiki/Black_duiker" title="Black duiker">Black duiker</a>, <a href="/wiki/Red_river_hog" title="Red river hog">bush pig</a>, <a href="/wiki/Common_chimpanzee" class="mw-redirect" title="Common chimpanzee">chimpanzee</a> and <a href="/wiki/Red-flanked_duiker" title="Red-flanked duiker">red-flanked duiker</a>. Also found in FCT woodland are <a href="/wiki/Leopard" title="Leopard">leopard</a>, <a href="/wiki/African_buffalo" title="African buffalo">buffalo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Roan_antelope" title="Roan antelope">roan antelope</a>, <a href="/wiki/Western_hartebeest" title="Western hartebeest">Western hartebeest</a>, <a href="/wiki/Elephant" title="Elephant">elephant</a>, <a href="/wiki/Warthog" title="Warthog">warthog</a>, <a href="/wiki/Grey_duiker" class="mw-redirect" title="Grey duiker">grey duiker</a>, <a href="/wiki/Olive_baboon" title="Olive baboon">dog-faced baboon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Patas_monkey" class="mw-redirect" title="Patas monkey">patas monkey</a> and <a href="/wiki/Green_monkey" title="Green monkey">green monkey</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Climate">Climate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Federal_Capital_Territory_(Nigeria)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Like some northern states in Nigeria, the Federal Capital Territory is relatively mild. The Federal Capital Territory is usually very hot between the months of January and April.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The average daily maximum temperature of the city is above 30 °C or 86 °F, with the month of March being the hottest month. The rainy season in the territory lasts between July and October of every year but the coolest month is December, during the <a href="/wiki/Harmattan" title="Harmattan">harmattan</a> season.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the harmattan, there is high relative <a href="/wiki/Humidity" title="Humidity">humidity</a>, coupled with windy and <a href="/wiki/Fog" title="Fog">foggy</a> atmosphere. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Administration">Administration</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Federal_Capital_Territory_(Nigeria)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Administration"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Federal_Capital_Territory_Ministers">Federal Capital Territory Ministers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Federal_Capital_Territory_(Nigeria)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Federal Capital Territory Ministers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_ministers_of_the_Federal_Capital_Territory_(Nigeria)" title="List of ministers of the Federal Capital Territory (Nigeria)">List of ministers of the Federal Capital Territory (Nigeria)</a></div> <p>The Federal Capital Territory is headed by the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Barr. <a href="/wiki/Nyesom_Wike" title="Nyesom Wike">Nyesom Wike</a>, who is appointed by the Federal government. The Federal Capital Territory Minister appoints members to the Abuja Metropolitan Management Council.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Subdivisions">Subdivisions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Federal_Capital_Territory_(Nigeria)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Subdivisions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_villages_in_the_Federal_Capital_Territory,_Nigeria" title="List of villages in the Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria">List of villages in the Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria</a></div> <p>While the Federal Capital Territory minister administers the whole of the Federal Capital Territory, the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) specifically manages the construction and infrastructure development of the region.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The territory is currently made up of six <a href="/wiki/Local_government_areas_of_Nigeria" title="Local government areas of Nigeria">local government areas</a>, namely:<sup id="cite_ref-DPN-Jan13_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DPN-Jan13-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abaji" title="Abaji">Abaji</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abuja_Municipal" class="mw-redirect" title="Abuja Municipal">Abuja Municipal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bwari" title="Bwari">Bwari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gwagwalada" title="Gwagwalada">Gwagwalada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kuje" title="Kuje">Kuje</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kwali" class="mw-redirect" title="Kwali">Kwali</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Languages">Languages</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Federal_Capital_Territory_(Nigeria)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Languages"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Languages of the Federal Capital Territory listed by local government area (LGA) are presented in tabular format as follows:<sup id="cite_ref-e22_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-e22-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>LGA</th> <th>Languages </th></tr> <tr> <td>Abaji</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bassa_language" title="Bassa language">Bassa</a>; <a href="/wiki/Dibo_language" title="Dibo language">Dibo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gupa-Abawa_language" title="Gupa-Abawa language">Gupa-Abawa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ebira_language" title="Ebira language">Ebira</a>, Ganagana </td></tr> <tr> <td>Municipal</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bassa_language" title="Bassa language">Bassa</a>; <a href="/wiki/Gade_language" title="Gade language">Gade</a>; <a href="/wiki/Gwari_language" title="Gwari language">Gbagyi</a>, Gwandara, Nupe, Hausa </td></tr> <tr> <td>Bwari</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gwandara_language" title="Gwandara language">Gwandara</a>;<a href="/wiki/Bassa_language" title="Bassa language">Bassa</a>; Ashe; Gbagyi </td></tr> <tr> <td>Gwagwalada</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bassa_language" title="Bassa language">Bassa</a>; <a href="/wiki/Gwari_language" title="Gwari language">Gbari</a>, Egibra, Hausa </td></tr> <tr> <td>Kuje</td> <td>Gade; Gbagyi, <a href="/wiki/Bassa_language" title="Bassa language">Bassa</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Kwali</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bassa_language" title="Bassa language">Bassa</a>, Gwandara; Gbagyi; Ebira, <a href="/wiki/Kami_language" title="Kami language">Kami</a>, Abawa, Ganagana, Nupe, Hausa </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><a href="/wiki/Hausa_language" title="Hausa language">Hausa</a> language is widely spoken at the Federal Capital Territory.<sup id="cite_ref-e22_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-e22-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Religion">Religion</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Federal_Capital_Territory_(Nigeria)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Religion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Sheikh Ibrahim Ahmad Maqari is the Chief Imam of the <a href="/wiki/Abuja_National_Mosque" title="Abuja National Mosque">Abuja National Mosque</a> (2017).<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>21% Roman Catholic with 908,744 followers in the <a href="/wiki/Archdiocese_of_Abuja" class="mw-redirect" title="Archdiocese of Abuja">Archdiocese of Abuja</a> (1981) with 137 parishes under <a href="/wiki/Ignatius_Ayau_Kaigama" title="Ignatius Ayau Kaigama">Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama</a> (2019).<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The Anglican Province of Abuja, led by <a href="/wiki/Henry_Ndukuba" title="Henry Ndukuba">Archbishop Henry Ndukuba</a>, Primate of Nigeria (2020), also Bishop of the <a href="/wiki/Anglican_Diocese_of_Abuja" title="Anglican Diocese of Abuja">Diocese of Abuja</a> (1989), also includes the <a href="/wiki/Anglican_Diocese_of_Gwagwalada" title="Anglican Diocese of Gwagwalada">Diocese of Gwagwalada</a> led by <a href="/wiki/Moses_Tabwaye" title="Moses Tabwaye">Bishop Moses Bukpe Tabwaye</a> (2015).<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. 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