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  2. Enugu State - Wikipedia

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    Enugu State (Igbo: Ȯra Enugu) is a state in the South-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, bordered to the north by the states of Benue and Kogi, Ebonyi State to the east and southeast, Abia State to the south, and Anambra State to the west. The state takes its name from its capital and largest city, Enugu. The city acquired township status in ...

  3. Electricity sector in Nigeria - Wikipedia

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    Electricity generation in Nigeria began in Lagos in 1886 with the use of generators to provide 60 kW. [10] In 1923, tin miners installed a 2 MW plant on the Kwali River; six years later, the Nigerian Electricity Supply Company, a private firm, was established near Jos to manage a hydroelectric plant at Kura to power the mining industry.

  4. Arewa - Wikipedia

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    10] Northern Nigeria is highly diverse in terms of ethnicity and languages. However, certain languages dominate various areas within the Arewa region. Here are the main languages spoken: 1. Hausa The Hausa language is the most widely spoken language in Northern Nigeria and serves as a lingua franca for many communities. It is spoken across most ...

  5. Geopolitical Zones in Nigeria - Wikipedia

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    Geopolitical zones of Nigeria From a page move : This is a redirect from a page that has been moved (renamed). This page was kept as a redirect to avoid breaking links, both internal and external, that may have been made to the old page name.

  6. Adamawa State - Wikipedia

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    Adamawa State is a state in the North-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, bordered by Borno to the northwest, Gombe to the west, and Taraba to the southwest while its eastern border forms part of the national border with Cameroon.

  7. Itsekiri people - Wikipedia

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    The Itsekiri are a people of mixed ethnic origins who speak a language very closely related to the Yoruba of south western Nigeria and the Igala language of central Nigeria [11] but which has also borrowed some cultural practice from the Ijebu people, Ile-Ife and Benin, they engaged with Portuguese in trade terminologies, as the Itsekiri were the first people in Nigeria to establish contact ...

  8. Alor, Anambra - Wikipedia

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    Alor is one of the seven communities comprising the Idemili South Local Government of Anambra State in the southeast geopolitical zone of Nigeria. [1] It is surrounded by seven neighbouring towns, namely Oraukwu, Nnobi, Abatete, Ideani, Uke, Adazi Ani and Nnokwa.

  9. Bayelsa State - Wikipedia

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    Bayelsa state is a state in the South South region of Nigeria, located in the core of the Niger Delta. [5] [6] Bayelsa State was created in 1996 and was carved out from Rivers State, [7] making it one of the newest states in the federation. [8]