2006-08-05 05:47:41 · 14 answers · asked by happy 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
NOW the capital of Nigeria is Abuja. Before the "planned city" of Abuja was completed, Lagos was the capital of that country.
2006-08-05 05:53:52 · answer #1 · answered by ensign183 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Abuja - on 12 December 1991 the capital was officially transferred from Lagos to Abuja.
2006-08-05 07:43:36 · answer #2 · answered by Lalit D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Abuja - on 12 December 1991 the capital was officially transferred from Lagos to Abuja.
2006-08-05 05:51:40 · answer #3 · answered by anaw81 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Abuja grew to grow to be the capital in 1991, if I bear in mind properly. Abuja became into made capital as a results of countless motives. the 1st became into area, Lagos became into interior the south west of the rustic and became into very a techniques from something of the cities, distinctly does interior the North. Nigeria necessary a capital that became into extra equidistant to all of the climate. the 2d reason became into protection, having a capital in a coastal section that would truthfully be attacked from sea and borders a neighboring united states became into seen as a bad thought, attacking Abuja would be a lot extra troublesome than attacking Lagos. Thirdly is ethnic claims, Lagos is seen as Yoruba land and so a capital that did no longer belong to each physique became into required, the community Gbagi people who lived in what's now Abuja would be compensated and resettled on a similar time as the recent 'independent'capital became into outfitted. the perfect reason is Abuja would be a extra effective deliberate and extra effective outfitted city than Lagos making it worth of being the capital of Nigeria. Pay no interest to those that say it fairly is a ploy with the aid of northerners to take the capital closer to them, if it became into some thing like that and the arguments offered for moving the capital weren't sound, Southern leaders who got here to potential afterwards would have canceled the project. The advent of Abuja has no longer something to do with ethnic dominance.
2016-09-28 22:40:10 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Abuja. Lagos is the largest city, but the capital is Abuja.
2006-08-05 10:20:06 · answer #5 · answered by matt 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Abuja
2006-08-05 05:51:17 · answer #6 · answered by fred 055 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lagos
2006-08-05 05:51:58 · answer #7 · answered by doctor asho 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lagos
2006-08-05 05:51:19 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Abuja - like Brazillia and Canberra it is one of numerous "fake" capital cities, moved for beurocratic reasons from the largest city, where the capital SHOULD be.
2006-08-05 05:53:22 · answer #9 · answered by Mordent 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lagos!
2006-08-05 05:50:45 · answer #10 · answered by Wounded duckmate 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋