abuja became the capital of nigeria on 12 december 1991.
abuja became the capital of nigeria on 12 december 1991.
when did abuja became the capital of nigeria?
12 december 1991
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abuja () is the capital city of nigeria located in the centre of the country within the federal capital territory (fct). it is a planned city and was built mainly in the 1980s, replacing the country's most populous city of lagos as the capital on 12 december 1991. abuja's geography is defined by aso rock, a monolith left by water erosion. the presidential complex, national assembly, supreme court and much of the city extend to the south of the rock. zuma rock, a monolith, lies just north of the city on the expressway to kaduna.
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nasir established a quantity surveying and project management consulting firm in 1982 with three other partners. the firm handled building and civil engineering projects in nigeria. from november 1999 to july 2003, he was the director general of the bureau of public enterprises and the secretary of the national council of privatization where he spearheaded the privatisation of many government owned companies alongside the former vice-president. he presided over a real estate boom backed by the radical transformation of infrastructure and land use practices of the federal capital earlier riddled with corruption and vast deviation from the original masterplan. with the establishment of the abuja geographic information system within 12 months of being minister of the fct, abuja became the first municipality in nigeria with a computerised land register and information system. along with the president and members of the economic management team, he led the reform of the nigerian public service which had become dysfunctional during years of military dictatorship. at various times during his tenure as minister, he oversaw the federal ministries of commerce (twice) and interior. he also chaired several high-profile cabinet committees that led to the establishment of a mortgage system in nigeria, national id card system for nigeria, electric power supply improvement and the sale of federal government real estate in abuja.
nasir ahmad el-rufai