fct was moved from lagos to abuja on january 1, 1988.
fct was moved from lagos to abuja on january 1, 1988.
when was fct moved from lagos to abuja?
january 1, 1988
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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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after obtaining his secondary school certificate, he was invited to teach at nasarawa central primary school and on completion of his bsc degree, he did his mandatory youth service at the nigerian army school of artillery in kachia, kaduna state as an instructor in map reading. in 1984, he temporarily served as a lecturer at the federal polytechnic nasarawa and later joined the plateau state ministry of education where he was posted to new karshi as a teacher. in 1985, he transferred his service to the federal capital territory (fct), abuja where he continued his teaching profession at government secondary school, kuje in abuja for two years. after obtaining his master's degree in 1990, jibril left the teaching profession and joined the department of land, planning and survey of the fct as a land officer. his intelligence, energy and geniality made him the indispensable man as he was made the secretary to the committee on abuja plan, a committee responsible for collating all data and information on land area and allocated lot in the fct, abuja. altogether, he spent 25 years as a land officer in the fct. as a land reform specialist, he served as the deputy director, abuja development control and as the director of land administration department of the fct. later alhaji jibril took his service to the nasarawa state geographic information system (nagis) where he held various positions.
ibrahim usman jibril