Anglican Province of Abuja of the Diocese of Abuja since 25 March 2010. The province comprises 17 dioceses: Missions in Africa and North America: Anglican Province of Abuja The Abuja Province is one of the 14 ecclesiastical provinces of the Church of Nigeria. It is one of the original 10 provinces, created when the current division was adopted in 2002, due to the huge dimension and growth of the Church of Nigeria. His headquarters are located in Abuja. The diocese comprises 17 dioceses, 96 archdeaconries and 476 parishes. The first Archbishop and Bishop of the Diocese of Abuja was Peter Akinola, from 2002 to
Abuja bid for the 2014 Commonwealth Games system was included in the bid documents. The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) administration announced that it had awarded a $841m contract for the construction of the system, which would be completed by 2012. The Abuja 2014 Bid Committee issued a list of 17 sports that they planned to host: The Abuja 2014 Commonwealth Games Bid, led by General Yakubu Gowon, submitted the Abuja 2014 Candidature File (Bid Book) on Wednesday, 9 May 2007 to the President of the Commonwealth Games Federation, Michael Fennel, at a ceremony in London where Glasgow also submitted its Candidature File. Members of the Commonwealth Games