Nasarawa State Government Showcase

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Nasarawa State Government Showcase

Home of Solid Minerals

Healthcare Services | Roads and highways | Public Transit/Transportation | Education/ trainings |
Sewage treatments/Garbage disposal | Housing | Water | Empowerment and trainings  | Security  | Agriculture  | Mining/Natural Resources

Highlighting sucess in Nasarawa State government performances and achievements to all people  throughout all the towns,  cities local government  areas in the state.

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Nasarawa state was created in 1996 out of neighboring Plateau state. Located in the North-Central region of Nigeria, bordered to the West by the Federal Capital Territory, the North by Kaduna, the South by Benue and Kogi, and to the East by Plateau and Taraba states.

The State is nicknamed "Home of Solid Minerals" because of its huge deposits of mineral resources.

Nasarawa State Snapshot

Total land area: 28,735 Km2
Capital: Lafia
Local Government Areas: 13 LGAs: Akwanga, Awe, Doma, Karu, Keana, Keffi, Kokona, Lafia, Nasarawa, Nasarawa Eggon, Obi, Toto, Wamba
Population: 2,679,433 (Male- 1,366,511 and Female- 1,312,922)
Vegetation: Guinea Savannah
Major crops: Yam, Maize, Cassava, Groundnut, Garden Eggs, Rice, Sorghum, Sugarcane, Pepper, Cowpea, Benniseed, Mellon, Soya Beans, Cashew nuts, Sesame Seed, Shea Butter.
Solid minerals: Barite, Coal, Clay, Lead-Zinc, Sault, Gemstone, Silica Sand, Iron Ore, Granite, Tantalite, Marble, Mica, Cassiterite, Limestone, Aquamarine.
There are three agricultural zones in Nasarawa state: Southern: Obi, Awe and Doma, Western: Toto, Kokona, Karu, and Northern: Nasarawa Eggon, Akwanga and Wamba.
Main Investment Opportunities

Opportunities for investment exist in:

Agribusiness
Light Manufacturing
Healthcare
Tourism
Energy
Mining

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