Kwali Area Council

Kwali
LGA and town
Country  Nigeria
State Federal Capital Territory
Headquarters Kwali Town
Government
 • HRH Etsu Kwali Alhaji (Dr) Shaban Audu Nizazo III
Time zone UTC+1 (WAT)

Kwali is a Local Government Area of the Federal Capital Territory (Nigeria). Its headquarters are in the town of Kwali.

It has an area of 1,206 km² and a population of 85,837 at the 2006 census.

The postal code of the area is 904105.[1]

History

Kwali is one of the two area councils created from Gwagwalada Area Council on October 1, 1996 by the military administration of General Sani Abacha.[2] What

Socio-Cultural Life

One profession that the people of Kwali Local Government Area are famous for is pottery. Indeed, it is the country home of the world-famous potter woman, Dr. Ladi Kwali whose image currently adorns the 20 Naira bill.[3] Another is cloth making. But today, other professions such as farming, hunting and trading are also practiced by the inhabitants of Kwali Area Council.[4]

Constitution

Like other area councils in Nigeria, Kwali is sub-divided into wards. The 10 wards that make up Kwali Area Council are Ashara, Dafa, Gumbo, Kilankwa, Kundu, Kwali, Pai, Wako, Yangoji and Yebu. Each Ward is headed by a councillor. But unlike a typical area council in Nigeria, Kwali has a different mode of sub-division into districts headed by district heads.[5]

Important Monuments

Kwali Area Council plays host to a number of important monuments including Federal Government College[6] National Mathematical Center Sheda Kwali,[7] Sheda Science and technology complex,[8] Nigeria Education Research and Development Center,[9] National Fire Academy Sheda[19], Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) pump station Awawa and more.

References

  1. ↑ "Rural Post Code Finder". Welcome to Nigeria Postal Service. Nigeria Postal Service (NIPOST). Retrieved 2016-01-15.
  2. ↑ "Kwali Area Council, Abuja FCT, Nigeria. - Home". kwaliareacouncil.com.ng. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
  3. ↑ "Gifted minds! Ladi Kwali (from pottery to fame)". The Guardian Nigeria. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
  4. ↑ Orekoya, Tayo; Agbugba, Tony (2001-01-01). Local government administration in Nigeria. Pure Language Communications.
  5. ↑ "INEC releases list of wards centres in FCT - News". Independent Newspapers Limited. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
  6. ↑ "Contact/Enquiries". Federal Government College, Kwali. Federal Government College Kwali. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Worldwide Classroom: Federal Government College, Kwali-Abuja". www.worldwide.edu. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
  8. ↑ Ogunleye, Ayodele O. (1999-01-01). Science Education in Nigeria: Historical Development, Curriculum Reforms and Research. Sunshine International Publications (Nig.). ISBN 9789782354990.
  9. ↑ Centre, Federal Capital Territory (Nigeria) Education Resource (2006-01-01). Thirty years of education in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. Spectrum Books. ISBN 9789780298258.


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