Population:– 1,405,201; occupies an area of 250 sq.km

History: Abuja assumed the status of the nation’s new capital on 12th December, 1991 when the seat of Government moved from Lagos, the commercial capital.  However, Abuja has been by law, the capital of Nigeria since the promulgation of Decree No. 6 of February 1976, which established the Federal Capital Development Authority.

Abuja is a city with an area of 250 sq.km located within a crescent shaped site named the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) occupying a total land area of about 8,000sq.km.  The FCT is about two and half times the current size of Lagos State.

The present location of the FCT was excised from the then Niger, Kwara and Plateau States.  It is bounded in the north by Kaduna State, on the west by Niger State, on the east and south east by Nasarawa State and on the south by Kogi State.

The FCT, Abuja is accessible from all parts of the country by road.  The city is also accessible by air through the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport with international flights.

Historically, the indigenes of the FCT are mainly subsistent farmers from Kwa language group.  The group is predominantly found around the Niger-Benue confluence.  The Kwa group includes Gbagyi, Bassa, Gade, Gwandara, Koro and Ganagara.  They all have strong historical, linguistic and cultural affiliations with Kwa groups which dominate the present Middle Belt area of the country.

Weather: The weather in Abuja during the month of February when the Expo is holding falls within the hazy harmattan period of the Dry Season. The period is usually cold in morning with temperatures rising from 25ºC to about 32ºC in the afternoon. Humidity is also usually low with dry harmattan winds.

Attractions: From museums, cultural centres, casinos, leisure centres – gyms, pools, spas, golf, art centres to excellent restaurants.

• Entertainment Centres
• Botanical Gardens
• Parks and Zoos
• Dan Sites
• Pottery Works at Ushaffa and Giri