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July 3, 2008 by admin
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Kaduna In Pictures:
Kaduna is the state capital of Kaduna State in north-central Nigeria. The city, located on the Kaduna River, is a trade center and a major transportation hub for the surrounding agricultural areas with its rail and road junction. The population of Kaduna is (1995 estimate) 333,600. The symbol of Kaduna is the crocodile, called kada in Hausa.
History:
Kaduna was founded by the British in 1913 and became the capital of Nigeria’s former Northern Region in 1917.[2] It retained this status until 1967.
Education:
Kaduna is home to the Nigerian Defense Academy (1964), Kaduna Polytechnic (1968), and the Nigerian Institute for Trypanosomiasis Research (1951). Read more
