Benue State

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Benue State
State nickname: Food Basket of the Nation
Location

Statistics
Governor
(List) George Akume (PDP)
Date Created 3 February 1976
Capital Makurdi
Area 34,059 km²
Ranked 11th
Population
1991 Census
2005 estimate Ranked 7th
2,780,398
5,181,642
ISO 3166-2 NG-BE

Benue State State nickname: Food Basket of the Nation
Location

Statistics
Governor (List)	George Akume (PDP)
Date Created	3 February 1976
Capital	Makurdi
Area	34,059 km² Ranked 11th
Population 1991 Census 2005 estimate	Ranked 7th 2,780,398 5,181,642
ISO 3166-2	NG-BE

Benue is a state in east-central Nigeria. Its capital is Makurdi. It had a population of about 2.8 million in 1991. Benue is a rich agricultural region, full of rivers, and could be called the breadbasket of Nigeria. Some crops grown there are potatoes, cassava, soya bean, guinea corn, flax, yams and beniseed.

Benue State is named for the river Benue and was formed from the former Benue-Plateau State in 1976, along with Igala, which had been part of Kwara State. In 1991 some areas, along with areas in Kwara became part of the new Kogi State.

Source

[NigeriaInvestment.com], part of U.K-based Africa Business Information Services (www.afbis.com) group.

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