Enugu State
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| Enugu State State nickname: Coal City State | ||
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| Governor (List) | Chimaroke Nnamani (PDP) | |
| Date Created | 27 August 1991 | |
| Capital | Enugu | |
| Area | 7,161 km² Ranked 29th | |
| Population 1991 Census 2005 est. | Ranked N/A N/A 5,590,513 | |
| Dialling code | 042 | |
| ISO 3166-2 | NG-EN | |
Location and Overview
Enugu State is an inland state in southeastern Nigeria. Its capital is Enugu where the state derives its name.Enugu state was created in 1991 from the old Anambra State. The principal cities in the state are Enugu, Nsukka, Awgu, Udi, Oji-River, Ozara, and Agbani. The state is led by an American trained medical doctor Dr. Chimaroke Ogbonnia Nnamani affectionately known as Ebeano (an Igbo word translated literally in English language as "the place to be". But an expressed meaning of "the very best"or"state of the art"). The state government is struggling to rehabilitate the entire state which had suffered serious infrastructural decay since after the Nigerian civil war and the long years of corrupt military dictatorship.
Although blessed with the largest deposits of coal in Africa,Natural gas, Limestone, Bauxite and very rich agricultural land, Enugu state had remained one of the poorest states in Nigeria. The current state government have however taken determined steps to reduce and ultimately eradicate abject poverty in the state using universal basic education, support for small scale enterprise and massive agricultural programme as cornerstone.
Enugu, the Enugu state capital have been referred to as the education capital of Nigeria because it hosts an array of very fine educational institutions within the rolling green hills of the well planned city. Enugu state is seeking to attract foreign investors to exploit its huge solid minerals deposit and agricultural potential. Enugu state remains one of the most peaceful states in Nigeria.
External links
- [enugu.gov.ng: official site of the state government]
- [ebeano.org: official site of the state governor]
- [Nnöö - Welcome to Enugu - An insight guide to Igboland’s Culture and Language]
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