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Ningi is a town, a local government area, and an emirate in Bauchi State, Nigeria. The Ningi emirate comprises two local government areas, Ningi and Warji, with a combined area of 5,250 km2 and a population of 501,912 according to the 2006 Census. The Ningi local government area covers an area of 4,625 km2 with a population of 387,192 at the 2006 Census. The area is inhabited mostly by hausa people , Duwa, Ningawa.Yunusa Muhammadu Danyaya is the current Emir of Ningi.
Ningi, Nigeria | |
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 Ningi Emirate Palace | |
  Ningi, Nigeria Location in Nigeria | |
| Coordinates: 11°4′N 9°34′E / 11.067°N 9.567°E | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Bauchi State |
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Climate edit
In Ningi, the dry season is partially cloudy and hot all year round, while the wet season is oppressive and generally cloudy. The average annual temperature ranges from 56 to 102 degrees Fahrenheit; it is infrequently below 50 or beyond 106 degrees.[1]
Local Government edit
Ningi Local Government Area is in the town of Ningi and the area council comprises 14 districts;
- Ningi
- Bashe
- Balma
- Jangu
- Kudu
- Kurmi
- Nasaru
- Burra
- Balma
- Sama
- Tiffi
- Kyata
- Guda
- Yamma
Geography/Climate edit
The average temperature of Ningi LGA is 32 °C, with a total area of 4,625 square kilometres. The dry season and the rainy season are two separate seasons that are experienced in the LGA. An estimate of 10 km/h for the LGA's average wind speed.[2][3]
In Ningi, the dry season is partially cloudy and hot all year round, while the wet season is oppressive and generally cloudy. The average annual temperature ranges from 56 to 102 degrees Fahrenheit; it is infrequently below 50 or beyond 106 degrees.[4][5]
From March 9 to May 18, the hot season, which has an average daily high temperature above 98°F, lasts for 2.3 months. With an average high of 101°F and low of 74°F, April is the hottest month of the year in Ningi.[6][7]
Economy edit
Majority agrarian, the Ningi LGA is recognized for raising a wide range of animals and growing a number of different crops. Sugarcane, millet, and soybeans are among the crops farmed in the Ningi LGA, and camels, cows, and goats are among the livestock raised and sold there. The Ningi LGA is home to a number of marketplaces that serve as trading hubs for a range of commodities and services, demonstrating the thriving trade that occurs there.[3]
List of rulers edit
- Hamza – 1847–1849
- Ahmadu – 1850–1855
- Abubakar Danmaje – 1855–1870
- Haruna Karami – 1870–1886
- Abubakar Gajigi – 1886–1890
- Usman Danyaya – 1890-1902
- Mamuda Lolo – 1902–1905
- Musa Dangwido – 1905–1906
- (Restoration of) Mamuda Lolo – 1906–1908
- Abdu mai Fatima – 1908–1915
- Zakari Dankaka – 1915–1922
- Adamu Danyaya – 1922–1955
- Haruna II – 1955–1957
- Abdullahi Adamu Danyaya – 1957–1961
- Ibrahim Gurama – 1963–1977
- Yunusa Muhammadu Danyaya – 1978–current
Notable people edit
- Idi Othman Guda
- Abdul Ahmed Ningi, Senator, representing Bauchi Central[9]
References edit
- ^ "Ningi Climate, Weather By Month, Average Temperature (Nigeria) - Weather Spark". weatherspark.com. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
- ^ "Simulated historical climate & weather data for Ningi". meteoblue. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
- ^ a b "Ningi Local Government Area". www.manpower.com.ng. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
- ^ "Ningi Climate, Weather By Month, Average Temperature (Nigeria) - Weather Spark". weatherspark.com. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
- ^ "Ningi weather and climate Best time to visit Temperature". www.besttravelmonths.com. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
- ^ Atlas, Weather. "Yearly & Monthly weather - Ningi, Nigeria". Weather Atlas. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
- ^ "Weather Forecast Ningi - Nigeria (Bauchi) : free 15 day weather forecasts". La Chaîne Météo (in French). Retrieved August 28, 2023.
- ^ "Muhammed Habib Aliyu".
- ^ "Bauchi Central Senator". Nigerian National Assembly. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
External links edit
- Maplibrary.org: Ningi[permanent dead link]
- Hardawa, Mu'azu (November 28, 2006). "2007: Ningi joins presidential race". Nasarawa Publishing Company Limited.
- "Women face death by stoning over sex". Reuters. October 14, 2004.