Northern Region Government of Nigeria

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Northern_Region_Government_of_Nigeria
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf former government
gptkbp:area about 730,885 km2
gptkbp:capital Kaduna
gptkbp:country gptkb:Nigeria
gptkbp:currency gptkb:Nigerian_pound
gptkbp:dissolved creation of 12 states in Nigeria
gptkbp:ethnicGroup gptkb:Nupe
gptkb:Tiv
Hausa
Fulani
Kanuri
gptkbp:existedDuring 1946
gptkbp:existedUntil 1967
gptkbp:firstPremier gptkb:Sir_Ahmadu_Bello
gptkbp:flag Flag of Northern Region, Nigeria
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Northern Region Government of Nigeria
gptkbp:lastPremier gptkb:Hassan_Katsina
gptkbp:leaderTitle gptkb:Premier
gptkbp:legislature Northern Regional Assembly
gptkbp:notableEvent dissolved during Nigerian Civil War
gptkbp:officialLanguage English
gptkbp:population about 29 million (1963 census)
gptkbp:region gptkb:Northern_Region
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Kano_State
gptkb:Kwara_State
Benue-Plateau State
North-Central State
North-Eastern State
North-Western State
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Northernisation_policy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7