FOCUS ON ABUJA CULTURE AND TOURISM
ABUJA Abuja is the capital city of Nigeria . It is located in the centre of Nigeria, within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Abuja is a planned city , and was built mainly in the 1980s. It officially became Nigeria's capital on 12 December 1991, replacing Lagos , though the latter remains the country's most populous city. Abuja's geography is defined by Aso Rock , a 400-metre monolith left by water erosion . The Presidential Complex , National Assembly , Supreme Court and much of the city extend to the south of the rock. Zuma Rock , a 792-metre monolith, lies just north of the city on the road to Kaduna State . The indigenous inhabitants of Abuja are the Gbagyi (Gwari) as the major language, Bassa, Gwandara, Gade, Ganagana, Koro etc. In light of the ethnic and religious divisions of Nigeria , plans had been devised since Nigeria's independence to have its capital in a place deemed neutral to all