Is Kwara a Yoruba or Hausa state?
Kwara (Yoruba: Ìpínlẹ̀ Kwárà) is a state in Western Nigeria. Its capital is Ilorin. Kwara is located within the North Central geopolitical zone, commonly referred to as the Middle Belt. The primary ethnic group is Yoruba, with significant Nupe, Bariba, and Fulani minorities.
Which tribe is majority in Kwara State?
Yoruba
The primary ethnic group of Kwara State is Yoruba, with significant Nupe, Bariba and Fulani minorities. Kwara State was created on 27 May 1967, when the Federal Military Government of General Yakubu Gowon broke the four regions that then constituted the Federation of Nigeria into 12 states.
What is Kwara known for?
Kwara state has numerous mineral resources such as tourmaline, tantalite, and many mineral deposits in the northern part. Cocoa and Kolanut in the Southern parts Oke – Ero, Ekiti and Isin LGA. Kwara State consists of sixteen Local Government Areas.
Is there gold in Kwara?
The Odonigi community in Moro local government area of Kwara State is blessed with large quantities of gold deposits over the years.
Which state in Nigeria has the highest gold deposit?
Lagos — Zamfara State has the highest gold deposits in the country, in addition to eight other minerals which are in commercial quantity.
Is there crude oil in Kwara State?
15 August, Sweetcrude, Ilorin – The government of Kwara State Sunday announced the discovery of crude oil in the state, but officials of the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) have expressed reservations over the claim.
Which state in Nigeria has the highest gold?
Lagos — Zamfara State has the highest gold deposits in the country, in addition to eight other minerals which are in commercial quantity. The other minerals are asbestos, columbite, chronite, iron ore, manganese, marble, lithium and tantalite.
Which state has diamond in Nigeria?
A post by the Biafra Digest, a Facebook page that supports the secession of Biafra from Nigeria, says diamond deposits have been found in Katsina state in northern Nigeria. The territory claimed as Biafra is in the south of the country.
Is there crude oil in Niger State?
Crude oil deposits have been found in Bida basin in Niger state, subject to confirmation by the appropriate authorities. Nuhu Obaje, a professor and director of the Ibrahim Badamasi Babaginda University Research Centre, Lapai, made this known on Thursday in Lagos.
Which state has gold in Nigeria?
Osun state
Gold deposits are found in Northern Nigeria, most prominently near Maru, Anka, Malele, Tsohon Birnin Gwari-Kwaga, Gurmana, Bin Yauri, Okolom-Dogondaji, and Iperindo in Osun state.