Abuja Federal Capitol Territory, Nigeria Genealogy

Guide to Abuja Federal Capital Territory family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Information
Abuja is the capital city of Nigeria. It is located in the center of Nigeria in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Abuja is a planned city, which was built mainly in the 1980s and officially became Nigeria's capital on 12 December 1991, replacing the role of the previous capital Lagos.

History
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 parties. The location was eventually designated in the centre of the country in the early 1970s as it signified neutrality and national unity. Another impetus for Abuja came because of Lagos' population boom that made that city overcrowded and conditions squalid. The logic used was similar to the way Brazil planned its capital, Brasília. Construction broke ground and was dedicated in the late 1970s but, due to economic and political instability, the initial stages of the city were not complete until the late 1980s.

Church History and Records
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Genealogy

 * Guide to Nigeria ancestry, family history and genealogy


 * Africa Surname & Regional Genealogy Sites


 * Genealogy


 * Family History & the Collections of the Royal Geographical Society


 * Abuja, Nigeria (1991- )

Cemeteries

 * Kubwa Muslim Cemetery


 * Nigerian Army Cemetery (Abuja)