From top, left to right: Minna City gate (entrance); Welcome to Minna; Bahago roundabout; Minna central mosque; St. Michael's Cathedral; Tunga roundabout;
Archaeological evidence suggests settlement in the area dates back to about 47,000–37,000 years ago. Muslim culture filtered into Minna by way of the ancient Saharan trade routes much later, and the city contains many mosques including Minna Central Mosque and Muslim organizations like the Islamic Education Trust, Minna, Muslim Students' Society of Nigeria - Minna Area Council (MSSN-MNAC), Da'watu-Ilallahi-Wa-Rasulihi Association (DAWRA), etc. Sharia law is practiced. Christianity is the second major population in Niger State, and institutions include a Faith Church, a Grace Baptist Church, Nupe Kalvari Churches, Anglican Churches, ECWA Churches, Baptist Churches, Victory Christian Church, the Apostolic Church and many others.
Minna has a typical Middle Belttropical savanna climate (KöppenAw) with two seasons: an arid, dusty, harmattan-dominate dry season from November to April and a humid, oppressive wet season dominated by monsoonal air masses from May to October. Temperatures are hot to sweltering year round, except at the height of the wet season when air temperatures are merely very warm but the high humidity makes it equally or more uncomfortable than the hotter dry season.
A rice farm and local farmers returning from the farm at Sabon Daga area of Minna, Niger state.
Cotton, guinea corn (sorghum), Maize and ginger are the main agricultural products of the city. Yam is also extensively cultivated throughout the city. The economy also supports cattle trading, brewing, shea nut processing and gold mining. There are also FMCGs such as PZ Cussons that deal in toilet soaps, baby products, medicaments and so on. [2] Traditional industries and crafts in Minna include leather work and metalworking.
Transport
Transportation in Minna
Minna is connected to neighbouring cities by road. Abuja, the capital of the country, is only 150 km away. Minna is also connected by railroad to both Kano in the north and Ibadan and Lagos in the south. The city is served by Minna Airport.
Education and Health
Minna has many educational institutions, including: Fati Lami Abubakar Institute for Legal and Administrative Studies, The Federal University of Technology Minna, Niger state school of health, Niger state school of nursing and Midwifery, Niger state university of Education among others. With many high schools as Father O'Connell Science College, Minna, D.S.S Limawa, Kowa Schools, El-Bethel Academy, Jocis Schools, Hilltop Model School, Mypa schools, Himma international school, Police secondary school, El-Amin International School, FOMWAN Schools, New Horizon College, Divine Excellence International Schools and Brighter International Schools, among many others. The above-mentioned schools are the pioneering high schools in Minna. Minna has many primary health clinics with the General Hospital, Minna serving as the general health care.[3][4]
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For other uses see Minna disambiguation This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations November 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Minna is a city in Middle Belt Nigeria It is the capital city of Niger State one of Nigeria s 36 federal states It consists of two major ethnic groups the Gbagyi and the Nupe Minna Niger stateState Capital and cityFrom top left to right Minna City gate entrance Welcome to Minna Bahago roundabout Minna central mosque St Michael s Cathedral Tunga roundabout Country NigeriaStateNiger StateGovernmentPopulation 2007 Total304 113Time zoneUTC 1 WAT ClimateAw Minna Niger State Government House Contents 1 History 2 Climate 3 Economy 4 Transport 5 Education and Health 5 1 Universities 6 Climate 7 Gallery 8 See also 9 ReferencesHistory EditArchaeological evidence suggests settlement in the area dates back to about 47 000 37 000 years ago Muslim culture filtered into Minna by way of the ancient Saharan trade routes much later and the city contains many mosques including Minna Central Mosque and Muslim organizations like the Islamic Education Trust Minna Muslim Students Society of Nigeria Minna Area Council MSSN MNAC Da watu Ilallahi Wa Rasulihi Association DAWRA etc Sharia law is practiced Christianity is the second major population in Niger State and institutions include a Faith Church a Grace Baptist Church Nupe Kalvari Churches Anglican Churches ECWA Churches Baptist Churches Victory Christian Church the Apostolic Church and many others Minna is the home state of Nigeria s former military President Gen Ibrahim B Babangida and of former Head of State Gen Abdulsalami Abubakar Dr Mu azu Babangida Aliyu was the former governor of Niger State serving the maximum term of eight years 2007 2015 Abubakar Sani Bello is the present governor of Niger state who took over from the opposition party ruling candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party candidate Mu azu Babangida Aliyu serving his second term in office Climate EditMinna has a typical Middle Belt tropical savanna climate Koppen Aw with two seasons an arid dusty harmattan dominate dry season from November to April and a humid oppressive wet season dominated by monsoonal air masses from May to October Temperatures are hot to sweltering year round except at the height of the wet season when air temperatures are merely very warm but the high humidity makes it equally or more uncomfortable than the hotter dry season Climate data for Minna 1961 1990 Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearAverage high C F 34 7 94 5 36 8 98 2 37 1 98 8 35 7 96 3 32 8 91 0 30 7 87 3 29 5 85 1 28 8 83 8 30 0 86 0 32 0 89 6 34 4 93 9 34 7 94 5 33 1 91 6 Daily mean C F 27 6 81 7 29 3 84 7 30 2 86 4 28 9 84 0 27 3 81 1 26 0 78 8 25 1 77 2 25 2 77 4 24 9 76 8 26 3 79 3 26 9 80 4 26 7 80 1 27 0 80 6 Average low C F 20 4 68 7 22 8 73 0 24 5 76 1 24 8 76 6 23 7 74 7 22 3 72 1 22 1 71 8 21 8 71 2 21 6 70 9 21 5 70 7 19 4 66 9 19 3 66 7 22 0 71 6 Average rainfall mm inches 1 4 0 06 5 4 0 21 11 9 0 47 60 9 2 40 135 9 5 35 174 5 6 87 206 6 8 13 271 9 10 70 239 9 9 44 100 0 3 94 1 2 0 05 0 1 0 00 1 209 7 47 63 Average rainy days 1 0 mm 0 1 0 2 1 3 4 2 9 4 12 3 14 0 16 2 16 9 8 6 0 3 0 1 83 6Average relative humidity at 15 00 LST 21 2 20 6 28 3 42 0 57 5 65 4 71 4 74 0 69 9 60 3 34 2 25 2 47 5Mean monthly sunshine hours 226 3 215 6 220 1 210 0 226 3 189 0 155 0 148 8 180 0 248 0 267 0 269 7 2 555 8Mean daily sunshine hours 7 3 7 7 7 1 7 0 7 3 6 3 5 0 4 8 6 0 8 0 8 9 8 7 7 0Source NOAA 1 Economy Edit A rice farm and local farmers returning from the farm at Sabon Daga area of Minna Niger state Cotton guinea corn sorghum Maize and ginger are the main agricultural products of the city Yam is also extensively cultivated throughout the city The economy also supports cattle trading brewing shea nut processing and gold mining There are also FMCGs such as PZ Cussons that deal in toilet soaps baby products medicaments and so on 2 Traditional industries and crafts in Minna include leather work and metalworking Transport Edit Transportation in Minna Minna is connected to neighbouring cities by road Abuja the capital of the country is only 150 km away Minna is also connected by railroad to both Kano in the north and Ibadan and Lagos in the south The city is served by Minna Airport Education and Health EditMinna has many educational institutions including Fati Lami Abubakar Institute for Legal and Administrative Studies The Federal University of Technology Minna Niger state school of health Niger state school of nursing and Midwifery Niger state university of Education among others With many high schools as Father O Connell Science College Minna D S S Limawa Kowa Schools El Bethel Academy Jocis Schools Hilltop Model School Mypa schools Himma international school Police secondary school El Amin International School FOMWAN Schools New Horizon College Divine Excellence International Schools and Brighter International Schools among many others The above mentioned schools are the pioneering high schools in Minna Minna has many primary health clinics with the General Hospital Minna serving as the general health care 3 4 Universities Edit Federal University of Technology Minna Niger State College of Education School of Nursing and Midwifery New Gate Science and Technology Niger State Polytechnic The Federal Polytechnic BidaClimate EditGallery Edit Niger state SecretariatSee also EditRailway stations in Nigeria Minna AirportReferences Edit Minna Climate Normals 1961 1990 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Retrieved 22 July 2016 The Concice Britannica Encyclopaedia Retrieved 20 February 2007 ALFA M T 2019 Perceived Indoor Environmental Quality of Hospital Wards and Patients Outcomes A Study of a General Hospital Minna Nigeria Applied Ecology and Environmental Research 17 4 doi 10 15666 aeer 1704 82358259 ISSN 1589 1623 Annual Engineering Conference of the School of Engineering and Engineering Technology 6th 2005 Federal University of Technology Minna Nigeria 2005 Book of proceediings theme engineering and technology for wealth creation in the spirit of needs date 15th 17th June 2005 6th Annual Engineering Conference School of Engineering and Engineering Technology Federal University of Technology Minna The University ISBN 978 36536 2 8 OCLC 154725099 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Coordinates 9 36 50 N 6 33 25 E 9 61389 N 6 55694 E 9 61389 6 55694 This Niger State Nigeria location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Minna amp oldid 1129788548, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
