Why did Nigeria move its capital to Abuja?
Federal Capital Territory (Nigeria)
Why did Nigeria move its capital to Abuja?
Imagine you're trying to find a central meeting point for a group of friends spread across different cities. You want to minimize travel time for everyone.
Nigeria needed a central location for its capital to be accessible to all its citizens. The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) was created to serve as this central meeting point.
Example
Instead of traveling from Lagos to Abuja, citizens can now travel from any point within the FCT to the capital.
Remember this
The core idea is that a central location reduces travel time for everyone. Federal Capital Territory (FCT)
Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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