Kaduna

History

Kaduna was founded by British colonists in 1900. The first British governor of Northern Nigeria, Sir Frederick Lugard, chose the site for development due to its proximity to the Lagos-Kano Railway. It became the capital of Nigeria's former Northern Region in 1917, and retained this status until 1967. The city is still influential as the headquarters of various political, military and cultural organisations, especially in Northern Nigeria. In 1976, when the General Murtala Mohammed administration created seven new states in Nigeria, North Central State was renamed Kaduna State, along with its capital. The state was made up of the two colonial period Provinces of Zaria and Katsina. In 1991, the number of states in the country was increased from twenty-one to thirty, after which Katsina Province became Katsina State, while the old Zaria Province became the new Kaduna State. There are twenty-three local government areas (LGAs) in the state, although the number of ethnic groups is much larger.

Most-observed species

• Laughing Dove

  Spilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  213
• Piapiac

  Ptilostomus afer (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  207
• Speckled Pigeon

  Columba guinea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  195
• Eurasian Kestrel

  Falco tinnunculus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  187
• Pied Crow

  Corvus albus Statius Muller, 1776 · Aves
  175
• Village Weaver

  Ploceus cucullatus (Statius Muller, 1776) · Aves
  171
• Red-eyed Dove

  Streptopelia semitorquata (Rüppell, 1837) · Aves
  164
• Yellow-billed Shrike

  Corvinella corvina (Shaw, 1809) · Aves
  156