Historical Development: Enugu State was created on August 27, 1991 with the city of Enugu as its capital. The state derives its name from the capital city which was established in 1912 as a small coal mining town, but later grew to become the capital of the former Eastern Region of Nigeria (Ministry of Information, 1992)
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Enugu State, Land Of Coal . Enugu state is one of the 36 states in Nigeria; the state was established on August 21, 1991. Enugu state was created from the part of the old Anambra state. The principal cities in the state are Nsukka, Agbani and Awgu
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Apr 12, 2008 Historical Development: Enugu State was created on August 27, 1991 with the city of Enugu as its capital. The state derives its name from the capital city which was established in 1912 as a small coal mining town, but later grew to become the capital of the former Eastern Region of Nigeria (Ministry of Information, 1992)
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The name of the state derives from its capital city, Enugu. The word Enugu (from Enu Ugwu) means the top of the hill . The first European settlers arrived in the area in 1909, led by a British mining engineer named Albert Kitson
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Jul 14, 2021 Founded in 1909 by a team of geological explorers led by Sir Albert Kitson, Enugu was just like one of those “evil forests”, or at best, a farmland used by surrounding villages. It was the discovery of coal on top of Udi escarpment that attracted residents to the area. Enugu or Enu-ugwu, which consists of […]
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Economy. Nicknamed the Coal City, Enugu's economy in the early 20th century depended on coal mining in the Udi plateau; this industry was the pushing force towards the city's growth. The Nigerian Coal Corporation has been based in Enugu since its creation in 1950 where it controlled coal mining
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Oct 27, 2019 Enugu began as a coal mining town following discoveries of huge coal deposits along the Iva Valley parts of Udi Hill. It is little surprise that its Igbo name means “hilltop”, as the landscape is covered in lush tropical vegetation, harboring many coal reserves famous to the region
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Enugu is the capital of Enugu State in Nigeria. It is located in southeastern Nigeria. The city had a population of 722,664 according to the 2006 Nigerian census. The name Enugu is derived from the two Igbo words n Ụ́gwụ́ meaning “hill top” denoting the city’s hilly geography. The city was named after Enugwu Ngwo, under which coal was found
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Enugu, usually referred to as Enugu State to distinguish it from the city of Enugu, is a state in southeastern Nigeria, created in 1991 from part of the old Anambra State.Its capital and largest city is Enugu, from which the state derives its name.The principal cities in the state are Enugu, Ohum, Ezeagu, Ngwo, Nsukka, Agbani, Awgu, Aninri and Udi
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ENUGU STATE. Historical Development: Enugu State was created on August 27, 1991 with the city of Enugu as its capital. The state derives its name from the capital city which was established in 1912 as a small coal mining town, but later grew to become the capital of the former Eastern Region of Nigeria (Ministry of Information, 1992)
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Apr 05, 2020 Enugu is the capital of Enugu State in Nigeria. It is located in southeastern Nigeria. The city had a population of 722,664 according to the 2006 Nigerian census. The name Enugu is derived from the two Igbo words n Ụ́gwụ́ meaning “hill top” denoting the city’s hilly geography. Popularly known as the coal city state, […]
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Nov 24, 2018 Surrounded by Anambra State in its western region, Enugu State also shares land borders with some North-Central states including Kogi and Benue. Enugu became the target of Nigeria’s colonialists in 1909 when the Europeans first settled there and obtained the presence of coal in the area
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Jul 25, 2020 Ex- Enugu coal mine workers, communities recount ordeal, demand justice. By. summitnw - July 25, 2020. 0. ... While in service, Uwakwe spent several years mining coal deposited underground Onyeama and Okpara mines, Enugu, the Enugu state capital, and in the process was exposed to hazardous chemicals that affected his health
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Jan 08, 2021 Coal generated lots of revenue for Nigeria between the years 1916 and 1970 when it was one of Nigeria’s major revenue earners. In the south eastern part of the country, mining exploration began in present day Enugu State in 1909, with production at the mines in Onyeama, Ogbete, Iva Valley and Okpara climbing from 25, 511 tons in1916 to an estimated 583,422 tons before a decline set in
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Mining of coal in Enugu really started in 1916 with the Ogbete mine and later other mines like the Ribadu, Onyeama and Okpara mines were opened up. During the civil war there was establishment of coal mine at Odagbor better known as Okaba coal that became the Nigeria Coal Corporation while the one in Enugu was known as Biafra Coal Corporation but at the end of the war, the two merged
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