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Wukari
Wukari is a Local Government Area in Taraba State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Wukari on the A4 highway. The Donga River flows through the area and the Benue River forms a boundary with Nasarawa State to the northwest. It has an area of 4,308 km and a population of 241,546 at the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 670. Wukari town The town is the base of the Wukari Federation, a traditional state. It is the home to Jukun people (West Africa), Jukun people. The local languages are Jukun ( Wapan, Jibu, Nyifon etc). Significant Tiv populations are found in surrounding villages like Tse-Ayu and Toho Abanyon though grossly marginalized due to the age-long Tiv-Jukun conflicts. Education Tertiary education The town has tertiary institutions Tertiary education, also referred to as third-level, third-stage or post-secondary education, is the educational level following the completion of secondary education. The World Bank, for example, defines ...
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Wukari Federation
The Wukari Federation is a traditional state in Nigeria, a successor to the Kwararafa state of the Jukun people. The state is based in the town of Wukari in Taraba State, in the south of the Benue River basin. The ruler takes the title "Aku Uka". Early history The Jukun were established in Wukari as early as the 17th century. The town was one of the southern centers on a trading route that connected via Bauchi to the northern states of Katsina, Kano and Bornu. Large caravans would bring goods transported from north of the Sahara, exchanging them for slaves, salt and ivory. It is debatable whether the Jukun were ever the military leaders of the broader Kwararafa state, as is sometimes claimed, or whether the Aku's role was more a symbolic or ritual leadership of the different peoples of the Benue river basin. Clearly the Aku Uka of Wukari had considerable influence. For example, in 1780 the leader of a group of migrants from Bornu felt it necessary to apply to the Aku Uka fo ...
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Federal University, Wukari
The Federal University, Wukari was established in 2011 by the federal government of Nigeria led by the then President, Goodluck Jonathan, the school was established as one of the nine schools established at the time. Federal University, Wukari is located in the town called Wukari in Taraba State, Nigeria. Faculties Federal University, Wukari has three faculties comprising 25 departments: * Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences * Faculty of Humanities, Management, and Social Sciences * Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences Vice Chancellors The Federal University, Wukari has since its inception had vice-chancellors who have been the administrative head of the institution. In March 2016, Professor Abubakar Kundiri was appointed as the 2nd vice-chancellor of the institution, during his tenure as vice-chancellor, most of the courses offered in the school became accredited. Professor Abubakar Musa Kundiri was on seat as the vice chancellor for five years (2016 - 2021), until Ja ...
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Kwararafa University
Kwararafa University is located in Wukari, Taraba State Nigeria.It was established in 2005 and is recognized by National Universities Commission The National Universities Commission (NUC) is a government commission for promoting quality higher education in Nigeria. Situated in Abuja, it was established in 1962 as an advisory agency in the cabinet office. In 1974, it became a statutory b .... Courses offered Kwararafa University is operating three (3) colleges, each college has courses that are accredited to it. Below are the courses based on the college they belong to: COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT AND SOCIAL SCIENCES: # B.Sc Accounting # B.Sc Economics # B.Sc Business Administration # Sc Political Science and International Relations, # B.Sc Public Administration # B.Sc Sociology # B.Sc Criminology and Security Studies # B.Sc Mass Communication # B.Sc Geography COLLEGE OF NATURAL AND APPLIED SCIENCE: # B.Sc Biology # B.Sc Computer Science # B.Sc Statistics COLLEGE OF E ...
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Wapan Language
Wapan (Jukun Wapan) or Kororofa, also known as Wukari after the local town of Wukari, is a major Jukunoid language of Nigeria. Varieties Blench (2019) lists the following varieties as part of the Kororofa (Jukun Wapan) cluster: * Abinsi *Wapan proper * Hõne *Dampar (spoken at Dampar, Wukari LGA) Phonology Wapan and other Jukunoid languages are interesting in the development of asymmetrical patterns of nasal and oral consonants in West Africa West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of Africa. The United Nations defines Western Africa as the 16 countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Maurit .... One could posit that voiced oral stops become nasal before nasal vowels, sometimes at the expense of having more nasal than oral vowels, which is typologically odd, or that nasal stops denasalise before oral vowels, which is typologically odd as well. Oral vowels are allowed only in sylla ...
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Nigerian Traditional State
There are many traditional states in Nigeria. A partial list follows. Although the traditional rulers no longer officially have political power, they still have considerable status in Nigeria and the power of patronage. Except where otherwise noted, names of traditional rulers are based on the World Statesmen.org list. See also *Nigerian Chieftaincy *Nigerian traditional rulers Nigerian traditional rulers often derive their titles from the rulers of independent states or communities that existed before the formation of modern Nigeria. Although they do not have formal political power, in many cases they continue to comma ... References {{Nigerian traditional states Traditional states of Nigeria States Traditional states ...
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Taraba State
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A4 Highway (Nigeria)
The A4 highway is a highway in Nigeria. It is a north–south route from the south coast to inland in the east of the country. It runs from Calabar near the coast through Ikom in Cross River State; Katsina Ala in Benue State; Uto in Akwa Ibom State; Wukari in Taraba State; and Numan in Adamawa State — to join the A3 highway near Maiduguri in Borno State. It also runs from Odukpani in Cross River State through Akwa Ibom State to the Southeast and Southwest of Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ... See also * Highways in Nigeria Adamawa State Akwa Ibom State Benue State Borno State Cross River State Taraba State {{Nigeria-road-stub ...
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Postal Code
A postal code (also known locally in various English-speaking countries throughout the world as a postcode, post code, PIN or ZIP Code) is a series of letters or digits or both, sometimes including spaces or punctuation, included in a postal address for the purpose of sorting mail. the Universal Postal Union lists 160 countries which require the use of a postal code. Although postal codes are usually assigned to geographical areas, special codes are sometimes assigned to individual addresses or to institutions that receive large volumes of mail, such as government agencies and large commercial companies. One example is the French CEDEX system. Terms There are a number of synonyms for postal code; some are country-specific; * CAP: The standard term in Italy; CAP is an acronym for ''codice di avviamento postale'' (postal expedition code). * CEP: The standard term in Brazil; CEP is an acronym for ''código de endereçamento postal'' (postal addressing code). * Eircode: Th ...
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National Universities Commission
The National Universities Commission (NUC) is a government commission for promoting quality higher education in Nigeria. Situated in Abuja, it was established in 1962 as an advisory agency in the cabinet office. In 1974, it became a statutory body and its first executive secretary was professor Jibril Aminu. NUC is currently part of the Federal Ministry of Education and is a parastatal (government-owned corporation). The commission has a governing council, currently headed by professor Shehu Galadanchi and its executive secretary is prof. Abubakar Rasheed, who assumed office on 3 August 2016. Since its establishment, the commission has transformed from a small office in the cabinet office to an important arm of government in the area of development and management of university education in Nigeria. History The National Universities Commission or NUC as it is sometimes called in Nigeria began operations in 1962. It came into being as one of the recommendations of the Ashby ...
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Tertiary Institutions
Tertiary education, also referred to as third-level, third-stage or post-secondary education, is the educational level following the completion of secondary education. The World Bank, for example, defines tertiary education as including universities as well as trade schools and colleges. Higher education is taken to include undergraduate and postgraduate education, while vocational education beyond secondary education is known as ''further education'' in the United Kingdom, or included under the category of ''continuing education'' in the United States. Tertiary education generally culminates in the receipt of certificates, diplomas, or academic degrees. UNESCO stated that tertiary education focuses on learning endeavors in specialized fields. It includes academic and higher vocational education. The World Bank's 2019 World Development Report on the future of work argues that given the future of work and the increasing role of technology in value chains, tertiary education b ...
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Nyifon Language
Nyifon (Iordaa) is a poorly known Jukunoid language of Buruku LGA, Benue State, Nigeria. There may have been about 1,000 speakers in the 1990s. The language is not reported in Ethnologue. Glottolog lists it as a dialect of Wapan language Wapan (Jukun Wapan) or Kororofa, also known as Wukari after the local town of Wukari, is a major Jukunoid language of Nigeria. Varieties Blench (2019) lists the following varieties as part of the Kororofa (Jukun Wapan) cluster: * Abinsi *Wapa .... References Jukunoid languages Languages of Nigeria {{BenueCongo-lang-stub ...
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Jibu Language
Jibu is a Jukunoid language spoken in the Taraba State of Nigeria by 30,000 people. Phonology In Jibu, there are 18 consonant phonemes, 9 vowels (which are represented just using three letters), and three tones (rising, mid-level, and falling). In Jibu, nasalization, labialization, and palatalization are considered to be part of the syllable, and are written along with it after the vowel. Nasalization is represented with ''n'', except when it is at the end of a syllable it becomes doubled (/kʲã/ becomes ''kyann''). Labialization is represented with ''w'', and palatalization with ''y'' respectively. Vowels In Jibu, there are 9 phonemically different vowels, which are represented by three different symbols. A tenth sound resembling /u/ (as in ''you''), is only used in loanwords from other languages, such as the neighboring Hausa, and is represented by ''u''. Consonants Jibu has 18 different consonant phonemes. Some different phonemes are represented by the same symbol, ...
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