Ningi is a town, a local government area, and an emirate in

Bauchi State Bauchi (Fula: ''Leydi Bauchi'' 𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤣𞤭 𞤦𞤢𞤵𞤷𞥅𞤭) is a States of Nigeria, state in the North East (Nigeria), North-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It is bordered by Jigawa State, Jigawa to the north, Yobe State, Y ...

, Nigeria. The Ningi emirate comprises two local government areas, Ningi and

Warji Warji is a Local Government Area of Bauchi State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Warji. It has an area of 625 km and a population of 114,720 at the 2006 census. The postal code A postal code (also known locally in various ...

, with a combined area of 5,250 km² and a population of 501,912 according to the 2006 Census. The Ningi local government area covers an area of 4,625 km² with a population of 387,192 at the 2006 Census. The area is inhabited mostly by

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people,

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, Ningawa. Yunusa Muhammadu Danyaya was the longest Emir to reign who ascended the throne from 1978 until his death on 25 August 2024.

Climate

In Ningi, the

dry season The dry season is a yearly period of low rainfall, especially in the tropics. The weather in the tropics is dominated by the tropical rain belt, which moves from the northern to the southern tropics and back over the course of the year. The t ...

is partially

cloud In meteorology, a cloud is an aerosol consisting of a visible mass of miniature liquid droplets, frozen crystals, or other particles, suspended in the atmosphere of a planetary body or similar space. Water or various other chemicals may ...

y and hot all year round,while the wet season is oppressive and generally cloudy.The average annual

temperature Temperature is a physical quantity that quantitatively expresses the attribute of hotness or coldness. Temperature is measurement, measured with a thermometer. It reflects the average kinetic energy of the vibrating and colliding atoms making ...

ranges from 56 to 102 degrees Fahrenheit; it is infrequently below 50 or beyond 106 degrees.

Local Government

Ningi Local Government Area is in the town of Ningi and the area council comprises 3 districts; #Ningi #Ari #Burra

Geography/Climate

The average temperature of Ningi LGA is 32

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, and the local government has a total area of 4,625 square

kilometre The kilometre (SI symbol: km; or ), spelt kilometer in American English, American and Philippine English, is a unit of length in the International System of Units (SI), equal to one thousand metres (kilo- being the SI prefix for ). It is the ...

s. Two distinct seasons are experienced in the region - the rainy, and dry. The average wind speed is estimated to be 10km/hr . In Ningi, the dry season is partially

y and hot all year round, while the wet season is oppressive and generally cloudy. The average annual temperature ranges from 56 to 102 degrees

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; it is infrequently below 50 or beyond 106 degrees. From March 9 to May 18, the hot season, which has an average daily high

above 98°F, lasts for 2.3 months. With an average high of 101°F and low of 74°F, April is the hottest month of the year in Ningi.

Economy

Majorily agrarian, the Ningi LGA is recognized for raising a wide range of animals and growing a number of different crops.

Sugarcane Sugarcane or sugar cane is a species of tall, Perennial plant, perennial grass (in the genus ''Saccharum'', tribe Andropogoneae) that is used for sugar Sugar industry, production. The plants are 2–6 m (6–20 ft) tall with stout, jointed, fib ...

millet Millets () are a highly varied group of small-seeded grasses, widely grown around the world as cereal crops or grains for fodder and human food. Most millets belong to the tribe Paniceae. Millets are important crops in the Semi-arid climate, ...

, and

soybean The soybean, soy bean, or soya bean (''Glycine max'') is a species of legume native to East Asia, widely grown for its edible bean. Soy is a staple crop, the world's most grown legume, and an important animal feed. Soy is a key source o ...

s are among the crops farmed in the Ningi LGA, and

camel A camel (from and () from Ancient Semitic: ''gāmāl'') is an even-toed ungulate in the genus ''Camelus'' that bears distinctive fatty deposits known as "humps" on its back. Camels have long been domesticated and, as livestock, they provid ...

cows Cattle (''Bos taurus'') are large, domesticated, bovid ungulates widely kept as livestock. They are prominent modern members of the subfamily Bovinae and the most widespread species of the genus '' Bos''. Mature female cattle are called co ...

, and

goat The goat or domestic goat (''Capra hircus'') is a species of Caprinae, goat-antelope that is mostly kept as livestock. It was domesticated from the wild goat (''C. aegagrus'') of Southwest Asia and Eastern Europe. The goat is a member of the ...

s are among the

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raised and sold there. The Ningi LGA is home to a number of marketplaces that serve as trading hubs for a range of commodities and services, demonstrating the thriving trade that occurs there.

List of rulers

1. Hamza – 1847–1849 2. Ahmadu – 1850–1855 3. Abubakar Danmaje – 1855–1870 4. Haruna Karami – 1870–1886 5. Abubakar Gajigi – 1886–1890 6. Usman Danyaya – 1890-1902 7. Mamuda Lolo – 1902–1905 8. Musa Dangwido – 1905–1906 9. (Restoration of) Mamuda Lolo – 1906–1908 10. Abdu mai Fatima – 1908–1915 11. Zakari Dankaka – 1915–1922 12. Adamu Danyaya – 1922–1955 13. Haruna II – 1955–1957 14. Abdullahi Adamu Danyaya – 1957–1961 15. Ibrahim Gurama – 1963–1977 16. Yunusa Muhammadu Danyaya – 1978–2024 17. Haruna yunusa Danyaya 2024-current

Notable people

Idi Othman Guda Idi Othman Guda (4th Sarkin Yakin Ningi) (August 1945 – January 2015) He was a senator in the Fourth Federal Republic of Nigeria (1999 to 2003). He held the offices of Deputy-Chairman Senate Committee on Sports and Youth Development, Chairman S ...

, Senator, Bauchi Central Constituency *

Abdul Ahmed Ningi Abdul Ahmed Ningi (born , 1960) was a Deputy Majority Leader of the Nigerian Senate. A member of People's Democratic Party (Nigeria), People's Democratic Party (PDP), he served as a Senator representing Bauchi central senatorial district from ...

, Senator, representing Bauchi Central

References

External links

Maplibrary.org: Ningi
* * {{LGAs and communities of Bauchi State Local Government Areas in Bauchi State