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Niger State

Capital
Minna
Zone
NC
Local government areas
25
Created
3 Feb 1976

Peoples & Tongues

25 languages · 13 ethnic groups · 9 recognised thrones · centralised

Etsu Nupe (Bida) + Emirs of Kontagora, Suleja, Lapai, Agaie

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Methodology

Tier 1 · primary

Courts. Gazettes. National archives.

Tier 2 · corroborating

OCCRP. HRW. BudgIT. TheCable.

Tier 4 · tertiary, flagged

Wikipedia only where primary is pending. Always labelled.