1976Event
Abuja selected as new federal capital
The military government chose Abuja as a planned capital, intended to be more central and less regionally identified than Lagos.
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1976
Abuja selected as new federal capital
The military government chose Abuja as a planned capital, intended to be more central and less regionally identified than Lagos.
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What happened
The military government chose Abuja as a planned capital, intended to be more central and less regionally identified than Lagos. The decision matters as a physical expression of the search for national balance.