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4 Feb 1976Event

Federal Capital Territory Act

Decree No. 6 established the Federal Capital Territory after the Aguda panel recommended moving the capital from Lagos to Abuja.

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4 Feb 1976

Federal Capital Territory Act

Decree No. 6 established the Federal Capital Territory after the Aguda panel recommended moving the capital from Lagos to Abuja.

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Decree No. 6 established the Federal Capital Territory after the Aguda panel recommended moving the capital from Lagos to Abuja. The act gave legal backing to the new capital project.

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