45-507: The Nigerian National Museum is a national museum of Nigeria , located in the city of Lagos . The museum has a notable collection of Nigerian art , including pieces of statuary, carvings, and archaeological and ethnographic exhibits. Of note is a terracotta human head known as the Jemaa Head (c. 900 to 200 BC), part of the Nok culture . The piece is named after Jema'a , the village where it
90-490: A museum maintained and funded by a national government . In many countries it denotes a museum run by the central government , while other museums are run by regional or local governments. In the United States, most national museums are privately funded and operated, but have been designated by Congress as national institutions that are important to the country. In other countries a much greater number of museums are run by
135-511: A collection of statues dating from different periods of Nigeria's history. The museum also houses traditional musical instruments such as sansas, fiddles and flutes. The museum also contains divination bowls and ancestral figures made of wood, including Mumuye figures, which are used by communities in Adamawa State as well as Ikengas wooden figures , which are part of the Igbo culture . Additionally,
180-562: A debt stock of ₦132.68 billion as of December 2021, ranking the 19th most indebted state in Nigeria and 2nd most indebted in the North-East . The Dangote group operates a sugar production factory in Numan which has a sugar refining capacity of 3,000 tonnes of cane per day. The company announced plans to expand to factory to a capacity of 6,000tcd, 9,800tcd and to 15,000 tcd. They also plan to increase
225-410: Is a state in the North-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria , bordered by Borno to the northwest, Gombe to the west, and Taraba to the southwest while its eastern border forms part of the national border with Cameroon . It takes its name from the historic emirate of Adamawa , with the emirate's old capital of Yola serving as the capital city of Adamawa State. The state was formed in 1991 when
270-553: Is experienced between December and February every year. In recent years, the effect of climate change has begun to be more evident. Tropical wet and dry weather prevails in Adamawa State. The wet season lasts from April to October, whereas the dry season lasts for at least five months (November to March) yearly. An upsurge in rainfall in September in recent years is usually accompanied by floods. According to Dr. Sulieman Muhammad,
315-433: Is home to many languages due to the state's ethnic diversity. Inter-ethnic communication is mostly done using Fulfulde , Hausa or English . Many of the state's languages are at danger of extinction due to economic, social, political, religious, and contextual factors. Fewer and fewer people are using their ethnic languages in homes. Languages of Adamawa State listed by LGA: The Governor of Adamawa State which acts as
360-773: Is home to the major happenings of the Islamic Jihad, led by the Sokoto Caliphate in the early 1800s. Adamawa is also home to the headquarters of two indigenous churches, the Church of the Brethren in Nigeria (EYN Church) with its headquarters in Mubi in the northern zone of the state, and the Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria (LCCN Church) with headquarters in Numan in the southern zone of
405-556: Is led by Bishop Markus Ibrahim (2020), also the Archbishop of the Province of Jos Anglican Diocese of Yola . Tertiary institutions in Adamawa state include: Adamawa state has many healthcare sectors that are of different levels, these levels are federal, state and local(grassroot) levels, these include: Adamawa State consists of twenty-one Local Government Areas (LGAs): Adamawa state
450-727: Is now eastern Adamawa State became most of the Northern Cameroons within the British Cameroons until 1961, when a referendum led to a merger with Nigeria . Originally, modern-day Adamawa State was a part of the post-independence Northern Region until 1967 when the area became part of the North-Eastern State . After the North-Eastern State was split in 1976, Gongola State was formed on 3 February 1976 alongside ten other states. Fifteen years after statehood, Gongola
495-533: Is one of the largest states of Nigeria and occupies about 36,917 square kilometers. It is bordered by the states of Borno to the northwest, Gombe to the west and Taraba to the southwest. Its eastern border forms the national eastern border with Cameroon . Topographically, it is a mountainous land crossed by large river valleys – Benue , Gongola , and Yedsarem . The valleys of the Mount Cameroon , Mandara Mountains , and Adamawa Plateau form part of
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#1732848076087540-687: The Bwatiye (Bachama) , Bali , Bata (Gbwata), Gudu , Mbula-Bwazza , and Nungurab (Lunguda) in the central region; the Kamwe in the north and central region; the Jibu in the far south; the Kilba , Mafa , Marghi , and Waga in the north, and the Mumuye in the south while the Fulani live throughout the state — often as nomadic herders . Adamawa is also religiously diverse as about 50% of
585-767: The Ekoi people . The museum also has sculptures of animals that are used in different cultures of the ethnic groups of Nigeria. In her travel book, Looking for Transwonderland , writer Noo Saro-Wiwa visits the museum and describes its impact on her. [REDACTED] Media related to Nigerian National Museum at Wikimedia Commons See also: List of schools in Lagos See also: List of hospitals in Lagos See also: List of festivals in Lagos See also: Architecture of Lagos 6°26′40″N 3°24′12″E / 6.44444°N 3.40333°E / 6.44444; 3.40333 National museum A national museum can be
630-752: The European colonization (first by Germany and then by Britain ), the rulers remained as emirs and the line of succession has continued to the present day. In the early 1800s, the Fulani jihad seized much of modern-day Adamawa State and formed the Adamawa Emirate under the Sokoto Caliphate . About 90 years later, forces from Germany and the British Empire defeated the Emirate in the Adamawa Wars and split
675-411: The Nok culture . The museum also contains photographs of the different presidents of the states of Nigeria. In the textile section, there is a collection of batik fabrics . The museum also has Ere figurines., photographs on the colonization of Nigeria and exhibits related to the culture of Ifẹ , an ancient Yoruba city. The museum contains a variety of sculptures. Among these are the grave sculptures of
720-674: The Shebshi ranges) and the Adamawa Plateau crossed by valleys and rivers, most notably the Benue and Gongola rivers. The lowlands of Adamawa are part of the West Sudanian savanna in the north and the wetter Guinean forest-savanna mosaic in parts of the south, while elevated areas are parts of the Mandara Plateau mosaic and Cameroonian Highlands forests ecoregions . In the extreme south of
765-481: The Dakakari people who inhabit Sokoto State . These types of sculptures are used in graves to commemorate the death of an important person such as a warrior, social leader or a chief. The museum also contains a sculpture of a Sukur woman in traditional dress from Adamawa State . At the entrance of the museum, also with a sculpture of a deity called Chukwu , of Igbo spirituality. The museum also houses stone sculptures of
810-698: The Executive Secretary of the Adamawa State Emergency Management Agency (ADSEMA), 25 people died in September 2022 due to floods brought on by both the overflow of water from the Lagdo Dam in Cameroon due to severe rainfall. In October 2022, an additional flood claimed 37 lives and submerged 89,000 thousand hectares of farmlands with 58 others sustaining various degrees of injuries. Flooding in September 2023 killed 5 people. Flooding
855-679: The Executive, the State Legislature, and the Adamawa State House of Assembly are located in Yola, the state capital. The electoral system of each state is selected using a modified two-round system. To be elected in the first round, a candidate must receive the plurality of the vote and over 25% of the vote in at least two-thirds of the State local government Areas. If no candidate passes the threshold,
900-528: The Northern Kameruns joined Nigeria to form the then Sardauna Province and the Southern Kameruns formed a Confederation with French-speaking Cameroon. Source: Federal Highways are: Other major roads include Five roads to Cameroon : Airports: Yola International near Jimeta. Adamawa is a Muslim-majority state in Nigeria, with a substantial Christian population. Historically, Adamawa
945-709: The Philippines (NMP), a government organization, operates several national museums, including: The National Museum Complex in Manila which consists of the central museums of the NMP namely the: The NMP also operates the following satellite museums: Sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport Sponsored by Ministry of Defence Sponsored by the Home Office Adamawa State Adamawa State
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#1732848076087990-528: The area. The British-controlled area (much of the west of modern-day Adamawa) was incorporated into the Northern Nigeria Protectorate which later merged into British Nigeria before becoming independent as Nigeria in 1960. The German-controlled area formed a part of German Kamerun until allied forces invaded and occupied Kamerun during the Kamerun campaign of World War I . After the war, what
1035-786: The central government. The following is an incomplete list of national museums: The Albanian government operates several national museums, including: The Argentinian Ministry of Culture operates several national museums, including: The Australian Government operates several national museums through its various departments, including: In addition, a number of states in Australia also operate "national museums". These include: The Federal Public Service for Science Policy Programming in Belgium operates several museum associations: The government of Brunei operates several museums including: The following are national museums of Canada , established by
1080-463: The collections of artifacts belonging to different cultures of the ethnic groups in Nigeria. The size of the collection is estimated at 47,000 objects, made of different materials such as wood, ivory, metal and terracotta. The artifacts include masks, textiles, drums, dane guns and wooden figures. Among the artifacts, in the Yoruba section, the museum includes Egungun costumes and clay pots. The museum has
1125-609: The community include the Adamawa Peace Initiative (API) - a group of business, religious, and community leaders - and the Adamawa Muslim Council. The United States Agency for International Development has pledged to provide continuing humanitarian assistance. On 21–22 February 2020, Boko Haram terrorists launched an attack on homes and churches in Garkida, killing three soldiers and wounding civilians . Adamawa
1170-651: The country and West Africa to buy and sell cattle in its markets, such as the Mubi International cattle market in Mubi South . Despite the state's high level of cattle production, the markets are poorly developed without essential services like meat processing. Meaning, live animals have to be transported in trucks for 4 days before they reach cities with high demand to regions like the South-West , South-South or South-East Nigeria. The development of many communities in
1215-444: The dry season is practised. Fishing is also very popular in the riverine areas. The breeds of cattle found in Adamawa are; Adamawa Gudali , Sokoto Gudali, White Fulani , Ambala, Red Sokoto and Red Fulani . The state has around 1.5 million cattle and 64 grazing reserves of which 30 are gazetted. Adamawa state has a thriving livestock industry especially cattle-rearing. It has 2.5 million heads of cattle. Traders come from all over
1260-710: The federal government of Canada and operated through an autonomous Crown corporation : Former national museums that were later shut down includes: In addition to institutions established or operated by the Government of Canada, several provinces and territories have established their own provincial and territorial museums . National-level museums in India come directly under the administrative control of Ministry of Culture , Government of India . Museums listed below are operated by Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology and other ministries. The National Museum of
1305-495: The former Gongola State was broken up into Adamawa and Taraba states. The state is one of the most heterogeneous in Nigeria, having over 100 indigenous ethnic groups. Of the 36 states , Adamawa is the eighth largest in the area , but the thirteenth least populous with an estimated population of about 4.25 million as of 2016. Geographically, the state is mainly composed of highlands and mountains (the Atlantika , Mandara , and
1350-542: The landscape. A study conducted on climate in 2012 in Nigeria's Adamawa state revealed monthly mean temperature rise in Gyawana, Yola, and Mubi, while annual rainfall declined. Delays in rainfall and reduced length of fall were observed in these areas. Contrarily, in recent times, the humidity and temperature of Adamawa state, especially during the dry season, begins in November, which is usually very hot. The harmattan period
1395-591: The local language, Fulfulde ). The name "Adamawa" came from the founder of the kingdom, Modibo Adama , a regional leader of the Fulani Jihad organized by Usman dan Fodio of Sokoto in 1804. Modibo Adama came from the region of Gurin (now just a small village) and in 1806, received a green flag for leading the jihad in his native country. In the following years, Adama conquered many lands and tribes. In 1838, he moved his capital to Ribadu, and in 1839, to Joboliwo. In 1841, he founded Yola , where he died in 1848. After
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1440-659: The museum also contains a collection of masks including Ekpo masks from Calabar and Gẹlẹdẹ wooden masks . The museum contains jewelry and crafts, as well as a collection of textiles including Akwete cloth and other textiles from the Okene , Bida and Western States areas of Nigeria. The museum has displayed works of art by Nigerian artists such as Nike Davies-Okundaye , Abiodun Olaku, Djakow Kassi, Bruce Onobrakpeya , Bolaji Ogunwo, Yusuf Durodola, Chinze Ojobo, Nosa Iyobhabha, Duke Asidere, Ben Enwonwu , Nathaniel Hodonu, Northcote W. Thomas, Kelani Abass and Elizabeth Ekpetorson. In 2012,
1485-580: The museum presented an exhibition featuring artwork by artist Ndidi Dike . In November 2019, the museum organized an exhibition with art pieces by German-Nigerian artist Ngozi Schommers. The museum contains ancient crowns, Royal regalias , artifacts belonging to the Kingdom of Benin , cultural objects belonging to the Ibibio people , Igbo-Ukwu bronze artifacts, stone monoliths of the Oron culture and terracottas belonging to
1530-450: The next month across 14 out of 21 LGAs in Adamawa caused 33 deaths and displaced 51,043 people. 11 temporary settlements across the LGAs of Yola South , Yola North , Lamude, Madagali , and Demsa were set up to house the internally displaced . Adamawa has vast arable land for agriculture, waterfalls and landscape, and solid minerals like limestone , tantalite and kaoline . The GDP of
1575-475: The population is Sunni Muslim and 40% is Christian (mainly Lutheran , EYN , ECWA , and Pentecostal ), while the remaining 10% are adherents of traditional ethnic religions. As an agriculturally-based state, the Adamawa State economy mainly relies on livestock and crops, such as cotton , groundnuts , millet , cassava , guinea corn , and yams . Due to the Boko Haram insurgency affecting development in
1620-502: The size of the factory from 8,700 hectares in 2022 to about 24,200 hectares within seven years. The markets found in the state are incredibly important to its economic activity and to its inhabitants. These markets, especially its cattle markets, enhanced the development of economic activities in the state, cash crops like groundnut and beans are grown and crops like rice , maize and sorghum are grown as food crops. Around River Yedseram and its tributaries, vegetable gardening in
1665-770: The state can be traced to the colonial era when the Germans ruled a swath of territory known as the Northern and Southern Kameruns from Dikwa in the North to Victoria ( Limbe ) on the Atlantic coast in the 19th century. These were, however, handed over as United Nations Trust Territories to the British at the end of the World War I with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles . After a series of referendums,
1710-537: The state is estimated to be ₦2.66 trillion. It has the 18th largest economy among the 36 states of Nigeria and the largest in the North-East region. The total revenue of the state experienced a growth of 9.93% from around ₦700.602 billion in 2020 to ₦777.62 billion in 2021. However, the state heavily depends on federally distributed revenues, with 77.52% of its total revenue being Gross FAAC in 2021. Adamawa had an IGR of ₦8.65 billion in 2021. The state imported $ 25.02 million worth of goods between 2019 and 2021. It has
1755-528: The state is part of the Gashaka Gumti National Park , a large wildlife park that contains large populations of bushbuck , African buffalo , patas monkey , black-and-white colobus , giant pangolin , and hippopotamus along with some of Nigeria's last remaining Nigeria-Cameroon chimpanzee , African leopard , and African golden cat populations. What is now known as Adamawa state has been inhabited for years by various ethnic groups, including
1800-451: The state, Adamawa has the eleventh lowest Human Development Index in the country but as the insurgency has abated since 2016 due to terrorist infighting, development has been renewed. Before it became a state in Nigeria, Adamawa was a subordinate kingdom of the Sultanate of Sokoto , which also included much of northern Cameroon . The rulers bear the title of emir (" lamido " in
1845-718: The state. The Church of the Brethren in Nigeria (EYN church) was founded in Garkida Gombi Local Government of the state in March 1923 by American missionaries. The Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria (LCCN Church) was founded in Numan by Dutch missionaries in 1913. 4.5% Catholic with 192,767 followers (2020) in the Diocese of Yola (1950) with 39 parishes under Bishop Stephen Dami Mamza (2011) [ https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dyola.html Yola (Diocese) Catholic-Hierarchy. The Anglican Diocese of Yola (1990) with 39 parishes
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1890-525: The states of Adamawa, Borno, and Yobe. In 2014, an estimate placed the number of IDPs around Yola at 400,000. An attack occurred in Chakawa in 2014. A suicide bombing in Yola in 2015 killed over 30 people. A double suicide bombing in Madagali in 2016 killed over 50 people. Mubi is the worst affected place in Adamawa State, suffering major attacks in 2012 , 2014 , 2017 and 2018 . Organizations serving
1935-517: Was discovered. The museum is located at Onikan, Lagos Island, Lagos State. The museum is administered by the National Commission for Museums and Monuments . In July 1948, the first architectural sketches of the museum were submitted to a conference on museum policy in Nigeria. The museum was founded in 1957 by the English archaeologist Kenneth Murray . The main purpose of constructing this museum
1980-580: Was split with the state's south becoming Taraba State while its north became Adamawa State. A measles outbreak was reported in an internally displaced persons camp, in January 2015. Lamibe (Emirs) of Adamawa have included: Adamawa State has been badly impacted by the Boko Haram insurgency. In January 2012, Boko Haram attacked Gombi , Mubi and Yola . By 2014, the state became home to camps housing an estimated 35,000 internally displaced people, fleeing violence from Boko Haram in locations including Mubi, Madagali , Askira Uba , Bama and Gwoza in
2025-480: Was to preserve different historical artifacts of Nigeria. Kenneth Murray had collected several traditional masks from Cross River State , these masks were displayed in the museum. During the first decade of the museum's existence, the British Museum gave the Nigerian National Museum two plaques and other artifacts. In 2018, a virtual tour of the museum was added using an adapted version of Google Street View along with other tourist sites in Nigeria. The museum houses
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