federal capital territory was relocated from lagos to abuja in the late 1980s.
when was federal capital territory relocated from lagos to abuja?
the late 1980s
lagos state was created on 27 may 1967 according to the "state creation and transitional provisions decree no. 14 of 1967", which restructured nigeria into a federation of 12 states. before the issuance of this decree, lagos city, which was the country's capital had been administered directly by the federal government through the "federal ministry of lagos affairs". however, ikeja, agege, mushin, ikorodu, epe and badagry were administered by the then western region government. lagos, the city, along with these other towns were captured to create the state of lagos, with the state becoming fully recognized as a semi-autonomous administrative division on 11 april 1968. lagos served the dual role of being the state and federal capital until 1976, when the capital of the state was moved to ikeja. after the full establishment of the federal capital territory, the seat of the federal government was also formally relocated to abuja on 12 december 1991. nevertheless, lagos still remains the financial centre of the country, and also grew to become the most populous city in the state and the country.
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the federal capital territory, commonly known as fct, or loosely as fct-abuja, is a federal territory in central nigeria. abuja, the capital city of nigeria, is located in this territory. fct was formed in 1976 from parts of the states of old kwara, niger, kaduna and plateau states with the bulk of landmass carved out of niger state. it is within the middle belt region of the country. unlike the states of nigeria, which are headed by elected governors, it is administered by the federal capital territory administration, headed by a minister appointed by the president.
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