subject: What You Must Know Before Booking Flights To Abuja! [print this page] In case you are planning to book flights to Abuja, it is advisable to be aware of the citys background. The metropolis is the capital of Nigeria. It is located in the centre of Nigeria, within the Federal Capital Territory. It is a planned city, and was built mainly in the 1980s. It officially became the nations capital on 12 December 1991, replacing Lagos. At the 2006 census, the city had a population of 776,298. In light of the ethnic and religious divisions of Nigeria, plans had been devised since the countrys independence to have its capital in a location deemed neutral to all parties. The location was eventually designated in the centre of the country in the early 1970s as it signified neutrality and national unity.
