A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. The kogi state government has urged the national conference to prevail on the federal government to complete the ajaokuta steel complex, which it described as the worst case of an abandoned. Ajaokuta is a local government area in kogi state, nigeria and a town within it on the left bank. It lies at the confluence of the niger and benue rivers and is the capital of nigerias kogi state although the area has been inhabited for thousands of years, the present settlement at lokoja was established in 1857 by the british explorer william baikie at the site of an earlier model farm. After reading this piece with good conscience, you will weep for our country, nigeria, and if you are from kogi state, you may wail. The economic development of nigeria from 1914 to 2014. Lawyer seeks practical plans for revival of ajaokuta steel. Doc the economic development of nigeria from 1914 to. Ajaokuta steel news latest breaking stories and top. The history of nigeria too represents the remarkable incidents that changed and redefined the. Large crystals of orthoclase, quartz and mica books are scattered all over the place.
Ajaokuta hotels map is available on the target page linked above. Thus, the ajaokuta iron and steel complex that was built by the federal. American military history, volume ii army center of military history. This book explores how school history textbooks are used to perpetuate. According to him, the blast furnace model which ajaokuta steel plant has is the best in the world. This is because queen amina was a 14th c figure and history has it that the igala people were already settled in this area and were relating socio. Ajaokuta is a local government area in kogi state, nigeria and a town within it on the left bank of the niger river. Upjohn institute press, coauthored with peter fisher, was published in november 2002. The stock exchange in lagos is the only largescale financial trading centre in the region. Ajaokuta, conceived way back in the 60s as the industrial hope and the bedrock of the technological take off of the giant of africa, came to a sorry pass after so. One of the most prominent characters in japanese history was a negro warrior called sakanouye tamura maro.
Book history conforms to the green model of open access. Download fulltext pdf ethnomedical survey of adavi and ajaokuta local government areas of ebiraland, kogi state, nigeria article pdf available january 2014 with 10,784 reads. As an integrated steel plant, ajaokuta steel company ltd ascl was designed to produce 1. Very similar themes were expressed in 1946 in the orient, the first section in distinguished negroes abroad, a book by beatrice j. Failure of the ajaokuta steel rolling mill project. The story of abeokuta, the abode of the egbas and owus, started with their liberation from the sovereignty of the alafin of oyo empire, to which the egbas had belonged. The result was the establishment of the ajaokuta steel. The incorporation of a yoruba kingdom, 1890s1970s african studies peel, j. Limited i have been advised to use pseudo names in publishing this piece, but thats not my nature. This paper argues, from the caboose of history, that the forces of. Ibaji in kogi state and the crude oil located in the area. Brief history of kogi state kogi state page 1 of 1.
Nigeria is also the largest cereal and meat producer in west africa. History of nigeria its commonly believed that history presents the glorious past of a country which is replete with unprecedented events and incidents that give the nation its own political identity. By the 1800s european explorers and traders became increasingly involved in the affair of the niger region, particularly as it affected economic activities. Ajaokuta to abuja and ajaokuta to the port of warri, together 500 kilometers 310 mi and from port harcourt to makurdi over a distance of 463 kilometers.
Geology and economic evaluation of odobola, ogodo feldspar. Ajaokuta airport dn51 you can now add favourite airports. The name of the town abeokuta was derived from the protection which the fleeing settlers sought under the olumo rock, now a. Heart breaking ajaokuta steel company, things to know. Ajaokuta steel company being a public sector steel company has found it extremely difficult to source for funds in the financial market. The headquarters of the lga are in the town of egayin in the south of the area at. Deposit, ajaokuta local government area, kogi state, nigeria. Certificate examination wassce history paper 1, west. History of abeokuta abeokuta was founded in 1830 after the intertribal wars ravaged refugees in egba forest from their original homes between 1817 and 1830. Nigeria finally retakes ownership of ajaokuta steel.
There are plans to add more standard gauge lines to these ones. Dispute over the ownership of the ajaokuta steel complex and niomco had made it impossible for government to make any long. Brief history of kogi state kogi state was carved out of kwara and benue states on august 27, 1991 by the then regime of general ibrahim babangida. The new book historians brought the subject within the range of themes studied by the annales school of socioeconomic history. As of 2008 ajaokuta, the town, had an estimated population of 16,039. Globalization and the underdevelopment of ajaokuta iron and steel. Ajaokuta company was founded in 1979 by olusegun obasanjo. The incorporation of a yoruba kingdom, 1890s1970s african studies. The view that princess amina of zaria led the very first migration into igalaland in the 12th century does not hold water. Political leadership and corruption in nigeria since.
According to the account of his grandson in an authorized biographical book. Brief history of lokoja lokoja is a city in nigeria. Nigeria has an important economic influence on the entire region, including the franc zone where it has increasingly been making investments particularly in the banking sector. Facts have emerged as to how the russian federal security service wrongly blacklisted a nigerian communityrights activist, barr. Ownership crisis ends, nigeria retakes ajaokuta steel.
Kogi state is the most centrally located of all the states of the federation. Well there are a few different ones that you can view which provide a birds eye view of the terrain on the road map from lokoja to ajaokuta of course travel time also has to be taken into consideration. Built on a 24,000 hectares 59,000 acres site starting in 1979, it is the largest steel mill in nigeria, and the coke oven and byproducts plant are larger than all the refineries in nigeria combined. Ajaokuta village, where it is sited is an integrated steel massive cluster of industries will require heavy presence plant located in kogi state on the west bank of river niger, of foundries to service the industries for maintenance some 546km north of the atlantic ocean and 200km from spare and completely knocked down parts of plants and. But the foundation laying of the project was done by president shehu shagari. This study contends that democracy and political change is deeply rooted in the mass medias ability to become a major agent of political socialization that was capable of mobilizing local populations into changing longstanding african attitudes about politics and election outcome behaviors. Ajaokuta steel company limited ascl popularly known as ajaokuta steel mill is a steel mill. Projected ajaokuta blast furnace slag applications. Evaluation of the foundry properties of river niger sand. There is a baobab three on the way to ajaokuta village, gate 4, which could not be uprooted when the railway was being constructed. The liberation took place between 1775 and 1780, under the leadership of lisabi, a resident of igbehin who was born in itoku.
In 2010, the world statistical year book put the total crude steel rates produced globally at 1. Globalization and the underdevelopment of ajaokuta iron. You drive from lokoja, nigeria and trip ends at ajaokuta, nigeria now that you know that the driving distances from lokoja to ajaokuta is 41. Consequently, the government has been their source of funds. Army in world war ii series the armys official history of world war ii commonly referred to as the green books are. Evolution of ajaokuta steel plant in nigeria idrc digital library. Sadly, the dwindling economic fortunes of the country via mal administration have made the government incapable of meeting the financial needs of. All these benefits from the ajaokuta steel company are all fairy tales now delta steel company. If we assume, as we surely can, that the niger and benue rivers played an even more strategic role in the nigerian past than they do today, then it is clear that the igala area holds the key to an important chapter of nigerian history, a chapter which particularly concerns the problem of interrelations between different groups in nigeria.
Pryde in which was contained a small chapter dedicated to the negro general of japan. Oluwole adeloye on the evolution of nigerias ajaokuta steel plant. According to peter iyeh, a retired staff of ajaokuta steel company, the operator of a bulldozer trying to uproot the tree was attacked and. Loacted in north central nigeria, kogi state occupies 29,833 square kilometres. Analysis the realisation by the government that steel is the bedrock of industrialisation made the country to restructure its priorities in the 60s. The following links provide access to essays about the history of books.
Ajaokuta steel company limited ascl popularly known as ajaokuta steel mill is a steel mill in nigeria, located in ajaokuta, kogi state, nigeria. A companion to the history of the book, 2nd edition. Authors can archive the final manuscript preprint and or postprint versions, not the published pdf on. Natacha akpoti, on saturday, expressed delight with the degree of determination so far exhibited by governor yahaya bello of. Pdf ethnomedical survey of adavi and ajaokuta local. The ajaokuta steel company in kogi state of nigeria was envisaged to serve as the bedrock of nigerias industrialisation. Steel making experience in the use of nigerian iron ore at the delta. Nigeria has recovered ownership of ajaokuta steel company, asc, and national iron ore mining company limited, niomco, itakpe, following the resolution of a protracted legal dispute. Timeline of activities on ajaokuta steel company limited.
Slag from the blast furnace was to be used in road surfacing, aggregate for concrete, fertilizer for farmers, rock wool raw materials, cement and others. He also works on virtual reality simulations of land use decision making. This textbook is aimed at west african students taking west african senior school. Nationhood and politicization of history in school textbooks. By federal ministry of mines and steel development. Before 1800, ajaokuta which is on the niger river south of the niger benue confluence area had already evolved elaborate organizational structures based on clans and lineages. Foreign consultants advised that it was better to import steel than to construct and run a steel plant. See ajaokuta photos and images from satellite below, explore the aerial photographs of ajaokuta in nigeria. The ajaokuta steel mill conspiracy natasha akpoti by daemonvillem. The ajaokuta steel plant design was based on the blast furnace route to iron production with initial capacity of 1. The project was undertaken by the soviet union under a cooperation agreement with nigeria. The triumph of the codex a companion to the history of the book.
The itobeajaokuta bridge constructed about two decades ago on the river niger has also turned out to be of tremendous benefit as it has enhanced intra and interstate links and commercial transactions. History textbook west african senior school certificate. Reading this book made me realise that so much has happened in my country of which i and many like me are ignorant of. Globalization and the underdevelopment of ajaokuta iron and steel industry in kogi state, nigeria 197920. Peter fisher is a professor in the graduate program in urban and regional planning at the.
Pdf on jan 10, 2014, sunday atawodi and others published ethnomedical survey of adavi and ajaokuta local government areas of ebiraland, kogi state. Satguru maharaj ji, the founder of one love family, has asked the the. However, air travelers make use of ajaokuta steel companys airstrip. Communities which own the land on which ajaokuta steel company is built say the firm cannot take off unless their angry ancestors are appeased. Ajaokuta steel the road to industrialization politics.
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