Ningi, Nigeria


Ningi is a town, a local government area, and an emirate in Bauchi State, Nigeria. The Ningi emirate comprises two local government areas, Ningi and Warji, with a combined area of and a population of 501,912 according to the 2006 Census. The Ningi local government area covers an area of with a population of 387,192 at the 2006 Census. The area is inhabited mostly by Hausa people, Duwa, Ningawa. Yunusa Muhammadu Danyaya was the longest Emir to reign who ascended the throne from 1978 until his death on 25 August 2024.

Local Government

Ningi Local Government Area is in the town of Ningi and the area council comprises 3 districts;
  1. Ningi
  2. Ari
  3. Burra

Geography/Climate

The average temperature of Ningi LGA is and the local government has a total area of. Two distinct seasons are experienced in the region - the rainy, and dry. The average wind speed is estimated to be.
In Ningi, the dry season is partially cloudy and hot all year round, while the wet season is oppressive and generally cloudy. The average annual temperature ranges from ; it is infrequently below or beyond.
From March 9 to May 18, the hot season, which has an average daily high temperature above, lasts for 2.3 months. With an average high of and low of, April is the hottest month of the year in Ningi.

Economy

Majorily agrarian, the Ningi LGA is recognized for raising a wide range of animals and growing a number of different crops. Sugarcane, millet, and soybeans are among the crops farmed in the Ningi LGA, and camels, cows, and goats are among the livestock raised and sold there. The Ningi LGA is home to a number of marketplaces that serve as trading hubs for a range of commodities and services, demonstrating the thriving trade that occurs there.

List of rulers

1. Hamza – 1847–1849
2. Ahmadu – 1850–1855
3. Abubakar Danmaje – 1855–1870
4. Haruna Karami – 1870–1886
5. Abubakar Gajigi – 1886–1890
6. Usman Danyaya – 1890-1902
7. Mamuda Lolo – 1902–1905
8. Musa Dangwido – 1905–1906
9. Mamuda Lolo – 1906–1908
10. Abdu mai Fatima – 1908–1915
11. Zakari Dankaka – 1915–1922
12. Adamu Danyaya – 1922–1955
13. Haruna II – 1955–1957
14. Abdullahi Adamu Danyaya – 1957–1961
15. Ibrahim Gurama – 1963–1977
16. Yunusa Muhammadu Danyaya – 1978–2024
17. Haruna Yunusa Danyaya –
2024–current

Notable people