Agaie
LGA and town in Niger State, Nigeria
Agaie is a town and Local Government Area in Niger State, Nigeria on the A124 highway.
It has an area of 1,903 km2 and a population of 132,907 at the 2006 census. Agaie is inhabited by the Nupe people.
The postal code of the area is 911.
History
Agaie is an ancient town founded around fourteenth century in present-day Nigeria covering roughly the same land of the present LGA.
The first settlers were Zhitako (nupe subgroup) they are believed to have settled Since 9,000B.C. Originally, and prior to the Fulani jihad, Agaie was known as "Agan-ye" meaning "They heard and understood" in Nupe language.
The people of Agaie local government are mainly farmers enjoying the vast arable land suitable for large scale production of rice, mellon, millet, groundnut, cassava, yam, maize, soya beans, Banana, sugarcane among others.
Economic trees that can be found in Agaie abundance includes:- Shea tree, mango, orange and citrus. There exist the Basu farms, Nuhu Farms and Babba Shehu farms in Agaie Local Government.
Shea Trees
The abundance of shea butter at Wadata and Koriyagi earned Agaie the name "Shea butter" local Government. The large scale production of shea butter attracted foreign and local investors e.g.
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