Keffi
LGA and Town in Nasarawa State, Nigeria
Keffi () is a town and local government area in Nasarawa State, north central Nigeria. Keffi is 50 kilometres (31 mi) from Abuja. Nasarawa State university is located along the Keffi-Akwanga expressway.[1]
It has an area of 138 km2 and a population of about 92,664 at the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 961.[2]
History
Keffi town was founded around 1802 by a Fulani warrior-leader, Abdu Zanga who took the title of 'emir'. His small dominion was subject to the Zaria emirate to which it had to pay an annual tribute of slaves.
In 1902, Keffi was the location of an incident that led to the British invasion of Northern Nigeria, after the "magaji", a representative of the Zaria sultan, killed a British officer. When the Magaji found refuge in Kano, this was the pretext for Frederick Lugard to invade the northern caliphate.
Geography
Keffi LGA covers 138 square kilometres or 53 square miles in total and experiences average temperatures of 30 °C. The dry and wet seasons are the two main seasons in the region, and the average humidity in the LGA is 42 percent.
Keffi has a tropical wet and dry or savanna climate (Classification: Aw) and is 0 metres/feet above sea level. The district averages a yearly temperature of 30.27 °C (86.49 °F), which is 0.81% warmer than the national average for Nigeria.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Keffi” as lGA and Town in Nasarawa State, Nigeria. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 30, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q3510599. Authority coordinates are 8.846, 7.873. 1 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2006, 1802 and 1902.
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