All You Need To Know About Benue State - The Nigeria's Food Basket

From the stable of https://experiencingnaija.com/, we bring to you an overview of Benue State - a land of agriculture, rivers and hospitable people. The State nicknamed "the food basket of the nation" was named Benue after the River Benue, which is one of the major rivers in Africa. The state capital is Makurdi. The investment opportunities in the state are numerous and includes tourism, agriculture, mining and so on. It houses several educational institutions like Benue State University. There are 23 local government areas in Benue State and the major tribes in the Benue state are the Tiv, Idoma and Igede. Life in Benue is interesting because of the hospitality of the people. Benue State also account for about 60% of food production in Nigeria. And it is the home to the largest yam market in Nigeria and in West Africa called "The Zaki Biam Yam Market."

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