Nassarawa State

Hello All-

Last week I went on a short day trip to 2 hospitals in
Nasarawa State. Nassaraw is a state in central Nigeria. Its
capital is Lafia. I went there and to the second biggest
city, Keffi.

Nasawara was created on October 1st, 1996 from the (today
neighboring) Plateau State. Itis bounded in the north by
Kaduna State, in the west by the Abuja Federal Capital
Territory, in the south by Kogi and Benue States and in the
east by Taraba and Plateau States.

A network of roads exist within the state, linking all the
rural areas and major towns. The Nigerian Railway Corporation
(NRC) operates train services from Kuru, Gombe and Maiduguri.
Each state has nickname. Nassarawa is the "Home of Solid
Minerals." Nasarawa State has agriculture as the mainstay of
its economy with the production of varieties of cash crops
throughout the year. It is also contains minerals such as salt
and bauxite.

The state has a Federal Polytechnic and College of Education
and other vocational training schools.

Sorry, no pictures :(