Agaie is a

Local Government Area A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a federated state, state, province, division (politica ...

Niger State Niger State is a state in the North Central (Nigeria), North Central region of Nigeria, bordered to the east by Kaduna State and the Federal Capital Territory (Nigeria), Federal Capital Territory, to the north by Kebbi State and Zamfara State, ...

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. Its headquarters are in the town of Agaie on the A124 highway. It has an area of 1,903 km and a population of 132,907 at the 2006 census. Agaie is inhabited by the Nupe People. The

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of the area is 911.

History

Agaie is an ancient town founded around fourteenth century in present-day

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. JAICA, GIZ e.t.c including donor agency who repeated visits fast tract the enviable expansion of Agaie Shea butter marketing. Fishing:- Fishing remain the major occupation of the people of Kintako or Baro Area. Fundamentally, the rich potentials in terms of abundant river and aquatic animals informed the council decision to institutionalize the annual GUZASA fishing festival near soje. Agaie later became an

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and part of the Fulani Jihadist in 1822, after

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mercenaries intervened in the Nupe civil wars. In the early 20th century, the land became a part of the

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.The Etsu Nupe Agaie is Alhaji Yusuf Nuhu

Climate

In Agaie, the wet season is oppressive and

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, the dry season is

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and partly

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y, and it is hot year round. Over the course of the year, the

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typically varies from 63 °F to 95 °F and is rarely below 56 °F or above 101 °F. The hot season lasts for 2.8 months, from January 29 to April 21, with an average daily high temperature of above 9 °F. The hottest month of the year in Agaie is April, with an average high temperature of 93 °F and low temperature of 77 °F. A daily maximum temperature below 86 °F is typical during the 3.2 months of the cool season, which runs from June 28 to October 3. December, with average lows of 64 °F and highs of 91 °F, is the

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month of the year in Agaie.

Cloud

Agaie's annual average for the proportion of the

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that is covered in clouds varies significantly by season. Around November 6 marks the start of Agaie's clearer season, which lasts for 3.5 months and ends around February 21. In Agaie, December is the clearest month of the year, with the sky remaining clear, mostly clear, or partly

55% of the time. Beginning at February 21 and lasting for 8.5 months, the cloudier period of the year ends around November 6. May is the cloudiest month of the year in Agaie, with the sky being overcast or mostly cloudy 82% of the time on average during this month.

References

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