Ningi is a town, a local government area, and an emirate in Bauchi State, Nigeria. The Ningi emirate comprises two local government areas, Ningi and Warji, with a combined area of and a population of 501,912 according to the 2006 Census. The Ningi local government area covers an area of with a population of 387,192 at the 2006 Census. The area is inhabited mostly by Hausa people, Duwa, Ningawa. Yunusa Muhammadu Danyaya was the longest Emir to reign who ascended the throne from 1978 until his death on 25 August 2024.
The local government area was formerly home to the Gamo-Ningi language, but the last speaker died in the 1980s and the rest have switched to Hausa.
Local Government
Ningi Local Government Area is in the town of Ningi and the area council comprises 3 districts; Ningi Ari Burra
Geography/Climate The average temperature of Ningi LGA is and the local government has a total area of . Two distinct seasons are experienced in the region - the rainy, and dry. The average wind speed is estimated to be .
In Ningi, the dry season is partially cloudy and hot all year round, while the wet season is oppressive and generally cloudy. The average annual temperature ranges from ; it is infrequently below or beyond .
From March 9 to May 18, the hot season, which has an average daily high temperature above , lasts for 2.3 months. With an average high of and low of , April is the hottest month of the year in Ningi.
Economy Majorily agrarian, the Ningi LGA is recognized for raising a wide range of animals and growing a number of different crops. Sugarcane, millet, and soybeans are among the crops farmed in the Ningi LGA, and camels, cows, and goats are among the livestock raised and sold there. The Ningi LGA is home to a number of marketplaces that serve as trading hubs for a range of commodities and services, demonstrating the thriving trade that occurs there.
List of rulers Hamza – 1847–1849 Ahmadu – 1850–1855 Abubakar Danmaje – 1855–1870 Haruna Karami – 1870–1886 Abubakar Gajigi – 1886–1890 Usman Danyaya – 1890-1902 Mamuda Lolo – 1902–1905 Musa Dangwido – 1905–1906 (Restoration of) Mamuda Lolo – 1906–1908 Abdu mai Fatima – 1908–1915 Zakari Dankaka – 1915–1922 Adamu Danyaya – 1922–1955 Haruna II – 1955–1957 Abdullahi Adamu Danyaya – 1957–1961 Ibrahim Gurama – 1963–1977 Yunusa Muhammad Danyaya – 1978–2024 Haruna Yunusa Danyaya – 2024–Today
Notable people Idi Othman Guda, Senator, Bauchi Central Constituency Abdul Ahmed Ningi, Senator, representing Bauchi Central
References
External links Maplibrary.org: Ningi