North East
Adamawa State
Capital: Yola · Created 1991 · ≈4.5 million · Area 36,917 km²
Population
≈4.5 million
Size
36,917 km²
Capital
Yola
Year created
1991
Geopolitical zone
North East
Languages
Fulfulde · Hausa · English · 100+ indigenous languages
Ethnic groups
- Fulani
- Kilba
- Mbula
- Bata
- Bura
- Kanuri
- Chamba
- Higgi
- Marghi
Natural resources
- Bentonite
- Kaolin
- Gypsum
- Magnesite
- Uranium (traces)
Signature foods
- Kilishi (spiced dried beef)
- Tuwo shinkafa with miyan taushe
- Dambun nama
- Fura da nono
Notable people
- Atiku Abubakar (former VP)
- Murtala Nyako (former governor)
- Aisha Alhassan (politician)
Culture, values & festivals
- Nwonyo fishing festival
- Sharo (Fulani flogging rite of passage)
- Yola Emirate traditional council
- Adamawa Bekwara masquerades
Top places to visit in Adamawa
- 1
Sukur Cultural Landscape
UNESCO World Heritage site — hilltop palace complex and terraced fields.
- 2
Mandara Mountains
Volcanic peaks on the Cameroon border; hiking and traditional villages.
- 3
Koma Hills
Home to the Koma people, one of Nigeria's least-touched cultures.
- 4
Yola Modibbo Adama Museum
Fulani history, jihad-era artifacts.
About the North East
Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba, Yobe. Lake Chad basin, Mambilla plateau, diverse ethnic mosaic.