Rigasa is a sub-urban settlement within a very close proximity to Kaduna metropolis, Kaduna, Nigeria . It is one of the largest and densely populated areas in Nigeria, with an estimate of three million inhabitants It hosts villages, such as Danmani, Nariya, Makera, Mashi, Hayin Malam Bello, Sabon-garin Rigasa, Makarfi Road, Kwate, Mai-giginya, among others. Covering about 14 by 8 kilometers. Rigasa is one of the 255 wards The community has the largest public basic school in the sub-saharan Africa, initiated by his Excellency, Nasir Ahmed Elrufai . Also, it hosts the Kaduna-Abuja train station. It is believed that Rigasa hosts important dignitaries; such as the President of Universal Writers and Authors(UWA), Air Vice Marshal Maisaka(late), Former President of UWA, Chairman, Igabi Local Government , not to mention several Associate Professors and Doctors who are currently living within the community. Before the 2000 Religion crisis in Kaduna state , different tribes were living in Rigasa but presently, it is known as Hausa community.
4-457: Rigasa Railway Station is a Railway Station located in Rigasa, Kaduna . The railway station was commissioned by the former president of Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari . Rigasa Railway Station has a railway leading to the federal capital of Nigeria, Abuja . In March 28, 2022, the train while departing from Rigasa Railway Station to Abuja was attacked by terrorists, kidnapping the hostages which caused
8-476: A temporary closure. Rigasa, Kaduna Rigasa is a word under the igabi local government of Kaduna state of Nigeria. We're it contain a lot of people of almost the 10 percentage of population of the Kaduna State. Rigasa is having two weather condition which is raining and dry season with hot temperature some time of the year. It's facing the issues of climate change that affect the soil system or
12-594: The soil. The climate affect all the site of the land masses most especially in en-kifi, hayin dan mani, making ruwa, and other part of the Rigasa Area. Education in Rigasa faces challenges of infrastructural facilities in the sense that as big as the community , it has no more than three public primary schools and public secondary schools , where one of the schools in the area, L. E. A Primary School at Lokoja road has more than thirty thousand pupils, this school
16-400: Was later upgraded to 110 classrooms with 60 toilets and 14 staff rooms with their toilets Apart from Government Schools, there are several private schools in the areas that boost the education of children. The Railway Station which is located in Rigasa is a terminal state that lead to Abuja . This terminal station boost the commercial activities in the area such as those selling items in
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