24-659: The city of Warri is an oil hub within South-South Nigeria and houses an annex of the Delta State Government House . Warri City is one of the major hubs of the petroleum industry in Nigeria . Warri, Udu , Okpe and Uvwie are the commercial capital of Delta State with a population of over 311,970 people in 2006. The city is the indigenous territory of Itsekiri , Urhobo and Ijaw people. Warri shares boundaries with Uvwie to
48-645: A modern seaport, which serves as the cargo transit point between the Niger River and the Atlantic Ocean for import and export. Warri served as the capital of the colonial Warri Province during the early 1900s when this part of Delta State was under the Colony and Protectorate of Southern Nigeria . The name 'WARRI' was first associated with the Itsekiri ancestral capital town of Ode Itsekiri which
72-901: Is a general passenger airport at the Osubi area. Movement of goods by sea is through the Nigerian Ports Authority (Delta Ports) at which is mainly for export and import of goods by major companies. Also located on the main Warri riverside are markets and jetties used by local traders, which act as a transit point for local transport and trade. There are local boats that are used for moving from one location to another. Primary schools in Warri include: Secondary schools include: There are various tourist sites to visit while in Warri: South South The South South (often hyphenated to South-South )
96-415: Is also located at Ughelli , which is just 15 minutes away by car. In 1991, construction started on a standard gauge railway from the steel mills at Ajaokuta to the port of Warri, about 275 km away. By 2006, the standard gauge lines had reached 329 km in length, the final 27 km Warri section has been completed. In 2010, work recommenced to complete the final section to Warri. The rail line
120-645: Is instrumental in the environment and economic development of the region. Geographically, the zone is divided with the Central African mangroves in the coastal far south while the major inland ecoregions are–from east to west–the Cross–Sanaga–Bioko coastal forests , Cross–Niger transition forests , Niger Delta swamp forests , and Nigerian lowland forests . Although the South-South represents only ~5% of Nigerian territory, it contributes greatly to
144-516: Is monsoonal and marked by two distinct seasons: the dry season and the rainy season. The dry season lasts from about November to April and is significantly marked by the cool "harmattan" dusty haze from the north-east trade winds . The rainy season spans May to October with a brief drier spell in August, but it frequently rains even in the dry season. The surrounding region is predominantly rainforest , tending to swamplands in some areas. The vegetation
168-581: Is one of the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria . It designates both a geographic and political region of the country's eastern coast. It comprises six states – Akwa Ibom , Bayelsa , Cross River , Delta , Edo , and Rivers . The zone stretches along the Atlantic seaboard from the Bight of Benin coast in the west to the Bight of Bonny coast in the east. It encloses much of the Niger Delta , which
192-564: Is rich in timber trees, palm trees, as well as fruit trees. There is the Warri Refinery and Petrochemicals located at Ekpan, Uwvie and Ubeji, Warri proportionately with the majority of international and local oil companies operating in Nigeria having their operational offices close by. One of the nation's major seaports is sited within Ugbuwangue, Warri. Due to conflict in the late 90s, especially in 1999, most oil companies fled
216-906: The African Women Football Championship in 2002 and 2006 respectively and was in contention as one of the venues to be used for the FIFA Under-17 World Cup in Nigeria in 2009. The stadium was used to host the African Youth Athletics Championship (AYAC) in 2013. Warri Wolves , a professional football team based in Warri plays in the Nigeria National League . Their prominent former players include Best Ogedegbe , Wilson Oruma , Efe Ambrose , Victor Ikpeba and Ekigho Ehiosun . The economic base of
240-608: The uplands to have effective control of the hinterlands . In order to achieve this, the British in 1906 took a lease of a new trading station opened in 1898 on virgin lands for Alexander Miller Brothers Limited of Liverpool at the mouth of the Okere Creeks. This new trading station was also named WARRI after the capital Ode-Itsekiri so the Itsekiris dubbed Ode-Itsekiri BIG WARRI in order to differentiate Ode-Itsekiri from
264-687: The Alex Ekwueme panel, by the national regime of General Sani Abacha . Edo, Delta, one-quarter of Bayelsa, and the Ndoni section of Rivers states were from the old Western region. Three-quarters of the area of Bayelsa , Rivers, Akwa Ibom and Cross River states were from the old Eastern region. On a federal level, the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs and its parastatal — the Niger Delta Development Commission — cover
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#1732772084951288-518: The Nigerian economy due to extensive oil and natural gas reserves. The zone has a population of about 26 million people, around 12% of the total population of the country. Port Harcourt and Benin City are the most populous cities in the South-South, and the fourth- and fifth-most populous cities , respectively, in the country. Port Harcourt and its suburbs, together called Greater Port Harcourt , form
312-622: The South-South in addition to three other oil-producing states ( Abia , Imo , and Ondo ). Unlike the development authorities of other zones like the North-East Development Commission , the present authorities are responsible for the areas outside of the South-South as the NDDC was created in response to protests and conflict in the wider Niger Delta region . Nonetheless, the creation of a South-South Development Commission has been repeatedly proposed by some lawmakers in
336-650: The areas that now comprise the South-South were electorally competitive during the first , second , and aborted third republics, every state in the region consistently voted for the nominees of the Peoples Democratic Party in fourth republic presidential elections from 1999 to 2019. After Olusegun Obasanjo won the South-South by substantial margins of victory in 1999 and 2003 , Goodluck Jonathan — an indigene of Bayelsa State — expanded PDP margins greatly in 2011 and 2015 . However, PDP margins of victory decreased in 2019 , when Atiku Abubakar
360-517: The city lies in the presence of a refinery and other oil and gas companies. Also, there is the steel company, Delta Steel Company, which is located in Ovwian – Aladja area of Udu . The Beta Glass Plant is located nearby, outside the town of Ughelli , where the land is rich in silica and silicates, raw materials required for the manufacture of glass, ceramics and cement . The Transcorp Power Distribution, one of Nigeria's power generating stations,
384-507: The east, Udu to the south east, Ogbe-ijoh to the south, and other communities in Warri South LGA to the west. Due to its rapid population growth and linked roads, the city and its border towns, e.g. Uvwie , Udu merged into a conurbation collectively referred as "Warri". Warri sits on the bank of Warri River which joined Forcados River and Escravos River through Jones Creek in the lower Niger Delta Region. The city has
408-458: The largest metropolitan area in the zone, with about 3 million people. Other large South-South cities include (in descending order by population) Warri / Uvwie , Calabar , Uyo , Ikot Ekpene , Ugep , Sapele , Buguma , Uromi , Ughelli , Ikom , and Asaba . The South-South Region was created from parts of both the Western and Eastern regions of Nigeria in 1997 through the recommendation of
432-433: The late 2010s and 2020s, with proponents advocating fairness with the other zones' commissions while opponents deride the proposal as redundant. The remit of the current development agencies includes ecological protection and infrastructure development; however, both the ministry and commission have long been beset by corruption and mismanagement that has led to the abandonment or failure of many projects. Although
456-616: The locals also refer to as 'Iwerre'. A mispronunciation of Iwerre by several European explorers probably resulted in various names like AWERRI, OUWERI, WARRE, WARREE, etc. The British eventually anglancised it as WARRI. British colonialism effectively took off in the Western Niger Delta with the proclamation of the Oil Coast Protectorate by Great Britain in June 1885. British colonial administration
480-586: The new trading station. Its inhabitants are predominantly Christians of different denominations, and some practice a mixture of African traditional religions like most of Southern Nigeria. The city is known nationwide for its unique Pidgin , mostly among the less educated or uneducated. The area is characterised by a tropical monsoon climate ( Köppen Am ) with a mean annual temperature of 26.7 °C (80.1 °F) and an annual rainfall amount of 2,770 mm (109 in). High temperatures are typically between 28 and 32 °C (82.4 and 89.6 °F). The climate
504-625: The town and nearby regions. Warri is garrisoned by the Amphibious Infantry battalion ( Effurun Army Base) located in the Effurun area. The Nigerian Navy operates from its facilities in Warri. The 61 Nigerian Air force Detachment also operates from its facilities in Jeddo, close to Warri. Warri has an international stadium with a capacity of 30,000 which is the home of Warri Wolves football club, which has hosted two editions of
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#1732772084951528-681: Was carried out through local chiefs like Nana Olomu of Ebrohimi in Benin River . This administration was effectively restricted to Benin River and its environs as the British were content with conducting trade with the people of the hinterlands through the Itsekiri as middlemen . The British decided to move the seat of the administration of the Niger Coast Protectorate from the capital Ode-Itsekiri (Warri or Iwerre) to
552-849: Was officially inaugurated in September 2020 with the terminal at Udu . Major road networks within Warri Metropolis has been improved upon by the state government to improve the image of the city. Transportation within the city is mainly by bus and tricycle. The federal government has completed the Warri-Benin Road road expansion project and major parts of the East-West Road Project which will connect Warri- Uyo . There are several helipads in oil company yards, like Shell yard Ogunu and in Escavos and Focados. There
576-649: Was the party nominee. In 2023 , with Abubakar again as the PDP nominee, four South-South states broke their streaks of PDP voting — with Rivers being won by Bola Tinubu (APC) amid widespread irregularities while Cross River , Delta , and Edo voted for Peter Obi (LP). Presidential votes in South-South states in the Fourth Republic: This Nigeria location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Trade winds Too Many Requests If you report this error to
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