THE LARGEST GROWING SATELLITE TOWN IN WEST AFRICA FOR INVESTORS TODAY
THE FASTEST AND LARGEST SATELLITE TOWN IN WEST AFRICA Kubwa, located in the Bwari area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) of Nigeria, is the largest satellite town in West Africa. It has a population of over 800,000 people and is one of the fastest-growing areas in the FCT. In this article, we will discuss the history of Kubwa and how its economic development has grown over the years. History of Kubwa Kubwa was founded in the early 1980s as part of the Nigerian government's efforts to decongest the capital city of Abuja. The town was originally designed to house civil servants working in the Federal Capital Territory. The name "Kubwa" means "big" in Hausa, one of the major languages spoken in the northern part of Nigeria. The development of Kubwa was carried out by the Federal Housing Authority (FHA), a government agency responsible for providing housing for Nigerians. The FHA constructed various housing estates in Kubwa, which were designed to cater to diff...