Rigasa, Kaduna

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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 [1] [2] 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. [3]

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Climate condition

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. [4]

It's facing the issues of climate change that affect the soil system or the soil. The climate affect all the site of the land masses most Expecially in en-kifi, hayin dan mani, making ruwa, and other part of the Rigasa Area.

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Rigasa Erosion.
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Rigasa Erosion
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Erosion

Education

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 was later upgraded to 110 classrooms with 60 toilets and 14 staff rooms with their toilets [2] [5] Apart from Government Schools, there are several private schools in the areas that boost the education of children.

Commercial activities

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 the stations, some prominent people now visit the area for site seeing and travelers do traveled from Kaduna to Abuja on a daily bases. Petrol fuel stations and other businesses are moving ways in the area. [6] Small scale business are the major activities of the people of Rigasa community. [7]

Health care facilities

There are several private hospitals in Rigasa. The Area has two functional Government health care facilities which are: [8]

  1. Primary Health center also known as Meyetti Allah, located along Makarfi Road, Rigasa.

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References

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  1. ↑ Malumfashi, Sada. "Nigeria's railway people: Life alongside a high-speed rail link". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
  2. 1 2 "Rigasa: Metamorphosis of a fearsome enclave". Tribune Online. 2018-04-15. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
  3. ↑ "Rigasa: Metamorphosis of a fearsome enclave". Tribune Online. 2018-04-15. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
  4. ↑ "Weather Rigasa | Forecast, Radar, Lightning & Satellite". Meteologix.com. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  5. ↑ Louis, Fadaka (2020-09-05). "El-Rufai: New look of LEA Primary School, Lokoja, Rigyasa". GBETU TV. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
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