Makurdi
Makurdi is the capital of Benue State, located in central Nigeria, and part of the Middle Belt region of central Nigeria.

Makurdi is the capital of Benue State, located in central Nigeria, and part of the Middle Belt region of central Nigeria. The city is situated along the Benue River. In 2017, Makurdi's urban population was 517,342.
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Worth seeing in and around Makurdi
5 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Roman Catholic Diocese of Makurdi
The Diocese of Makurdi ) is a Latin Catholic diocese located in the city of Makurdi, Benue State in the ecclesiastical province of Abuja in Nigeria.
4 km · diocese of the Catholic Church · Wikipedia - 02Aper Aku Stadium
Aper Aku Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria. Construction of the stadium was initiated by the Second Republic governor Aper Aku.
2.2 km · stadium · Wikipedia - 03
- 04University of Agriculture, Makurdi
The Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi now renamed Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University in 2019, is a higher education institution in Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria. The university was established in 1988, following the recommendations of a 1987 Federal Government White Paper on Higher Education Curriculum and Development in Nigeria.
4.3 km · university in Makurdi, Nigeria · Wikipedia - 05Old Bridge, Makurdi
The Old Bridge, Makurdi is a combined rail and road bridge over the Benue River at Makurdi, Nigeria. The structure was completed in 1932.
4.6 km · bridge in Nigeria · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01River Benue Bank
You can stop along the bank of the Benue River here to watch the locals fish with nets in the not exactly pristine water and maybe catch a sunset.
- 02Makurdi Zoological Garden
This appears to be a rather primitive zoological park with few animals, but it is something to pass the time if here in Makurdi.
- 03Benue State University
A university with 32,000 students (2015).
- 04University of Agriculture Makurdi
- 05Fun City Park
- 06Deeper Life Ln
Its prics are cheap and can do much more for your refreshment.
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Things to do
- 01Aper Aku Stadium
You can go boat cruise on the River Benue Exodus Cinema, 46 Old Otukpo Rd, High Level.
- 02Saba Film Hall
Walmayo, Asuir,.
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Getting to Makurdi
- Airports
- Akanu Ibiam (ENU), 174 km · Nnamdi Azikiwe (ABV), 196 km · Asaba (ABB), 264 km
- Enegu → MakurdiTrain, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
- Abuja → Makurdi186 km · quickest by road, 4h 12m · ₦15,400–20,550
- Asaba → Makurdi261 km · quickest by road, 5h 32m · ₦19,700–26,250
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Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Makurdi
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Makurdi. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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