- Kuje
Infobox Settlement |official_name = Kuje, Nigeria
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image_caption = Kuje, Nigeria.
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subdivision_type = State
subdivision_name = Federal Capital Territory
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timezone = WAT
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latitude = 8.880789
longitude = 7.231450
website = http://www.fct.gov.ng/
footnotes =Kuje is an administrative town in
Federal Capital Territory about 40 km South West ofAbuja , the Capital ofNigeria .Attractions
Kuje is a busy market town with a range of roadside stores selling pharmaceuticals, provisions, building materials, ironmongery, tools, phone cards, counterfeit music CDs. It is also home to several "independent" petrol stations which are unpopular because of the apparent inaccuracy of the calibration of their pumps.
Education
Kuje has several state and private schools including the
Capital Science Academy .Market
In the centre of Kuje is a colourful market held every 4 days with stalls selling fruit, vegetables, very fresh meat, other provisions, household goods, fabric, shoes, clothing, smoked fish and posters displaying European footballers pictured alongside their houses, wives and cars.
Expansion
Kuje is seeing a rapid expansion in house building because of its proximity to Abuja and because of the removal of "informal" settlements along the airport road. There is a network of well tarred roads serving zones of as yet un-built housing whilst the existing residential areas are linked by often impassable, potholed dirt roads.
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