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Lokoja

Lokoja is a city in central Nigeria at the confluence of the Niger and Benue rivers, capital of Kogi State. An early British trading and missionary station, it served from 1900 as the first headquarters of the Protectorate of Northern Nigeria under Frederick Lugard, before the capital moved to Zungeru.

Lokoja
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Protectorate of Northern Nigeria

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Lokoja. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/lokoja
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