Wuse
Wuse is a metropolitan district located in the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC). Its geographical cordinates is 9° 4' 14" N 7° 28' 3" E. It hosts major federal government offices and private businesses. It is intertwined with Central Area hosting the Three Arms Zone, Utako District and Garki District.[1][2]
Wuse District structure[edit]
Wuse is divided into Zones starting from Wuse Zone 1 to Wuse Zone 8. Each of the Zones is well planned with its own streets leading into other zones with the Wuse District for ease of movement and navigation. Each zone has both residential and business buildings.
Social amenities[edit]
Wuse district hosts several social amenities including over fifty hotels ranging from 3 stars to 7 stars hotels. Its market known as Wuse Market is the biggest open market in the metropolitan city of Abuja. Wide range of products including textiles, crafts, jewelleries, housewares, fashion, electronics and fresh food items are traded in the market. Located between Sani Abacha Way and Herbert Macaulay Way in Wuse Zone II, it provides a glimpse of the local life. The market opens daily from 8:00 am – 6:00 pm local time and it is generally rowdy weekends.[3] Wuse Zone 3 hosts the Zone 3 shopping complex where ICT equipment both hardware and software are sold. Wuse General Hospital is located just about three hundred meters almost adjacent the Zone 3 shopping complex. Nigeria biggest bureau de change trading hub is located in Zone 4.[4] The Abuja Continental Hotel formerly Sheraton Hotel[5] is just few meters away from the bureau the change market. The popular GSM Village is also in Wuse district.[6][7] The district holds several recreation gardens across its 8 Zone.[8] Bannex Plaza, a popular shopping mall for electronic gadgets is located in Wuse 2.[9]
Notable offices[edit]
High Court of the Federal Capital, Wuse Zone 2
Nigeria Customs Service headquarters, Wuse Zone 3
Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) headquarters Wuse Zone 3
Peoples Democratic Party national headquarters, Wuse Zone 5
All Progressives Congress national headquarters Wuse 2
Federal Inland Revenue Service headquarters, Wuse Zone 5
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) headquarters, Wuse Zone 5
Schools[edit]
National Open University of Nigeria Study Centre Wuse Zone 2
References[edit]
- ^ Oyoyo, Igho (13 March 2024). "FCT Shuts Wuse Market After Unrest, Fire Outbreak". Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ Popoola, Ademola (13 March 2024). "Police station attacked, cars, shops torched by mob at Wuse Market". Premium Times. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ Onyeji, Ebuka (24 December 2016). "10 Abuja markets to buy good, cheap commodities for Christmas". Premium Times. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ Shaibu, Nathaniel (19 February 2024). "EFCC raids Abuja bureau de change operators, arrest 50". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "Sheraton Abuja Hotel changes name". Premium Times. 3 February 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ Rapheal (6 June 2018). "Many sides of Abuja GSM village". The Sun Nigeria. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "Phone swap deals thrive at Abuja GSM Village". Vanguard. 20 October 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "Thousands of traders denied daily bread as police barricade Wuse market". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 14 March 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ Oyoyo, Igho (18 May 2024). "JUST-IN: Soldiers Shut Down Abuja's Banex Plaza Over Traders' Attack On Colleagues". Retrieved 20 May 2024.