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    Kainji Dam is a dam across the Niger River in Niger State of Central Nigeria. Construction of the dam was carried out by Impregilo (a consortium of Italian...
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    the Niger and Kaduna rivers. The first of the dams was built at Kainji in 1969. Its reservoir, Kainji Lake, supports irrigation and fishing projects...
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    hydroelectric power stations, the Kainji Dam and Shiroro Dam, are located in Niger State, along with the new Zungeru Dam. The Jebba Dam straddles the border of...
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    Kainji Lake, in North Central Nigeria, is a reservoir on the Niger River, formed by the Kainji Dam. It was formed in 1968 and is a part of Niger State...
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  • Kainji may refer to several locations in Nigeria: Kainji Lake Kainji Dam Kainji National Park It is also used to refer to a group of languages spoken...
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  • Planet Ibeno Beach Idanre Hill Ikogosi Warm Springs Isaac Boro Park Kainji Dam Kainji National Park Kamuku National Park Lake Chad Mambilla Plateau Mandara...
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    contributes significantly to the current installed capacity for energy. The Kainji Dam is a typical hydropower resource generating electricity for all the large...
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    The town site is now covered by Lake Kainji, which was created in 1968 with the construction of the Lake Kainji dam. The town was re-located to what is...
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    Territories, Central Sudan, Niger Empire, Niger Sudan, and Hausa Territories. Kainji Dam excavations showed ironworking by the 2nd century BC. The transition from...
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    Power Station is located about 100 kilometres (62 mi) downstream of the Kainji Dam, and approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) southwest of Mokwa, the nearest...
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    to irrigate about 54,000 hectares. In Nigeria the Kainji Dam, Shiroro Dam, Zungeru Dam, and Jebba Dam are used to generate hydropower. The water resources...
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    human civilisation have also been discovered around the Niger River near Kainji Dam. Around the 7th century the Kabara Nation under the control of the Kabara's...
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  • Bach Dam Neckartal Dam Kandadji Dam Kainji Dam Goranyo Dam Imboulou Dam Nyabarongo Dam Rusumo Dam Diama Dam Bumbuna Dam Guma Dam Maguga Dam Hombolo Dam Kidatu...
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    corporations and the designs for a bridge over the Niger and plans for the Kainji Dam were developed. In 1957, NPC won the plurality of votes in the Federal...
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    commissioning of the large National Hydroelectricity power station in Kainji Dam/Jebba Dam. It was built to produce 10MW Capacity of Electricity. With the aid...
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    Baluchistan and Gujarat or Rajasthan, India After the closure of the Kainji dam, Nigeria, 50 to 70 per cent of the downstream area of flood-recession...
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    The Dadin Kowa Dam is located in Yamaltu Deba local government area of Gombe State in the North east part of Nigeria. Dadin Kowa is 41.6 kilometers from...
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  • World Bank loan to Nigeria, and was used to finance the expansion of the Kainji Dam and the Ughelli Power Station. The loan was repaid in 1978. As colonial...
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    cash on a commercial basis". In 1968, the USSR agreed to finance the Kainji Dam on the Niger (somewhat upriver from the Delta). Soviet media outlets initially...
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    the dam. After the construction of the Kainji Dam in Nigeria, 50 to 70 percent of the downstream area of flood-recession cropping stopped. Dams occasionally...
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    million cubic meters, and would be the second largest in Nigeria after the Kainji Dam. It would irrigate 120,000 hectares of arable land on which cash crops...
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    development. Among the major planks of the budget, was the development of the Kainji Dam. However, close to half of the capital expenditure resource was to be...
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    11°26′14″N 8°24′9″E / 11.43722°N 8.40250°E / 11.43722; 8.40250 The Tiga Dam is located in southern part of Kano State in the Northwest of Nigeria, constructed...
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    unpredictable rainfall and drought patterns, impacting water levels in dams like Kainji Dam. During drought, the hydro power output decreases, affecting national...
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    The Bakolori Dam is in Sokoto State in northwest Nigeria. It was completed in 1978 and its reservoir filled by 1981. It is a major reservoir on the Sokoto...
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  • The Zobe Dam is in Dutsin-Ma local government area of Katsina State in the north of Nigeria. It is an earth-fill structure with a height of 19 m and a...
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  • of the Kainji Dam in 1986. Almost half of the residents of Yauri, including many in Yelwa, were displaced by the construction of the Kainji Dam, which...
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  • firm built supporting housing facilities for construction workers at Kainji dam, NEPA office, Marina, Tafawa Balewa Square and was involved in the construction...
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    Status of Fisheries and Fish Stocks of the Four Largest African Reservoirs: Kainji, Kariba, Nasser/Nubia and Volta. Food & Agriculture Org. p. 81. ISBN 9789251036839...
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    8°1′2″E / 11.74278°N 8.01722°E / 11.74278; 8.01722 The Challawa Gorge Dam is in Karaye Local Government Area of Kano State in the Northwest of Nigeria...
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