The Story Behind the Change of Capital from Lagos to Abuja.
So many countries in the world have moved their Capital for one reason or another. Countries such as Burma moved her Capital from Rangoon to Naypyidaw in 2005; Brazil moved from Rio de Janeiro to Brasilia in 1961; Cote d'Ivoire moved her Capital from Abidjan to Yamoussoukro in 1983. On the 12th of December 1991, Nigeria joined the list of nations that had changed their Capital when she moved her Capital from Lagos to Abuja. How was it possible? The change was made possible by General Murtala Mohammed in 1975...

