Abuja

== Economy and infrastructure ==

=== Real estate ===
Real estate is a major driver of the Abuja economy. This correlates with the considerable growth and investment the city has seen as it has developed. The sources of this investment have been both foreign and local. The real estate sector continues to have a positive impact on the city, as it is a major avenue for employment.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.villaafrika.com/abuja-real-estate-development/|title=Abuja Real Estate Development & Projects To Watch in 2019|date=27 January 2019|website=Villa Afrika Realty|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-03}}</ref>

=== Annual trade fair ===
The [[Abuja International Trade Fair]] (AITF) has been held annually since 2005, under the auspices of Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI).<ref>{{cite news |last1=Akinyemi |first1=Bioluwatife |title=ACCI hosts 500 exhibitors, showcases 10,000 products at 17th Abuja international Trade Fair |url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/acci-hosts-500-exhibitors-showcases-10000-products-at-17th-abuja-international-trade-fair/ |access-date=9 April 2023 |work=Nigerial Tribune |date=2 October 2022}}</ref> ACCI has also sought to link businesses to enhance trade with East Africa.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Itsibor |first1=Mark |title=East African Business Council Partners ACCI On Implementation Of AfCFTA |url=https://leadership.ng/east-african-business-council-partners-acci-on-implementation-of-afcfta/ |access-date=9 April 2023 |work=Leadership |date=16 December 2022}}</ref>

=== Postal system ===
Abuja is served by the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) which maintains postal codes, street names and zones.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-21 |title=FCT Abuja Postal Code (Zip Code List) 2023 » * State |url=https://nairapostalcode.com.ng/state/abuja-postal-code-all-locations-lgas-zip-codes/ |access-date=2023-11-19 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nipost.gov.ng |title=Welcome To Nigerian Postal Service ! |publisher=Nipost.gov.ng |access-date=2013-08-30}}</ref>

=== Transportation ===

==== Airport ====

[[Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport]] is the main airport serving Abuja and the surrounding capital region. It was named after Nigeria's first president, [[Nnamdi Azikiwe]]. The airport has international and domestic terminals.

{{wide image|Abuja Highway Panoramic.jpg|800px|Abuja Highway Panoramic}}

==== Highways ====
Abuja is also linked to Nasarawa, Plateau, Benue and Northeast Nigeria by the A234 Federal Highway, which starts from the city as the Goodluck Jonathan expressway, some portions of which are still under construction. A direct highway link to Minna in Niger State is still under construction. The A2 expressway links Abuja with Kaduna in the north and Lokoja in the south. There are also other highway links with the outlying region, such as that linking the suburb of Dutse Alhaji with the Lower Usuma and Gurara Dams, which supply water to the city.<ref>{{cite web|title=9ja News|url=https://9janews.net/|access-date=2021-01-23}}</ref>

[[File:Cars in Abuja, Nigeria 14.jpg|thumb|145px|Cars on Sani Abacha way, Abuja]]
[[File:Road in Abuja, Nigeria 13.jpg|thumb|145px|Abuja-Kubwa expressway part of the [[A234 highway (Nigeria)|A234]] highway in Nigeria]]

==== Rail ====

Abuja is on the route of the planned [[Lagos–Kano Standard Gauge Railway]], which has been completed between Abuja and [[Kaduna]]. Trains for [[Kaduna]] depart from the Idu Railway Station in Abuja. There is a car park at the train station for passengers traveling to the city centre.<ref name="agabi2016">{{cite news|last1=Agabi|first1=Chris|title=NRC begins Abuja-Kaduna daily free train service|url=http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/general/nrc-begins-abuja-kaduna-daily-free-train-service/152361.html|work=Daily Trust|date=23 June 2016|access-date=26 July 2016|archive-date=31 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180831035720/https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/general/nrc-begins-abuja-kaduna-daily-free-train-service/152361.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[Abuja light rail]] system served between 2018 and 2020 and became the first rapid transit in the country and in Western Africa. - However, Abuja's light rail system was shut down in 2020, after less than 2 years of operation, due to the COVID epidemic and has not been restarted to date (July 2023). In 2023 the US$800 million costly Abuja light rail system has been called the "worst mass transit project in the world",<ref name=":5">{{Citation |title=Why The Abuja Metro Failed |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Flt4AyL_EU |access-date=2023-07-10 |language=en}}</ref> never managing to get more than 400 people a day to use it during its time of operation. Data analyst Tonami Playman described this as "abysmal". Comparable metro networks in the world typically transport several million people daily, even in other African countries like Cairo, Tunis, Addis Abeba and Algiers.<ref name=":5" /> The COVID pandemic was reportedly a welcome excuse to end the unprofitable operation of the line.

[[File:Idu Station Platform.jpg|thumb|Train at Idu Station Platform]]

[[File:Abuja Rail Mass Transit.svg|thumb|Abuja Rail Mass Transit map]]