Kaduna Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! PreviewAdvancedSpecial charactersHelpHeadingLevel 2Level 3Level 4Level 5FormatInsertLatinLatin extendedIPASymbolsGreekGreek extendedCyrillicArabicArabic extendedHebrewBanglaTamilTeluguSinhalaDevanagariGujaratiThaiLaoKhmerCanadian AboriginalRunesÁáÀàÂâÄäÃãǍǎĀāĂ㥹ÅåĆćĈĉÇçČčĊċĐđĎďÉéÈèÊêËëĚěĒēĔĕĖėĘęĜĝĢģĞğĠġĤĥĦħÍíÌìÎîÏïĨĩǏǐĪīĬĭİıĮįĴĵĶķĹĺĻļĽľŁłŃńÑñŅņŇňÓóÒòÔôÖöÕõǑǒŌōŎŏǪǫŐőŔŕŖŗŘřŚśŜŝŞşŠšȘșȚțŤťÚúÙùÛûÜüŨũŮůǓǔŪūǖǘǚǜŬŭŲųŰűŴŵÝýŶŷŸÿȲȳŹźŽžŻżÆæǢǣØøŒœßÐðÞþƏəFormattingLinksHeadingsListsFilesDiscussionReferencesDescriptionWhat you typeWhat you getItalic''Italic text''Italic textBold'''Bold text'''Bold textBold & italic'''''Bold & italic text'''''Bold & italic textDescriptionWhat you typeWhat you getReferencePage text.<ref>[https://www.example.org/ Link text], additional text.</ref>Page text.[1]Named referencePage text.<ref name="test">[https://www.example.org/ Link text]</ref>Page text.[2]Additional use of the same referencePage text.<ref name="test" />Page text.[2]Display references<references />↑ Link text, additional text.↑ Link text=== Industries === Kaduna is a major industrial center in Northern Nigeria, manufacturing products like [[textile]]s, [[machinery]], [[steel]], [[aluminum]], [[petroleum]] products and [[Bearing (mechanical)|bearings]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kaduna Town in Kaduna Nigeria Guide |url=https://www.nigeriagalleria.com/Nigeria/States_Nigeria/Kaduna/History-of-Kaduna-in-Kaduna-State.html |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=www.nigeriagalleria.com}}</ref> However, the textile industry has been in decline due to recent Chinese imports and factory closures caused by years of neglect during the [[military dictatorship in Nigeria]]. Other light manufactures include: [[plastics]], [[pharmaceuticals]], [[leather]] goods, furniture, and televisions.<ref name=":1" /> [[Agriculture]] is also a major industry in Kaduna, and as such, the Bank of Agriculture has its headquarters in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nigeria's Bank of Agriculture - financing farmers|url=https://www.sukfin.com/knowledge/bank-of-agriculture/|access-date=2020-05-30|website=SukFin|language=en-US}}</ref> Some main agricultural exports include: cotton, peanuts, sorghum, and ginger.<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Lagassé|first1=Paul|url=https://archive.org/details/columbiaencyclop00laga|title=Kaduna|date=January 2000|website=Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia|publisher=Columbia University Press |isbn=9780787650155|edition=6th|access-date=13 November 2016|url-access=registration}}</ref> Kaduna also has a branch of the [[Nigerian Stock Exchange]].<ref name=":1" /> [[Automobile manufacturing]] also remains an important part of Kaduna's economy.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Kaduna|url=https://citiesintransition.net/fct-cities/kaduna/|access-date=13 November 2016|website=The Forum for Cities in Transition}}</ref> Peugeot Automobiles Nigeria has an [[assembly plant]] in Kaduna.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Peugeot Nigeria {{!}} Motion & Emotion|url=https://www.peugeotnigeria.com/|access-date=2019-08-01|website=www.peugeotnigeria.com|language=en}}</ref> Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company (KRPC), one of Nigeria's four main [[oil refineries]] is located in Kaduna. It is supplied by a pipeline from the [[Niger Delta]] oil fields.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company (KRPC)|url=https://www.nnpcgroup.com/Refining/Pages/KRPC.aspx|access-date=2019-08-01|website=www.nnpcgroup.com}}</ref> A 2009 [[World Bank]] survey states that Kaduna is one of the top six cities with the highest [[unemployment]]. 20% of the population was estimated to be unemployed.<ref name=":0" /> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page