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Abuja

American

[uh-boo-juh] / əˈbu dʒə /

noun

the capital of Nigeria, in the central part.

Abuja British

/ əˈbuːdʒə /

noun

the federal capital of Nigeria, in the centre of the country. Pop: 467 000 (2005 est)

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She sought treatment at a private hospital in Nigeria’s capital Abuja on Oct.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

The patient, who health sources have told the BBC is not Nigerian and is the wife of a diplomat, is in isolation and receiving medical care after being admitted to a hospital in Abuja.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

In February of the same year, seven people died after a military plane crashed short of a runway in the capital Abuja.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

But even in 2026, Abuja can still look half-built, its pockmarked downtown home to modern office buildings alongside empty lots and even farms that pre-date its founding.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

Abuja had far-flung horizons, wide roads, order; to come from Lagos was to be stunned here by sequence and space.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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