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Abuja

American  
[uh-boo-juh] / əˈbu dʒə /

noun

  1. the capital of Nigeria, in the central part.


Abuja British  
/ əˈbuːdʒə /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"It is contained, so far, the imported case. We have no evidence it has gone into the communities," Pate told a news conference in Abuja.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Nigeria has recorded a case of Ebola in a female patient who travelled from Uganda in East Africa to Abuja, capital of the West African state.

From BBC ● 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

He traveled to Lagos and to Port Harcourt and to Abuja to take assessment tests, which he found easy, and he attended interviews, answering questions fluidly, but then a long empty silence would follow.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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