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Kainji Lake, in North Central Nigeria, is a reservoir on the Niger River, formed by the Kainji Dam. [1] It was formed in 1968 and is a part of Niger State and Kebbi State . [ 2 ] Kainji Lake National Park (KNLP), situated around the lake, is Nigeria's oldest National Park , established in 1976.
Kainji National Park was established in 1978 and is divided into three distinct sectors, the Zugurma Game Reserve, the Borgu Game Reserve and Kainji Lake. [8] Since 2005, the protected area is considered a Lion Conservation Unit together with Yankari National Park. [9]
Kainji Dam is a dam across the Niger River in Niger State of Central Nigeria. [1] Construction of the dam by Impregilo (a consortium of Italian civil engineering contractors) began in 1964 and was completed in 1968. [ 2 ]
On its western shore, Lake Kainji National Park, including the Borgu and Zugurma game reserves, has promoted the tourism industry. The dam and hydroelectric power plant at Jebba, 103 kilometres (64 mi) from the Kainji Dam, were completed in 1984, and the dam at Shiroro Gorge on the Kaduna River, west of Bida in Niger state, began operations in ...
The first national park was Kainji Lake, established by the military ruler General Olusegun Obasanjo in 1979. The National Parks Governing Board and five new National Parks were set up in 1991. Yankari Game Reserve was upgraded to a national park in 1992, although it was later handed over to the Bauchi State government in June 2006.
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Kainji may refer to several locations in Nigeria: Kainji Lake; Kainji Dam; Kainji National Park; It is also used to refer to a group of languages spoken around and to the east of the lake: Kainji languages
The Borgu Game Reserve is a section of the Kainji National Park, in the Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State and Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara State, Nigeria. It is bordered on the east by Kainji Lake and reaches almost to the border with Benin to the west, covering 397,002 hectares (981,010 acres). [1]