Isiala-Ngwa North

Isiala-Ngwa North
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Country Nigeria
StateAbia State
CapitalOkpuala-Ngwa
Area
 • Total109 sq mi (283 km2)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total153,734
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
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Isiala-Ngwa North is a Local Government Area of Abia State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is Okpuala-Ngwa.[1]

It has an area of 283 km2 and a population of 153,734 based on the 2006 census.

The postal code of the area is 451.

Some notable indigenes of Isiala-Ngwa North are Jaja Wachuku, the first indigenous Speaker of Nigeria's House of Representatives during the First Republic[2] and Paul Ogwuma a former CEO/MD of Union bank and later Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Isiala Ngwa North Postal Code | Post Code | Zip Code List". nigeriapostal.com. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
  2. ^ Omotayo, Joseph (2021-05-26). "Jaja Wachuku: Nigeria's 1st ambassador to UN saved Nelson Mandela from death row". Legit.ng - Nigeria news. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
  3. ^ Ogwuma, Paul A. (1993). "The role of the Central Bank of Nigeria in monetary and banking policy measures". Economic and Financial Review. Economic and financial review. - Lagos, ISSN 0303-9668, ZDB-ID 862451-3. - Vol. 31.1993, 3, p. 151-157. 31 (3).
  4. ^ "News Details". www.nipost.gov.ng. Retrieved 2023-08-05.