Ringim
About
Ringim is a town and Local Government Area (LGA) of Jigawa State, Nigeria. The LGA covers an area of 1,057 square kilometres and had a population of 192,024 at the 2006 census. The area is known for farming, with fertile land for wet and dry season crops, and for trade in groundnuts and tobacco. The LGA is governed by an elected Local Government Chairman, currently Shehu Sule of the All Progressives Congress. The town is also home to the Ringim emirate and a range of schools, including a branch of the Hussaini Adamu Federal Polytechnic's College of Islamic and Legal Studies.
History
Ringim emirate came into being in November 1991, following the creation of Jigawa State from Kano State on 27 August 1991 by then head of state General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida. The emirate consists of four Local Government Areas: Ringim, Taura, Garki and Babura. The current Emir of Ringim, Sayyadi Abubakar Mahmoud Usman (CON), is the first Fulani Emir of Ringim. Educational development in Ringim began in 1930 with the establishment of Katutu Primary School, the first elementary school. Under the Universal Primary Education initiative, more schools were built in 1976, and the Government Secondary School was moved to Ringim from Dawakin Tofa in the same year. A higher institution under Jigawa Polytechnic was established in 1991.
Source: Wikipedia: Ringim
Key Facts
State
Jigawa State
Chairman
Shehu Sule (APC)
Area
1057 km²
Population
192,024 (2006 census)