Bida

About

Bida is a Local Government Area in Niger State, Nigeria, and a city on the A124 highway that occupies most of the area. The LGA covers an area of 51 km2 and had a population of 188,181 at the 2006 census. It is the second largest city in Niger State and the capital of the Nupe kingdom. Bida is a centre of commercial activity in the Niger South district, where cash crops such as shea nuts, cashew nuts, groundnuts and rice are traded and exported. It is also known for its bronze and brass industry and for groundnut crunchy cakes known as kuli-kuli. The major ethnic group is the Nupe, and the head of the town is addressed as Etsu Nupe.