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Jaka Destination Guide

Explore Jaka in Nigeria

Jaka in the region of Nigeria (general) is a town in Nigeria - some 281 mi or ( 453 km ) South-West of Abuja , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Jaka is now 07:23 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Lagos " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Accra, Tola, Saliu, Podo, and Opaleye. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Accra . Where to go and what to see in Jaka ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Obafemi Awolowo Stadium

The Obafemi Awolowo Stadium in Ibadan, Nigeria, named the Liberty Stadium until 2010, is a historic 35,000 seat football stadium.

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Located at 7.37 3.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Football venues in Nigeria, Ibadan

Lekan Salami Stadium

Lekan Salami Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Ibadan, Nigeria. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Shooting Stars FC. The stadium has a capacity of 18,000 people. The stadium is sited at Adamasingba, Mokola, Ibadan. Hence, the stadium is also called Adamasingba Stadium. Shooting Stars FC are an extremely successful team and have many fans. They won the championship in 1993 and soon after went to the bottom of the ladder.

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Located at 7.40 3.89 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Football venues in Nigeria, Ibadan

University of Ibadan

The University of Ibadan is the oldest Nigerian university, and is located five miles (8 kilometres) from the centre of the major city of Ibadan in Western Nigeria. It has over 12,000 students. Besides the College of Medicine, there are now ten other faculties: Arts, Science, Agriculture and Forestry, Social Sciences, Education, Veterinary Medicine, Technology, Law, Public Health and Dentistry.

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Located at 7.44 3.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Association of Commonwealth Universities, Educational institutions established in 1948, Forestry education, Ibadan, Universities and colleges in Nigeria, University of Ibadan