About The Book

Ebonyi State Books of Record is an encyclopaedia of amazing records, event and the great people of Ebonyi State. Ebonyi State is in southeastern Nigeria. It is inhabited and populated primarily by the Igbo with the city of Abakaliki as its capital and largest city. Other major townships include Afikpo, Onueke, Nkalegu, Ntezi Edda, Effium, Unwana, Isu, Onicha and Ishiagu. This book will unveil to you in detail the history of Ebonyi people. Ebonyi is primarily an agricultural region.

It is a leading producer of rice, yam, potatoes, maize, beans, and cassava, and have a notable basket market in Nigeria. Rice is predominantly cultivated in Ikwo, yams in Izzi, with other regions in the state such as Amasiri, Edda and Ezillo making notable contributions, Effium and Ezzamgo taking the top spots in cassava production, and basket production in Ntezi. Ebonyi has several solid mineral resources, including lead, crude oil, and natural gas, but few large-scale commercial mining mines.

The State was one of the six states created in 1996 by the then federal military government of General Sani Abacha. The State of Ebonyi was created from parts of both Enugu State and Abia State, which were the Abakaliki division from Enugu State and the Afikpo division from Abia State respectively. It has three senatorial zones, the Abakaliki division make up Ebonyi North and Ebonyi Central senatorial zones, while the Afikpo, Ohaozara, Onicha and Ivo division make up the Ebonyi South senatorial zone.

Ebonyi has thirteen local government areas as well as local development centres created by the state government. Ebonyi State Books of Record is a compendium of history and great icons of hope in all the sectors of life in Ebonyi State.