Roots of Arewa Youth Trust Foundation
Arewa Youth Trust Foundation (AYTF) is a community-based organization endeavoring to shore up defenseless Nigerians; it was subsisted in 2018 however, there is an immense task that can be carried out with increased manpower and financial resources. Aimed solve unsolved problems innovatively by promoting and making available industrial and supervisory skills to perk up supervision and management at the grassroots level for youth and women towards poverty and also providing some intervention towards the attainment of sustainable environment because climate changes needs to be monitored and are important to the universe, AYTF was incepted in the city of Zaria .
Zaria is a major city in Kaduna State in northern Nigeria, as well as being a Local Government Area. Formerly known as Zazzau, it was one of the original seven Hausa city-states. Today it is known for housing Nigeria's largest university, Ahmadu Bello University, as well as being home to a number of prominent Nigerians.
Zazzau Emirate Palace. Kaduna State Nigeria
AYTF Team Members on their courtesy Visit to the palace Celebrating world Breastfeeding week and awareness on drug abuse among other vices.
Photo credit: @dheenylkhair
Zaria, initially known as Zazzau, was the capital of the Hausa kingdom of Zazzau.[1] Zazzau is thought to have been founded in 1536 and later was renamed after Queen Zaria.[2] Human settlement predates the rise of Zazzau, as the region, like some of its neighbors, had a history of sedentary Hausa settlement, with institutional market exchange and farming.
Zaria was the most southern of the Hausa city-states. It was a trading destination for Saharan caravans as well as a prominent city in the Hausa slave trade. In the late 1450s, Islam arrived in Zaria by the way of its sister Habe cities, Kano and Katsina. Along with Islam, trade flourished between the cities as traders brought camel caravans filled with salt in exchange for slaves and grain.The city-state's power peaked under Queen Amina whose military campaigns established a tributary region including the kingdoms of Kano and Katsina. At the end of the 16th century, after Queen Amina's death, Zaria fell under the influence of the Jukun Kingdom and eventually became a tributary state itself.[1] Between the fifteenth and sixteenth century the kingdom became a tributary state of the Songhai Empire. In 1805 it was captured by the Fulani during the Fulani Jihad. British forces led by Frederick Lugard took the city in 1901.
A French hostage of the Islamist group Ansaru, held captive at Zaria,[3] escaped in 2013 and reached a police station in the city.
In December 2015, Nigeria's military was reported to have killed 300 Shia Muslims and buried their bodies in a mass grave. Although the government denies the event, it has been described as a Massacre.[4]
The old part of the city, known as Birnin Zazzau[5] or Zaria-City, was originally surrounded by walls and fortress, which have been mostly removed.[6] The Emir's palace is in the old city. In the old city and the adjacent Tudun Wada neighbourhood people typically reside in traditional adobe compounds. These two neighborhoods are predominantly occupied by the indigenous Hausa.[5]
The neighborhoods of Samaru and Sabon Gari are predominantly occupied by Nigerians of southern origin, such as the Igbo.[5] These neighborhoods were formed during the colonial period.[2] The largest marketplace is in Sabon Gari.[5] Other more recent neighborhoods include Danmagaji/Wusasa, PZ, Kongo, GRA-Zaria, Hanwa, Bassawa, Lowcost Kofan-Gayan and Shikka.[6]
There is great variety in the architecture of Zaria, with buildings made of clay in the Hausa style juxtaposed with modern, multi-storied university and government buildings.[2]
The ward of Anguwan Liman is located north of the Zaria palace.
Zaria has a tropical wet and dry climate with warm weather year-round, a wet season lasting from April to September, and a drier season from October to March.[7]
Zaria is home to Ahmadu Bello University, the largest university in Nigeria and the second largest on the African continent. The institution is very prominent in the fields of Agriculture, Science, Finance, Medicine and Law.
Zaria is also the base for the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology,[8] National Research Institute for Chemical Technology,[9] and Barewa College. The school is known for the large number of elites from the region that passed through its academic buildings and counts among its alumni five who were Nigerian heads of state, including the late president Umaru Musa Yar'Adua. (There are two other famous schools in the adjoining town of Wusasa, where the former Head of the Federal Military Government Yakubu Gowon resides: St. Bartholomew's School and Science School Kufena, formerly known as St. Paul's College.) Also MAISS-GIWA a school established by The Emir of Zazzau Dr. Shehu Idris is situated there.
Moreover, the immediate environment Zaria faces some climatic conditions owe to excess waste from the petroleum industries such as plastics and polyethelene bags blocking drainage patterns especially during rainy seasons causing environmental disasters similar to flooding which causes lost of lives and properties. Therefore Arewa Youth Trust Foundation a Non-profit organization is targeted towards eradicating such effluents and waste from industries for sustainable environment, promoting agriculture and management of agricultural wastes among others and he team members are working on research to find better alternative of managing those waste converting them to wealth for the benefit of plebeians within the community and extending to the whole Country at Large.
Awareness campaign towards eradication of air pollution from petroleum products.
Plant a tree Project for good climatic conditions and sustainable environment.
Awareness and fight against deforestation, currently working on briquettes production to handicap the condition and promote afforestation.
Reference
[1] The Britannica Encyclopedia". Retrieved 2007-02-04.
[2]Zaria | Nigeria". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
[3] Le Monde, 13th March 2015
[4] Mass graves for '300 Shia Nigerians' in Zaria". BBC News. 2015-12-23. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
[5] Gihring, Thomas (1984). "Intraurban Activity Patterns among Entrepreneurs in a West African Setting". Geografiska Annaler. Series B, Human Geography. 66 (1): 19–20. doi:10.2307/490525. JSTOR 490525.
[6] Welcome to Zaria" Archived October 27, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. Biotechnology Society of Nigeria (BSN) at Ahmadu Bello University
[7] Hotels.ng. "Ahmadu Bello University | Hotels.ng". Hotels.ng. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
[8] About Us". Nigerian College of Aviation Technology. Archived from the original on April 6, 2010. Retrieved March 27, 2010.
[9] National Research Institute for Chemical Technology (NARICT, Nigerian Institute of Transport Technology (NITT), National Research Institute for Chemical Technology): About Us". Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved June 27, 2010.
Zaria is a major city in Kaduna State in northern Nigeria, as well as being a Local Government Area. Formerly known as Zazzau, it was one of the original seven Hausa city-states. Today it is known for housing Nigeria's largest university, Ahmadu Bello University, as well as being home to a number of prominent Nigerians.
Photo credit: @dheenylkhair
Zaria, initially known as Zazzau, was the capital of the Hausa kingdom of Zazzau.[1] Zazzau is thought to have been founded in 1536 and later was renamed after Queen Zaria.[2] Human settlement predates the rise of Zazzau, as the region, like some of its neighbors, had a history of sedentary Hausa settlement, with institutional market exchange and farming.
Zaria was the most southern of the Hausa city-states. It was a trading destination for Saharan caravans as well as a prominent city in the Hausa slave trade. In the late 1450s, Islam arrived in Zaria by the way of its sister Habe cities, Kano and Katsina. Along with Islam, trade flourished between the cities as traders brought camel caravans filled with salt in exchange for slaves and grain.The city-state's power peaked under Queen Amina whose military campaigns established a tributary region including the kingdoms of Kano and Katsina. At the end of the 16th century, after Queen Amina's death, Zaria fell under the influence of the Jukun Kingdom and eventually became a tributary state itself.[1] Between the fifteenth and sixteenth century the kingdom became a tributary state of the Songhai Empire. In 1805 it was captured by the Fulani during the Fulani Jihad. British forces led by Frederick Lugard took the city in 1901.
A French hostage of the Islamist group Ansaru, held captive at Zaria,[3] escaped in 2013 and reached a police station in the city.
In December 2015, Nigeria's military was reported to have killed 300 Shia Muslims and buried their bodies in a mass grave. Although the government denies the event, it has been described as a Massacre.[4]
The old part of the city, known as Birnin Zazzau[5] or Zaria-City, was originally surrounded by walls and fortress, which have been mostly removed.[6] The Emir's palace is in the old city. In the old city and the adjacent Tudun Wada neighbourhood people typically reside in traditional adobe compounds. These two neighborhoods are predominantly occupied by the indigenous Hausa.[5]
The neighborhoods of Samaru and Sabon Gari are predominantly occupied by Nigerians of southern origin, such as the Igbo.[5] These neighborhoods were formed during the colonial period.[2] The largest marketplace is in Sabon Gari.[5] Other more recent neighborhoods include Danmagaji/Wusasa, PZ, Kongo, GRA-Zaria, Hanwa, Bassawa, Lowcost Kofan-Gayan and Shikka.[6]
There is great variety in the architecture of Zaria, with buildings made of clay in the Hausa style juxtaposed with modern, multi-storied university and government buildings.[2]
The ward of Anguwan Liman is located north of the Zaria palace.
Zaria has a tropical wet and dry climate with warm weather year-round, a wet season lasting from April to September, and a drier season from October to March.[7]
Zaria is home to Ahmadu Bello University, the largest university in Nigeria and the second largest on the African continent. The institution is very prominent in the fields of Agriculture, Science, Finance, Medicine and Law.
Zaria is also the base for the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology,[8] National Research Institute for Chemical Technology,[9] and Barewa College. The school is known for the large number of elites from the region that passed through its academic buildings and counts among its alumni five who were Nigerian heads of state, including the late president Umaru Musa Yar'Adua. (There are two other famous schools in the adjoining town of Wusasa, where the former Head of the Federal Military Government Yakubu Gowon resides: St. Bartholomew's School and Science School Kufena, formerly known as St. Paul's College.) Also MAISS-GIWA a school established by The Emir of Zazzau Dr. Shehu Idris is situated there.
Moreover, the immediate environment Zaria faces some climatic conditions owe to excess waste from the petroleum industries such as plastics and polyethelene bags blocking drainage patterns especially during rainy seasons causing environmental disasters similar to flooding which causes lost of lives and properties. Therefore Arewa Youth Trust Foundation a Non-profit organization is targeted towards eradicating such effluents and waste from industries for sustainable environment, promoting agriculture and management of agricultural wastes among others and he team members are working on research to find better alternative of managing those waste converting them to wealth for the benefit of plebeians within the community and extending to the whole Country at Large.
Food insecurity leds to the clashes between farmers and herdsmen, finding means of promoting agricultural produce to eradicate food insecurity
Reference
[1] The Britannica Encyclopedia". Retrieved 2007-02-04.
[2]Zaria | Nigeria". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
[3] Le Monde, 13th March 2015
[4] Mass graves for '300 Shia Nigerians' in Zaria". BBC News. 2015-12-23. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
[5] Gihring, Thomas (1984). "Intraurban Activity Patterns among Entrepreneurs in a West African Setting". Geografiska Annaler. Series B, Human Geography. 66 (1): 19–20. doi:10.2307/490525. JSTOR 490525.
[6] Welcome to Zaria" Archived October 27, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. Biotechnology Society of Nigeria (BSN) at Ahmadu Bello University
[7] Hotels.ng. "Ahmadu Bello University | Hotels.ng". Hotels.ng. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
[8] About Us". Nigerian College of Aviation Technology. Archived from the original on April 6, 2010. Retrieved March 27, 2010.
[9] National Research Institute for Chemical Technology (NARICT, Nigerian Institute of Transport Technology (NITT), National Research Institute for Chemical Technology): About Us". Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved June 27, 2010.
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