Lokoja is the capital city of Kogi State located in central Nigeria. Lokoja is a port on Niger River.It was a convenient administrative town for the British colonial government after the amalgamation of Northern and southern protectorates into one nation called Nigeria in 1914.The first Governor General Lord Fredrick Lugard ruled the new nation of Nigeria from Lokoja town. The city has since grown to an estimated 100,000 inhabitants. The city is a centre of trade of its agricultural region.Lokoja is also close to the new Federal capital of Abuja. Near Lokoja (in Ajaokuta) are a big metallurgy facilities and iron ore mines. Most importantly, Lokoja is a confluence town,where the biggest rivers in Nigeria,rivers Niger and Benue unite. Just like Khartoum in Sudan. Kogi State - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... Map of Niger river. ... Amalgamation, meaning to combine or unite into one form, has several uses: In chemistry, amalgamation is the blending of two elements, and usually an amalgam is a metallic alloy with the element mercury, often used in tooth fillings. ... For the rule of Oliver Cromwell, see The Protectorate. ... 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Governor-General (or Governor General) is a term used both historically and currently to designate the appointed representative of a head of state or their government for a particular territory, historically in a colonial context, but no longer necessarily in that form. ... Abuja, estimated population 1,078,700, is the capital of Nigeria in western Africa. ... Metallurgy is a domain of materials science and of materials engineering that studies the physical and chemical behavior of metallic elements and their mixtures, which are called alloys. ... This heap of iron ore pellets will be used in steel production. ... Map of Sudan with Khartoum Map of Khartoum with Ohmdurman and Bahri Khartoum (Arabic الخرطوم al-Ḫarṭūm elephant trunk) is the capital of Sudan, as well as the capital of the state of Khartoum. ...