Kwoi Voyage Tips and guide

Kwoi (Hyam: Haar Kwain) is in Kaduna State.

Understand

Kwoi is the Jaba local government area headquarters and its biggest town. The famous village of Nok is located due north of the town, while Kafanchan, the largest town in Southern Kaduna, is located northeast of the town.

The official name of the town comes from the Hausa corruption of original name the natives call their town, Kwain or Haar Kwain.

The town was founded by the Ham people, whose language is called Hyam, a Plateau language of central Nigeria.

The palace of the traditional ruler of the Ham or the Kpop Ham is located within the town.

Get in

You can be get to Kwoi via land and air.

By plane

9.0068067.2631941 Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport (ABV^IATA) (40.5 km southwest of Abuja and 168.9 km (via Tasha-Bwari road) or 172.8 km (via Keffi-Kwoi road) southwest of Nok). The closest international airport to Nok. Several airlines offer international flights, notably, Lufthansa, KLM, British Airways, Emirates, Qatar Airways and Turkish Airlines. Many visitors arrive on connecting flights from Lagos. (updated Jan 2023)
10.69467.32532 Kaduna International Airport (KAD^IATA) (22 km (14 mi) northwest of Kaduna city and 223 km northwest of Kwoi). Frequent daily flights from Lagos (1 hr 15 min) on Aero Nigeria, Dana Airlines and Air Peace. (updated Jan 2023)
9.66036.46633 Minna Airport (MIN ^IATA) (260.3 km (4hrs 21mins) west of Kwoi (via Minna-Tagbari road)). The next close airport to Kwoi. Air Peace and Aero run a once a day domestic flight from Lagos to Minna. (updated Jan 2023)

By car

From Abuja: When one chooses to go via the Keffi-Kwoi road which is longer and could take at least 3hrs 3 mins to reach due to the traffic congestion around the Abuja-Karu axis , one could take an Uber or airport cab from the airport to the Sani Abacha Mega Bus Terminal in Karu, Nasarawa State, where one gets a vehicle from the garage to Kwoi at a fare of between ₦2,000 and ₦2,500. If one chooses the shorter road, however, one uses same means as above to go to the garage in Bwari where one gets a vehicle going to Kwoi.

Get around

9°28′2″N 8°0′15″E

Map of Kwoi

The most popular means of getting around the town is via motorcycles and tricycles.

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Cellular networks like MTN, Glo, 9mobile and Airtel are used here. The network strengths vary from one part of the town to the other.

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