NIGER ROAD

Runs from Kuti Hall at the southern end of Park lane past Sultan Bello Hall, the Science laboratories to the Vice-Chancellor's Lodge, veering north to link up with Sankore Avenue. The River Niger after which it is named takes its source from the Futa Jallon Highlands and flows over a distance of about 2,600 miles. The most navigable parts of it lie within Nigeria. Culturally and Commercially, it has been an important link between the Yoruba, Igala, Nupe, Hausa and other groups living within its basin. (DAY AND NIGHT IMAGE)