Why visit Lokoja
Townapedia lists 4 museums and landmarks, 1 park or trail and 1 place to stay in and around town.
Highlights include World War Cenotaph and Lokoja National Museum.
Weather in Lokoja
Forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). Full forecast
About Lokoja
Lokoja () is a city in central Nigeria. It lies at the confluence of the Niger and Benue rivers and is the capital city of Kogi State.
From the Wikipedia article Lokoja (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Lokoja on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Museums and landmarks4
World War Cenotaph
Monument and historic site · 1.7 km
War Memorial Museum in Lokoja, Nigeria
Parks, trails and playgrounds1
Where to stay1
Churches and places of worship2
History
The area that would become Lokoja has been inhabited for hundreds of years by people from different ethnic groups prior to the arrival of Europeans. The migrations of these groups to the area could be in part accounted for by its nearness to the banks of the Niger and Benue rivers. Some of the first groups of people to have settled in Lokoja were the Nupe groups from Gbara near Bida, They are believed to have settled in Mount Patti, which is the settlement of the earliest inhabitants of Lokoja. The Kupa and Kakandas are said to have migrated downstream the Niger from the town of Baro and other parts of present-day Niger State to the confluence of the Niger and Benue rivers, Oworo people/Yoruba from Ile-Ife joined in later. This area eventually became a center of trade.
From the History section of Lokoja on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shopping1
Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries2
Healthcare4
Map of Lokoja
16 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
- Icheu 11 km south, about 11 min by car
- Ajaokuta 28 km south, about 28 min by car
- Koton-Karfe 33 km north, about 33 min by car
- Dekina 35 km east, about 35 min by car
- Abocho 37 km southeast, about 37 min by car
- Okene 62 km southwest, about 1 h by car
- Ogaminana 62 km west, about 1 h by car
- Kabba 73 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Idah 76 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Agenebode 77 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
Reviews, tips and questions
Loading what members have shared...
Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- View of Lokoja city from mountain Patti, Lokoja, Chinexfrust701, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lokoja confluence, Ayodayode, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lokoja Flood 2012 10 01, Knotty ix, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bradinopyga strachani 112245504, Lucky Atabo Okpanachi, CC BY 4.0
- A gaze into the future, Lawalisaac, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Amorphophallus abyssinicus 125365639, Lucky Atabo Okpanachi, CC BY 4.0
- Lord Luggard, Ayodayode, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Road to Lord Luggard, Ayodayode, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Precis pelarga 149359299, Lucky Atabo, CC BY 4.0
- Euphaedra ceres 296175940, Lucky Okpanachi Atabo, CC BY 4.0
- Euphaedra ceres 296176088, Lucky Okpanachi Atabo, CC BY 4.0
- Precis antilope 158478404, Lucky Atabo, CC BY 4.0
- Precis pelarga 150118470, Lucky Atabo, CC BY 4.0
- Precis pelarga 150118494, Lucky Atabo, CC BY 4.0
- Precis pelarga 150118518, Lucky Atabo, CC BY 4.0
- Euphaedra medon medon 156275177, Lucky Okpanachi Atabo, CC BY 4.0
- Precis antilope 156048099, Lucky Atabo, CC BY 4.0
- Precis antilope 151431988, Lucky Atabo, CC BY 4.0
- Precis antilope 151431949, Lucky Atabo, CC BY 4.0
Page built November 3, 2026. Spotted a mistake? Tell us or suggest a place.