Ringim is a Local Government Area of Jigawa State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Ringim, the LGA has an area of 1,05…Ringim is a Local Government Area of Jigawa State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Ringim, the LGA has an area of 1,057 km² and a population of 192,024 at the 2006 census. Ringim emirate came into being in November, 1991 as a result of the creation of Jigawa state from Kano state on 27 August 1991 by the then president and commander in-chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida. The emirate consist of four Local Government Areas, viz: Ringim, Taura, Garki and Babura. The current Emir of Ringim, Alh.. Sayyadi Abubakar Mahmoud Usman is the first Fulani Emir of Ringim. The Emir was the chairman co-operative of West Africa.
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