Benue's city in Naija Life is Makurdi. Its landmark is Makurdi Bridge. Makurdi opens for everybody when players from Benue have invited 300 friends. Pick Benue as your home state and every friend you invite counts.
The game greets you there with: “M sugh u! Welcome to Makurdi, the Food Basket of the Nation 🍠”
What makes it home
| Landmark | Makurdi Bridge |
| Signature | Yam farming — Benue grows the best yams in Nigeria. Plant, mound and harvest. |
| Festival | Kwagh-Hir Festival (November) — Tiv puppet theatre and masquerades tell stories with giant figures. |
| Invites to open | 300 |
The places (9)
| Place | Area | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| 🛶 Benue Riverside | Makurdi Bridge | The wide Benue under the long bridge. Canoes, sand-diggers and grilled fish. |
| 🎭 Kwagh-Hir Theatre Ground | North Bank | Tiv puppet theatre: giant animal figures, masquerades and drumming that tell old stories. |
| 🧺 Wurukum Market | Wurukum | Yams stacked taller than you, oranges, soybeans and river fish. |
| 🍲 Mama Doom's Tiv Kitchen | High Level | Pounded yam with ishwa (Tiv) soup and fresh pepper soup. |
| ⛪ Makurdi Cathedral | Old GRA | A big cathedral, packed for Sunday Mass. |
| 🦁 Makurdi Zoological Garden | University of Agriculture | Monkeys, ostriches and a lake. A quiet place to cool off. |
| ✈️ Makurdi Airport | Airport Road | A small airport, then the long bridge into town. |
| 🔑 Makurdi Property Centre | High Level | Agents, surveyors and property managers. Buy land, list your house, find a tenant in Makurdi. |
| 🏗️ Old GRA New Layout | Old GRA | Fresh plots in Old GRA, surveyed and ready. Buy one, build on it, live in it, let it, sell it. |
The jobs (7)
| Job | Skill | First rung | Top pay a shift |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🍠 Yam Farmer | Fitness | Mound Maker | ₦31,500 |
| 🍊 Orange Trader | Hustle | Bag Packer | ₦28,700 |
| 🎭 Puppet Maker | Charisma | Helper | ₦27,300 |
| 🔑 Estate Agent | Charisma | Letting Agent | ₦32,900 |
| 👷🏾 Builder | Fitness | Labourer | ₦31,500 |
| 📐 Surveyor & Architect | Coding | Trainee Surveyor | ₦33,600 |
| 🏢 Property Manager | Hustle | Caretaker | ₦30,450 |
The homes
| Home | Area | Kind | Rent a week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single room | Wurukum | Single room | ₦430 |
| Self-contain | Wurukum | Self-contain | ₦1,000 |
| Mini flat | High Level | Mini flat | ₦1,000 |
| Serviced apartment | Old GRA | Serviced apartment | ₦5,320 |
| Terrace duplex | Old GRA | Terrace duplex | ₦14,250 |
| Detached duplex | Judges Quarters | Detached duplex | ₦36,580 |
| Mansion | Judges Quarters | Mansion | ₦213,750 |
Real estate
Makurdi's new layout is Old GRA New Layout, with 8 plots to buy and build on, sold from the property centre. See real estate for what land and building cost.
Questions
Is Makurdi in Naija Life?
Yes. Makurdi is Benue's city in Naija Life. It opens when Benue players invite 300 friends.
What can you do in Makurdi?
Visit 9 places including Benue Riverside, Kwagh-Hir Theatre Ground, Wurukum Market, work 7 jobs, and join the Kwagh-Hir Festival.