Kaduna Capital Territory Authority

 Kaduna Capital Territory Authority (KCTA) is one of the three Kaduna Metropolitan Authorities in Kaduna state, Nigeria. The authority oversees 4 out of 23 local governments in Kaduna state, namely; Kaduna North, Kaduna South, Chikun and Igabi local government areas. In 2021, the law that established Kaduna Capital Territory Authority was passed. Kaduna Capital Territory Authority was formerly called Kaduna Local Government Authority after Kaduna city was made the capital of the state in 1937. The local government authority was a creation of the British colonial rule to oversee taxation, the production of food crops and export to Britain. The authority was first headed by District Head, Aminu Sambo in 1937. The current administrator of Kaduna Capital Territory Authority is Samuel Aruwan.