It is the capital of Nupe kingdom that stretches from the tip of Gurara local government down to river Niger on Jebba North Axis.

Bida is listed by UNESCO as one of the cultural centers of the world as it housed the famous Masaga, Tswata Mukun, Dokodza bronze and brass industry till date.

It is where mostly all the cash crops such has sheanuts, cashew nut, groundnut and rice are exported inlarge quantities to the outside world.

The town is the heart of Niger state has it is blessed with arable land for farming different grains and tuber crops.

Temperatures rarely drop below 56°F or rise over 101°F in the humid, partly cloudy dry season, which has a hot and uncomfortable range of 62°F to 95°F.