It houses several of Abuja's most well known landmarks, such as the Millennium Park, Minister's Hill, the Unity Fountain, the IBB Golf Club, and the Transcorp Hilton.

[1] Maitama is home to the headquarters of the NCC, NCS, NUC, AMCON, NSIA, NIPC, NEPC, CAC, NYSC, RMRDC, NHRC, TETFUND, INEC, NEMA, TCN and other parastatals.

[2] The earliest known settlers to Maitama were the Koro people, who traced their migration from Likoro near Zaria back to 1715.

The name Maitama is believed to have originated from the mining and iron smelting activities that were prevalent in the settlement.

A fatal landslide in the mining pit forced them to abandon Maitama and establish a new settlement named Wuse.