Flag-off of #ArgunguMotorRally2020 at the Eagle Square, Abuja, today, by Minister of @FMICNigeria representing President Muhammadu Buhari. The Motor Rally, which dates back to the 1970s, is returning after an 11-year hiatus. All participating vehicles are ASSEMBLED IN #NIGERIA

#ArgunguMotorRally2020 - Departed Abuja yesterday, for Kaduna. Leaving Kaduna this morning. Crossing five States, from Abuja to Argungu in Kebbi State. The Motor Rally started in 1973, running from Lagos to Argungu; was suspended in 2009 because of security concerns. Now back!

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“I am glad to announce that all agreements have been completed, and loading of the first batch of [petrol] from the Dangote Group Refinery will commence on Sunday 15th September, 2024.” — EC FIRS, Zacch Adedeji (representing HM Federal Ministry of Finance Wale Edun), Abuja, 13/09/2024

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Things To Note. — The Minister of Finance & Cordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun is the Chairman of the Implementation Committee on the Sales of Crude Oil in Naira — the ECFIRS, Zacch A. Adedeji PhD is the Chairman of the Technical Sub-committee — the Technical

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The BBC News Africa has these BEFORE and AFTER photos of the Alau Dam that collapsed (in Maiduguri, north-East Nigeria) on 11 Sept 2024, flooding the city: bbc.com/news/articles/… June 8 Sept 11

NNPC Ltd. trucks are arriving at the Dangote Refinery in preparation for the scheduled petrol loading on Sunday, September 15, 2024. By the end of today, at least 300 trucks will be stationed at the refinery's fuel loading gantry.

July 24, 2010

The Lagos-Argungu Motor Rally would have been 50 years old last year. And the UNESCO-recognized Argungu fishing festival (in the Matan Fada River), founded in 1934, should have celebrated its 90th anniversary this year. Sadly has held just once (2020) in the last 15 years.

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In 2020, just as Covid began to shut the world down, the Argungu Fishing Festival enjoyed a short-lived revival, holding for the first time since 2009 Same with Argungu Motor Rally - an edition took place from Abuja to Argungu. (The original rally, est 1973, was Lagos—Argungu)

Caption: "Fishermen carry one of the biggest catch to the scale for weighing during the Argungu fishing festival March 15, 2008. Over 30,000 fishermen from Nigeria & West Africa took part in the final of the yearly festival in Kebbi." 📷: PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP via Getty Images)

Kebbi for a few days. Birnin-Kebbi and Argungu, with/for @DigiCommsNG. Aircraft: Azman Watch: Apple Styling: Almighty 📷: Aisha Augie

PSA: If you know anyone anywhere in the world who's ever participated in the (now defunct) Lagos-Argungu Motor Rally please holla.