Kebbi
[11] Economically, Kebbi state is largely based around fishing and agriculture, mainly of sorghum, groundnuts, millet, onion, and rice crops.[12] Other key industries are trading, especially in the city of Birnin Kebbi, and the livestock herding of camels, cattle, goats, and sheep.Moreover, the Katsinawa, who in fact see themselves as immigrants from the old state of Katsina, which had made political in road Zuru region, especially from the 16th century A.D. onward, and had enabled them to settle and to area's indigenous population.The northern part of the state is sandy with the Rima River passing through Argungu to Bagudo LGA, where it empties into the Niger.[20] Kebbi state consists of 21 Local Government Areas (LGAs), four emirate councils (Gwandu, Argungu, Yauri and Zuru), and 35 districts.with some members of Zarma, Lelna (Dakarkari), Bussawa (generally speakers of Busa), Dukawa, Kambari, Gungawa and Kamuku ethnic communities.The current participation of more than 70,000 farmers in the Anchor Borrowers Rice and wheat farming, is heading towards making Kebbi state a new destination and hub for agro-based commodities of the country.[26] To reiterate his commitment to ensure that Kebbi state is not only dependent on federal government allocation, the active governor of the state, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu paid a visit to Benin Republic last year and while on the trip, signed a number of bilateral trade protocols with the government and business community of Benin Republic with a view to fostering trade, industrial and tourism relationships with the country.[citation needed] Abubakar Atiku Bagudu is also the Chairman, National Task Force on Rice and Wheat Production in Nigeria.
Kebbi (disambiguation)Argungu Fishing FestivalArgunguLand of EquityCountryNigeriaDate createdCapitalBirnin KebbiGovernorNasir IdrisSenatorsAdamu AlieroYahaya AbdullahiRepresentatives10th of 3622nd of 36DemonymGDP (PPP)Time zoneUTC+01ISO 3166 code37th of 37FulfuldenorthwesternSokotoZamfaraNiger stateBenin RepublicSokoto statestates of Nigeriatenth largest in area18th most populoustropicalWest Sudanian savannaecoregionSokoto RiverRiver NigerKainji LakehippopotamusWest African manateeAfrican bush elephantFulaniBoko-BalaDukawaKambariKamukuShangaMuslimsChristianityKebbi KingdomFulani jihadistsGwandu EmirateSokoto CaliphateNorthern Nigeria ProtectorateBritish NigeriaNorthern RegionNorth-Western stateagriculturesorghumgroundnutsmilletlivestock herdingcamelsHuman Development Indexsixth lowestKebbi EmirateHausa kingdomsFulani jihadSakabaWasaguZuru EmirateZamfara stateYauri EmirateDakarkariSonghaiKatsinasavannahNiger RiverNgaskiRima RiverNigerianharmattanresourceagricultural productionhumidityList of villages in Kebbi StateLocal Government AreasemirateGwanduAleiroArewa DandiBagudoKoko/BesseMaiyamaLelna (Dakarkari)BussawaGungawaHausa languageKyengaC'Lelaus-SaareGibanawaCishinginiTsikimbaTsishinginiTsucubaTsuvadiCicipuDamakawaut-Ma'inGwamhi-WuriUt-HunList of governors of Kebbi StateAbubakar Atiku BagudutourismFederal University, Birnin kebbiKebbi State University of Science and Technology, AlieroAdamu Augie College of Education, ArgunguWayback MachineKebbe LGASir Ahmadu Bello InternationalTuga Airstripnatural resourcesQuartzMagnesite