BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION/ FCDO VISIT TO INVESTJIGAWA ON 28TH MARCH 2022

A British High Commission and FCDO team visited InvestJigawa on the 28^th of March 2022, led by Gail Warrander, the commission’s Economic Development Lead. Also on the team were Andrew Thorburn, FCDO-LINKS Team Lead and Fidelis Ekom, FCDO’s Regional Coordinator Jigawa/Katsina States.  FCDO has continuously provided technical support to Jigawa State Government for over two decades, and this time had a session with InvestJigawa to discuss the agency’s activities, especially any more areas of support it would require from team.

During the visit a tripartite meeting was also held between the British High Commission/FCDO team, InvestJigawa and Comttraex Nigeria Limited, a company InvestJigawa is signing an MOU with for a PPP in hibiscus cleaning, processing and export. Jigawa State is the largest producer of hibiscus. The Comttraex team was led by Farouk Batagarawa.