Yearly Archives - 2023

JOURNEY TO ESTABLISHMENT OF GAGARAWA INDUSTRIAL PARK (GIP) PART 9: JOINT TECHNICAL MEETING ON GIP (PART THREE)

Follow up to the joint technical meetings on the GIP water works held on the 9th  and 22nd of March 2023, another joint technical meeting was held on Thursday 15th June 2023, chaired by the Director General Due Process and Project Monitoring Bureau, Alhaji Ado Hussaini. Others in attendance were the InvestJigawa team, the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Commerce, Industry, Cooperatives and Tourism, representatives of Jigawa State Water Board, Ministry of Water Resources and the contractor, Sims Global Resources [...]

INVESTJIGAWA FACILITATED A MEETING WITH FCDO AND JIGAWA STATE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ON POTENTIAL AREAS OF COLLABORATION ON CLIMATE CHANGE

The Director General of InvestJigawa, Furera Jumare, along with her team, successfully organized a meeting on May 30, 2023. The meeting brought together the FCDO Climate Change and Nature Team Leader, Martine Sobey, and her team, along with Alhaji Musa Ibrahim Adaho, the Permanent Secretary of the Jigawa State Ministry of Environment, and Akilu J. Badakaya, Director solar Energy, Jigawa State Alternative Energy Agency. The primary focus of the meeting was to explore potential areas of collaboration and support [...]

JIGAWA TOPS ICAN’S ACCOUNTABILITY INDEX

Jigawa State has achieved an impressive feat by attaining the highest ranking among Nigeria's 36 states in the esteemed Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) - Accountability Index for both the 2020 and 2021 assessments. This remarkable achievement highlights the state's unwavering dedication to ensuring accountability and transparency in the management of public finances. The consistent recognition of Jigawa State as the frontrunner in the ICAN Accountability Index serves as a testament to its role as a shining example [...]

INVESTJIGAWA MEETS WITH OFFICIALS OF BUREAU OF PUBLIC ENTERPRISES (BPE)

On May 24th, 2023, the DG of InvestJigawa, Furera Jumare and her team held a meeting with representatives of BPE, led by the Director Infrastructure and Public Private Partnership, Aisha Sutura Bello. The objective of the meeting which was held at BPE office in Abuja, was to discuss potential support from BPE to InvestJigawa in optimizing assets, enhancing capacity to implement the recently adopted Jigawa State PPP policy, and providing transaction advisory support. By the end of the meeting [...]

INVESTJIGAWA PARTICIPATED IN A TWO-DAY MASTERCLASS TRAINING ON LEAD GENERATION AND INVESTOR TARGETING

InvestJigawa recently took part in a two-day workshop sponsored by FCDO/LINKS in Abuja on May 22nd and 23rd, 2023. The workshop aimed to enhance the capabilities of State Investment Promotion Agencies in attracting potential investors to establish operations in their respective states. It focused on various aspects of investment targeting, including building databases, identifying investors, aligning value propositions, handling inquiries, providing guidance, and offering services to prospective investors. Additionally, the workshop aimed to strengthen lead generation activities by educating participants [...]

INVESTJIGAWA FACILITATED A MEETING WITH GREAT NORTHERN AGRIBUSINESS LIMITED (GNA), SHANDONG SEEDS RESEARCH INDUSTRY, SHANDONG PROVINCE CHINA, AND OFFICIALS OF JIGAWA STATE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES AND ITS AGENCIES.

InvestJigawa facilitated a productive meeting between the management of Great Northern Agribusiness (GNA) Limited, officials from the Shandong Seeds Research Industry in Shandong Province, China, and representatives from the Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Jigawa Agricultural and Rural Development Agency (JARDA), Jigawa Agricultural Supply Company (JASCO), and Jigawa State Research Institute on the 18th of May 2023. The primary objective of the meeting was to explore potential areas of collaboration in seed production and research, specifically focusing on [...]