Yearly Archives - 2023

STAKEHOLDER MEETING WITH KADUME GREEN CONSORTIUM HELD ON 31ST MARCH 2023

On 31st March 2023, InvestJigawa organised a stakeholder meeting in respect of the investment project of the Kadume Green Consortium’s project in Jigawa State.   The meeting was to discuss the progress made by the company regarding the establishment of its 500ha climate-smart farm at Baranda Forest Reserve, Dutse LGA. The meeting also sought to sensitise members of the host community regarding the project, to ensure harmony and smooth operations. Representing the traditional institution, he District Head of Dutse, Alhaji [...]

INVESTJIGAWA CONDUCTED FIELD VISIT AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AT KADUME GREEN CONSORTIUM LTTTD. ON 4TH APRIL 2023

Apart from the stakeholder meeting of 31st March, 2023 orgainised by InvestJigawa on Behalf of Kadume Green Consortium, another meeting was held on 4th April 2023. The essence of the interaction was to continue the promotion of community participation for sustainable development. During the meeting the representative of District Head of Dutse, Mallam Ahmed Zubair, assured that all necessary support of the traditional institution will be provided to ensure seamless progress of the project for the overall benefit of [...]

JOINT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP MEETING BETWEEN JIGAWA STATE OF NIGERIA AND ZINDER NIGER REPUBLIC HELD ON 11TH APRIL 2023

On the 11th of April 2023, InvestJigawa participated in a joint meeting organised by Jigawa State Ministry of Commerce, Industry, Cooperatives and Tourism in collaboration with Jigawa Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines, and Agriculture, between business groups from Nigeria and Niger Republic.  The meeting was a follow-up to the series of engagements between high-level delegations of Jigawa State and those from Zinder Niger Republic, during which MOUs were signed pledges for business support made.  Some of the commitments pursued [...]

FCDO-LINKS VISITS INVESTJIGAWA

The FCDO-LINKS visit on 30th March, 2023 was to have a close out session with InvestJigawa’s team, as the programme is coming to an end soon. FCDO-LINKS was led by Andrew Thorburn the Team Lead. The Deputy Team Lead, Umar Muhammed, as well as Jafar Umar, were in attendance. The InvestJigawa team included the Director General Furera Jumare, Nafiu Halilu Head Investment Facilitation, and Senior Technical Assistant Stakeholder Management Rabi’u Usman.

INVESTJIGAWA RECEIVES NATIONAL ECONOMIC COUNCIL PROJECT MONITORING TEAM  

The National Economic Council project monitoring team embarked on a two-day working visit to Jigawa State on the 27th & 28th of March 2023. The purpose of the visit was to monitor development projects in the state that will contribute to the overall economic development of the state. The team was accompanied by the Permanent Secretary, Budget and Economic Planning Aminu Directorate Alhaji Aminu Adamu Ringim and other Directors. The meeting was chaired by the Director General InvestJigawa and [...]

GREAT NORTHERN AGRIBUSINESS CONGRATULATES JIGAWA GOVERNOR-ELECT

The Great Northern Agribusiness Limited (a subsidiary of the LEE GROUP), one of the largest Agribusiness investors in Jigawa State, paid a congratulatory visit to the Chairman InvestJigawa Governing Council, the Deputy Governor and Governor-Elect, His Excellency Mallam Umar Namadi on the 28th of March 2023. Mr. Wilkins Lam, who led the delegation, congratulated the Governor-Elect on his victory at the March 18, 2023 gubernatorial elections in the state and expressed optimism that he will continue the trajectory of the [...]

JIGAWA STATE RANKS 2ND IN 2023 SUBNATIONAL EASE OF DOING BUSINESS REPORT RELEASED BY PRESIDENTIAL ENABLING BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT COUNCIL

Jigawa State has ranked 2nd in the 2023 Subnational EoDB report. This is the second Ease of Doing Business survey conducted by the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council. In the first report released in 2021, Jigawa State ranked 3rd. This means we have moved up one rank. This is to congratulate the people of Jigawa, the State Government and its Ease of Doing Business Steering Committee, and InvestJigawa - the EoDB secretariat.

JOURNEY TO ESTABLISHMENT OF GAGARAWA INDUSTRIAL PARK (GIP) PART 8: JOINT TECHNICAL MEETING ON GIP (PART TWO)

Sequel to the joint technical meeting on the GIP water works held on the 9th of March 2023, another joint technical meeting was held Wednesday 22nd March 2023, chaired by the Director General Due Process and Project Monitoring Bureau, Alhaji Ado Hussaini. Others in attendance were the InvestJigawa team led by the Director General, 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 [...]

COURTESY CALL ON THE EMIR OF DUTSE

The Director General InvestJigawa and her team paid a courtesy call to His Royal Highness, Alhaji Hameem Nuhu Sanusi, Emir of Dutse on 20th March, 2023. During the visit, the Director General commiserated with the Emir over the death of his father, the late Emir, Alhaji Nuhu Muhammad Sanusi, and prayed that Allah grants his soul eternal rest. She then congratulated the Emir over his enthronement as the new Emir of Dutse and wished him long life and a very [...]

INVESTJIGAWA CONGRATULATES JIGAWA STATE GOVERNOR-ELECT HIS EXCELLENCY MALLAM UMAR NAMADI

InvestJigawa congratulates its Chairman Governing Council, the Deputy Governor, Mallam Umar Namadi on his victory at the March 18, 2023 gubernatorial elections. Director General InvestJigawa and her team paid a congratulatory visit to the His Excellency the Governor and His Excellency the Governor-elect on Monday 20th March, 2023. She expressed confidence that, with the election of the InvestJigawa Governing Council Chairman as Governor of Jigawa State, on-going reforms especially in the investment promotion drive will be sustained. The Governor-elect thanked InvestJigawa [...]