NIPC’S EXECUTIVE SECRETARY/ CEO VISITS JIGAWA STATE

On July 10^th, 2024, the Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC), Aisha Rimi, and her team paid a working visit to Jigawa State to assess the State’s investment landscape, explore areas of collaboration, and visit some industries.  

During a courtesy call on His Excellency, Governor Malam Umar Namadi, Aisha Rimi highlighted NIPC’s role in attracting and facilitating investments, and providing support to investors as well investment promotion agencies at the subnational level. Governor Namadi commended the efforts of NIPC and expressed his willingness to collaborate, emphasising the vast potential in Jigawa State’s agribusiness sector.

After a meeting at InvestJigawa’s office to discuss challenges and potential areas of collaboration, the team led by InvestJigawa’s Director General, Hajiya Furera Isma Jumare, visited some industries to assess the investments and discuss challenges faced if any. The industries visited were GCC Vanguard – a granite factory in Kachi, Vinylon Footwear Limited’s shoe factory at Kijawal, and the Great Northern Agribusiness (GNA) sugar plantation and factory site at Gagarawa. A stopover was also made at the Gagarawa Industrial Park that the Jigawa State Government is developing.