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INVESTMENT APPRAISAL COMMITTEE MEETS TO EVALUATE INVESTMENT PROPOSALS

investjigawa_admin2024-12-19T15:54:08+00:00

The Investment Appraisal Committee of InvestJigawa, led by Dr. Zakiyyu Muhammad, Secretary/Legal Adviser, met on December 18, 2024, to review investment proposals from seven companies. Each company made individual presentations to the committee, showcasing innovative ideas aimed at fostering economic growth in Jigawa State. The companies include MJD Global Concept Limited, Tabawa Agro and Logistics Resources Limited, Expert Assist Limited, Origin Export Nigeria Limited, Raudah International Agro-Allied Limited, Green Economy Alternative Nigeria, and Ar-Rayyan Ventures Global Nigeria Limited. This meeting underscores [...]

December 19, 2024 By investjigawa_admin Uncategorized 0 CommentsRead more...

INVESTJIGAWA HOSTS THIRD ANNUAL INVESTORS’ DINNER

investjigawa_admin2024-12-17T15:30:40+00:00

On 10th December 2023, InvestJigawa hosted its 3rd Annual Investors’ Dinner at the prestigious Banquet Hall, Government House, Dutse. This highly anticipated event brought together a dynamic mix of stakeholders, including business leaders, policymakers, service providers, and representatives from various sectors, all united by a shared commitment to advancing Jigawa State's economic growth and development. This year’s dinner was more than just a gathering; it celebrated partnership and collaboration. The evening provided a unique platform for open dialogue and the [...]

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ENGAGING THE PRIVATE SECTOR: COLLABORATIVE ACTION FOR JIGAWA’S BUSINESS REFORMS

investjigawa_admin2024-12-17T15:05:42+00:00

InvestJigawa recently hosted a strategic meeting with key stakeholders from the private sector to review the Jigawa State Business-Enabling Reform Action Plan (BERAP) 2025. The session focused on streamlining business processes, enhancing regulatory frameworks, and fostering an enabling environment for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). During the meeting, actionable reforms aimed at reducing bureaucratic hurdles were presented, and targeted objectives to empower MSMEs and attract investments were discussed. The discussion covered valuable insights from private sector representatives on [...]

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INVESTJIGAWA HOSTS TWO LINKAGE SESSIONS ON ACCESS TO CREDIT BETWEEN MSMES AND NAIC AND NIRSAL

investjigawa_admin2024-12-03T12:32:17+00:00

Follow-up to the second session on access to credit held on 4th November 2024, InvestJigawa has organised two linkage sessions with Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC) and Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk sharing for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL). Held on Wednesday 27th November 2024, both sessions were attended mainly by representatives from various private sector associations, including; Jigawa Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (JICCIMA), Nigeria Association of Small-Scale Industrialists (NASSI), Nigeria Association of Small and Medium Enterprise (NASME), and Jigawa [...]

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INVESTJIGAWA SHOWCASES STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS AT 4TH AfSNET INVESTMENT CONFERENCE IN KISUMU, KENYA

investjigawa_admin2024-12-02T09:11:26+00:00

InvestJigawa participated in the 4th African Sub-Sovereign Governments Network (AfSNET) Investment Conference, held at the Grand Royal Swiss Hotel, Kisumu, Kenya, from 25th to 27th November, 2024. The conference, a collaboration between African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), Kisumu County of Kenya, and United Cities and Local Governments of Africa (UCLG Africa), had as its theme "Leveraging the AfCFTA for Sustainable Trade and Investment: A Development Pathway for African Sub-Sovereigns," which underscored the vast potential of collaborative trade and investment across [...]

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INVESTJIGAWA ATTENDS AREWA ISLAMIC FINANCE SUMMIT ISLAMIC FINANCE FOR REGIONAL PROSPERITY AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

investjigawa_admin2024-12-02T08:58:01+00:00

On 27th November, 2024, InvestJigawa attended the Arewa Islamic Finance Summit held in Kano. With the theme “Finance for Regional Prosperity and National Development”, the event focused on the roles and contributions of Islamic finance towards economic empowerment, growth, prosperity and financial inclusion at the regional and national level, specifically in the northern part of Nigeria. The summit identified one the major challenges for economic empowerment in the north as  ignorance about Islamic finance and how well it operates. There [...]

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INVESTJIGAWA HOSTS RETREAT TO BOOST EASE OF DOING BUSINESS IN JIGAWA STATE

investjigawa_admin2024-12-02T08:49:01+00:00

On November 9, 2024, InvestJigawa held a retreat in Kano, for the Ease of Doing Business Steering Committee.  The event was led by the Deputy Governor Engr. Aminu Usman MNSE, and brought together key organizations like NAFDAC, CAC, FIRS, NASSI, JICCIMA, and MAN, apart from relevant state MDAs. The goal was to review the reforms being carried out to make it easier to do business in Jigawa State, and propose measures that would further simplify processes, cutting down time [...]

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NIGERIAN ARABIAN GULF CHAMBER OF COMMERCE STEERING COMMITTEE HOLDS MEETING ON 6TH NOVEMBER, 2024

investjigawa_admin2024-11-22T20:27:11+00:00

The Nigeria Arabian Gulf Chamber of Commerce (NAGCC) Steering Committee held its meeting in Abuja on the 6th of November 2024. Led by His Excellency the Deputy Governor of Jigawa State, Engr. Aminu Usman MNSE, the meeting featured a video showing an update on the Chamber’s work, especially the Nigeria Trade House in Dubai, UAE that was inaugurated on 3rd December, 2024. There were also discussions around making Jigawa State the meat hub of Nigeria for export of processed [...]

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OCTOBER 30TH TO 31ST 2024: DG INVESTJIGAWA ATTENDS CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF DIRECTORS ANNUAL DIRECTORS CONFERENCE

investjigawa_admin2024-11-22T20:23:16+00:00

The Chartered Institute of Directors Annual Conference this year held from 30th to 31st October. Our DG, a Fellow of the institute, was in attendance. The theme of the conference was “Good Governance as a Catalyst for Economic Recovery, Growth, and Development”, and the keynote speaker was Professor Attahiru Jega, CON, former Vice Chancellor of Bayero University Kano and erstwhile Chairman of Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Professor Jega reiterated the need for not just “good governance”, but [...]

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DIRECTOR GENERAL INVESTJIGAWA ATTENDS COMMONWEALTH BUSINESS FORUM IN APIA, SAMOA FROM 23RD TO 24TH OCTOBER 2024

investjigawa_admin2024-11-22T20:15:37+00:00

The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) this year held Apia, Samoa, from 23rd to 24th October 2024. Apart from roundtables and bilateral meetings, the meeting is usually accompanied by four parallel meetings; Commonwealth Women's Forum; Commonwealth Youth Forum, Commonwealth Business Forum, and Commonwealth People's Forum. Our Director General Furera Isma Jumare attended the Commonwealth Business Forum, managed by the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council. The Business forum aims to provide a platform for discussions between Heads of Governments and [...]

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