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INVESTJIGAWA PARTICIPATES IN UKNIAF/NGF-ORGANISED ROUNTABLE ON STATE ACCESS TO CLIMATE FINANCE

From 29th to 30th May 2024, InvestJigawa’s Director General Furera Isma Jumare attended the UKNIAF/Nigeria Governors’ Forum – organised "Roundtable on State-Level Access to Climate Finance." The objective of the roundtable was to equip state officials with the necessary knowledge and tools to enable them gain access to climate finance to accomplish their development goals. The roundtable focused on exploring funding opportunities - sharing experiences and highlighting politically viable, financially feasible and climate-smart development projects that could attract climate [...]

On May 23, 2024, InvestJigawa facilitated a meeting at the Deputy Governor’s Office in Dutse. The meeting was attended by its Chairman and Deputy Governor, Engineer Aminu Usman, Secretary/Legal adviser Muhammad Tahir Abubakar, and Technical Assistant Investment Facilitation, Usman Muhammad Saudi. They were joined by the Great Northern Agribusiness team, led by Project Director Wilkins Lam. The meeting’s primary objective was to review the GNA’s draft strategic sugar development plans for the Sugarcane Project in Gagarawa Local Government in [...]

TUESDAY 21ST MAY 2024: JIGAWA STATE GOVERNMENT SIGNS MoU WITH NIGERIAN ARABIAN GULF CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

On Tuesday 21st May 2024, Jigawa State Government signed an MoU with the Nigerian Arabian Gulf Chamber of Commerce (NAGCC). The signing is the culmination of engagements between the parties which began in October 2023, in which the State was represented by Director General InvestJigawa Furera Isma Jumare, who worked with NAGCC towards reaching a mutually beneficial agreement, regarding trade between Jigawa and gulf states, the attraction of investments to Jigawa State, and ultimately the industrialisation of Jigawa State. Screenshot Screenshot Screenshot Screenshot

FRIDAY 24TH MAY 2024: JIGAWA STATE INVESTMENT PROMOTION AGENCY (INVESTJIGAWA) COUNCIL INAUGURATED

On Friday 24th May 2024, a new Council was inaugurated for Jigawa State Investment Promotion Agency (InvestJigawa). The main role of the council is to have oversight over the activities of the Agency, and advise Government on the implementation of all projects and programmes in the investment promotion roadmap of the State. The Council has the Deputy Governor Engr. Aminu Usman as Chairman, Dr. Muhammad Sagagi as Vice Chairman and Furera Isma Jumare DG InvestJigawa as Secretary.

On May 23, 2024, the Director General of Invest Jigawa, Hajiya Furera Isma Jumare, along with the Head of Investment Facilitation, Nafi’u Halilu, conducted site visits to Kadume Green Consortium climate-smart farm and L&Z Integrated Farm, at Baranda (Iggi Forest Reserve) in Dutse Local Government, to interact with the investors and monitor the progress their activities.

JOURNEY TO ESTABLISHMENT OF GAGARAWA INDUSTRIAL PART (GIP) PART 12

On May 22, 2024, the Director General of Invest Jigawa, Hajiya Furera Isma Jumare, along with the Head of Investment Facilitation, Nafi’u Halilu, conducted a site visit to Gagarawa industrial park to assess the progress of work by investors who were allocated plots to set up their businesses. The visits also provided the opportunity to assess some of the challenges faced by the investors

NATIONAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF AFCFTA ENGAGES JIGAWA STATE STAKEHOLDERS: A STEP TOWARDS EXPANDING MARKET ACCESS AND REDUCING UNEMPLOYMENT

On May 7th, 2024, the National Action Committee (NAC) of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) made a strategic visit to Jigawa State. This visit, coordinated by InvestJigawa, was designed to enlighten stakeholders about the potential advantages that can be derived from the AfCFTA initiative. These benefits include broader market access, unrestricted movement of labour, goods, services, and capital, as well as an increase in the export of commodities (especially agricultural and other non-oil commodities), manufactured goods, and [...]

The Bureau of Public Enterprises is providing technical assistance to Jigawa State on asset optimization and the Public Private Partnership (PPP) program. This includes capacity building for the personnel of the state’s investment promotion agency, InvestJigawa. As part of the support and in collaboration with USAID, a three-day capacity-building training on Public Private Partnership was organized from 24th to 27th April 2024. The Director General of InvestJigawa, Furera Jumare, and the Secretary/Legal Adviser, Muhammad Tahir were in attendance.

On 27th March 2024, InvestJigawa held a meeting with representatives from Mellon de Company Limited and Sahel Lode Integrated Nigerian Limited. The purpose of the meeting was to present a proposal to initiate a technical partnership between the Jigawa State Government, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), and Industrial Economic, Incorporated (IEc). The team, led by Mustafa Abubakar, CEO of Sahel Lode, presented a technical partnership proposal themed "Leveraging Climate Resilient Investment Facility" (AFRI-RES). The proposal aims to [...]

On March 26, 2024, the Governor of Jigawa State, Mallam Umar Namadi, welcomed the Executive Director of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), Mrs. Nonye Ayeni, and her delegation to the government house in Dutse. During the working visit, Mrs. Ayeni briefed Governor Namadi on NEPC's initiative to set up an Export Processing Center in the state, emphasizing President Tinubu's dedication to fostering the non-oil economy and agriculture. Mrs. Ayeni revealed NEPC's strategy to boost production capacity, enhance services, educate [...]