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The Director General of InvestJigawa, Furera Jumare, welcomed the CEO and team of Zango Fertiliser, an indigenous fertilizer production company based in Hadejia Local Government Area, Jigawa State, on Tuesday, February 13, 2024. They discussed potential areas of collaboration between InvestJigawa and the company. The goal was to find ways for the state to support and facilitate the expansion of Zango Fertiliser’s projects. They aimed to create a win-win partnership by providing a conducive environment for the company’s growth [...]

Officials of Metafora International Services Limited met with the Investment Appraisal Committee of InvestJigawa on February 16, 2024, at the InvestJigawa conference room. They presented their investment proposal, which aims to unlock Jigawa State’s agricultural potentials and expand the agricultural value chain in Nigeria and beyond. The company plans to focus on rice farming and its entire value chain, from cultivation to distribution, and offer agricultural consultancy services. Metafora International Services Limited also pledges to support rice farming in [...]

A team from Haske Zone Educational Consultancies, Qatar, met with InvestJigawa on Wednesday, February 14, 2024. The meeting, led by InvestJigawa’s Director General Furera Jumare, aimed to explore potential partnerships between Jigawa State and Qatar. They discussed the state’s strengths and opportunities in Education, Agriculture, and Renewable Energy, and looked for ways to cooperate for mutual benefit and development.

On Wednesday, February 14, 2024, InvestJigawa’s Director General, Furera Jumare, led a meeting with key stakeholders to revive discussions on a proposed tomato project by Erisco Foods Limited in taura Local Government, Jigawa State. The meeting involved the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Land, Housing, Urban Development, and Regional Planning, Surveyor Abdullahi Hassan, the District Head of Taura, Dr. Nura Usman, the Chairman Erisco Foods Limited, Alhaji Bashir Albasu (Makaman Gaya) and other InvestJigawa staff. The meeting aimed [...]

JIGAWA STATE GOVERNMENT ATTENDS AFRICA TRADE AND INVESTMENT SUMMIT ORGANISED BY BUSINESS DAY NEWSPAPER

His Excellency the Governor of Jigawa State, Malam Umar Namadi led a delegation to the Africa Trade and Investment Summit organised by Business Day Newspaper on 1st February, 2024. On his team were the Director General Jigawa State Investment Promotion Agency (InvestJigawa), the Commissioner for Commerce, Industry, Cooperatives and Tourism, the Chairman State Assembly House Committee on Commerce and Investment, the Coordinator Maigatari Export Processing Zone, and the Head of Investment Facilitation, InvestJigawa. During his keynote address and on one [...]

JOINT SITE INSPECTION WITH MATURO AGRO LIMITED

InvestJigawa's Investment Appraisal Committee and MATURA Agro Limited embarked on a joint site inspection on January 17th, 2024. The purpose of this joint inspection was to assess MATURA Agro Limited's experience and expertise concerning their proposed expansion of hay production into Jigawa State, and ensure its alignment with the government’s strategic objectives in the agricultural sector.

JOINT SITE INSPECTION WITH MAFA RICE LIMITED

On 16th January 2024, the Investment Appraisal Committee of InvestJigawa, in conjunction with MAFA Rice Limited, undertook a collaborative site inspection to some areas within Jigawa State. The purpose of this joint effort was to assess MAFA Rice Limited's projects to enable a review of its plan to implement the company’s proposed backward integration farming initiative in Jigawa State, making sure it aligns with the government’s strategic objectives.

JOINT SITE VISIT WITH AMISEC INDUSTRIAL COMPANY LIMITED

On 16th January 2024 A collaborative site inspection was conducted by the Investment Appraisal Committee of InvestJigawa and AMISEC Industrial Company Limited. The primary objective of the assessment was to determine a suitable location for the company’s forthcoming investment in the agricultural sector within Jigawa State.

MEETING BETWEEN INVESTJIGAWA AND MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA ON GAGARAWA INDUSTRIAL PARK

On January 10, 2024, InvestJigawa held a meeting with the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) at the MAN office in Kano. The meeting was to discuss timelines within which the association’s members who had been allocated land at the park, are meant to mobilise to site, and issues for which support may be required from the Jigawa State Government. Both the Chairman Bompai/Jigawa Branch, Muhammed Bello Umar and the former chairman Alhaji Sani Hussaini Saleh expressed their gratitude for the [...]

DAY TWO OF INVESTJIGAWA RETREAT

(A) Developed work plan for 2024 to achieve set targets and begin to contribute to His Excellency the Governor’s 12 – point agenda and commitments made to Jigawa State citizens and residents, (B) Began development of action plan for Q1 2024.