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JIGAWA STATE PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP (PPP) POLICY REVIEW MEETING CHAIRED BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE DEPUTY GOVERNOR OF JIGAWA STATE MALAM UMAR NAMADI, ON 20th OCTOBER 2022

In 2017 Jigawa State Government in collaboration with development partners, development a PPP framework that would support PPPs in the state. The goal was to enable the private sector comfortably bridge the funding gap in the provision of essential public infrastructure and services. Also, over the past few years, the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission has been working with the states to develop PPP polices that are fit for purpose. As expected, InvestJigawa is developing a PPP policy, harmonizing it [...]

October 23, 2022 By Uncategorized 0 CommentsRead more...

SENSITISATION MEETING WITH YANKWASHI LGA STAKEHOLDERS IN RESPECT OF CARAWAY AFRICA NIGERIA LIMITED (AN OLAM GROUP COMPANY)’S TOMATO PROJECT

InvestJigawa in its commitment to ensuring a friendly business environment for investors in Jigawa State, and the implementation of beneficial investment projects for communities, held a sensitisation meeting to facilitated engagement between Caraway Africa Nigeria Limited (Caraway) and stakeholders from Yankwashi LGA communities, where the company’s tomato project is based. This is to ensure continued mutually beneficial relationships. The meeting was held on the 19th of October 2022 and aimed at addressing all related issues regarding the tomato project [...]

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AFTERCARE VISIT TO HANAN HANGOUT & EVENTS

InvestJigawa visited Hanan Hangout & Events on the 13th of October 2022. The company provides catering and hospitality services which include parties, workshops, meetings, and various charity programmes. The founder Hajiya Salma Waliki also took the InvestJigawa team to her company’s 250 capacity hall built to cater to larger events. The visit was part of InvestJigawa’s provision of aftercare services to investors in Jigawa State.  

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JOURNEY TO ESTABLISHMENT OF GAGARAWA INDUSTRIAL PARK PT 3: INSPECTION OF ONGOING CIVIL WORKS

On 11th October 2022 a team led by the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Commerce, Industry, Cooperatives, and Tourism embarked on a joint site inspection of Gagarawa Industrial Park. Other members of the team represented InvestJigawa, Due Process and Project Monitoring Bureau and the Rural Electricity Board. The visit was to inspect ongoing road, water and electricity works at the park.

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2ND INVESTJIGAWA GOVERNING COUNCIL HOLDS ON 6TH OCTOBER 2022

The second InvestJigawa Council meeting held on 6th October 2022. On the agenda were review of the InvestJigawa Law, the agency’s 5 – year strategic plan and the draft Jigawa State Public-Private Partnership (PPP) policy. The draft policy was developed both from the state’s existing PPP framework and the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC)’s guidelines. As a routine activity, the meeting also reviewed specific investments and made recommendations that would ensure our investors operate smoothly in Jigawa State.

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INVESTJIGAWA MEETS WITH SUNFLOWER PRODUCER – VIRGIN LAND AGRO LIMITED

Virgin Land Agro Limited is a company that is into the production of sunflower and economic trees such as mango, in Jigawa State. On 21st September, 2022 InvestJigawa had a meeting with the company’s Director, Abdulrahman Falaki Hussain to discuss the company’s interest in establishing a sunflower processing mill for the extraction of oil and animal feeds, and with a partner from Egypt, a fruit juice factory on their farm in Dutse LGA. smart smart

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16TH SEPTEMBER 2022 MEETING ON DEVELOPMENT OF THE SOLID MINERALS SECTOR IN JIGAWA STATE

Star Mining and General Contract Limited operates in the solid minerals sector, with ownership of four licenses for exploration and small-scale mining lease in Jigawa and Bauchi States. The Managing Director of the company, Alhassan Abdullahi was at InvestJigawa to discuss support for SMEs that are into the exploration, mining, and marketing of solid mineral resources in Jigawa State. The meeting was a follow-up to a meeting between the company and His Excellency the Deputy Governor of Jigawa State, Malam [...]

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INVESTJIGAWA MEETS WITH BASIC ENGINEERING NIGERIA LIMITED ON THE COMPANY’S INTEGRATED SUGAR FACTORY AND SUGARCANE FARM

On the 15th of September 2022, Chairman of the InvestJigawa Council His Excellency Deputy Governor Malam Umar A Namadi, DG InvestJigawa and her team, and Secretary to the State Technical Committee on Agriculture held a meeting with Basic Engineering Limited to review the progress and discuss fast-tracking of implementation of the company’s integrated sugar project in Hadejia LGA. Representing the company were Hafiz Muhammad and the company’s consultant Hamid Al-Sharif of Kenana Engineering and Technical Services West Africa (KETSWA). The [...]

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INVESTJIGAWA HOSTS MEETING BETWEEN FCDO-LINKS AND JIGAWA STATE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS

15th September 2022: A meeting was held between Jigawa State Government and FCDO-LINKS to discuss strengthening collaboration and the support provided by FCDO-LINKS. The actualisation of Gagarawa Industrial Park and achievement of its full potential, as well as that of Maigatari Export Processing Zone were top on the agenda. Various funding options which would support infrastructure work that has already commenced in Gagarawa Industrial Park and the facilitation of optimum usage of Maigatari EPZ, were particularly considered. Partnerships regarding [...]

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JIGAWA STATE GOVERNMENT GOES INTO PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT WITH COMTTRAEX NIGERIA LIMITED TO TRANSFORM THE HIBISCUS VALUE CHAIN

Jigawa State Government, which is the largest producer of hibiscus flower (“zoborodo”), has signed an MOU with Comttraex Nigeria Limited to enter a PPP arrangement which will unlock the State’s hibiscus potentials by developing the value chain. Facilitated by InvestJigawa, the partnership will include establishing a cleaning and processing facility for the flower, and trading the commodity under the brand name “Comttra Jigawa”. His Excellency Muhammad Badaru Abubakar (MON) mni., Governor of Jigawa State has been a champion for the [...]

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