Monthly Archives - January 2024

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 [...]

INVESTJIGAWA CONTINUES ENGAGEMENT WITH SD AGRO LIMITED

On January 5, 2024, InvestJigawa continued its engagement with SD Agro Limited, an agri-business that produces fertilizer and other agricultural inputs, with the Investment Appraisal Committee meeting with the company to review its proposal on a large-scale mechanized farming project encompassing maize, rice, sesame, and soybean cultivation. SD Agro Limited’s vision for the project is to revolutionize agriculture in the region, bringing innovative mechanization to the cultivation of essential crops.

PRIVATE SECTOR CONSULTATION MEETING TO REVIEW THE 2024 JIGAWA STATE BUSINESS ENABLING REFORMS ACTION PLAN

On December 27, 2023, InvestJigawa, led by its Director General Furera Isma Jumare, coordinated a critical "Private Sector Consultation Meeting" to review the 2024 Business Enabling Reforms Action Plan (BERAP). The event, held at the office of the Director General, InvestJigawa, saw active participation of key stakeholders, including Sadiq D Alhaji, Secretary of the Jigawa State Marketers Association; Hassan Hashim, CEO/Chairman of Hasinah Confectionary and Restaurant; Abdulkahar Muhammad, Member of the Jigawa State Marketers Association; and Danlami H. Shuaibu, [...]