Monthly Archives - May 2024

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.