InvestJigawa Delivers: J-INVEST 2026 Closes with $140 Million in Investment Commitments

Dutse, Jigawa State — July 1–2, 2026

The Second Jigawa Economic and Investment Summit (J-INVEST 2026), hosted by InvestJigawa on behalf of the Jigawa State Government, has closed with resounding success — cementing Jigawa’s position as one of Nigeria’s fastest-rising investment destinations.

Held under the theme “Unlocking Opportunities, Driving Sustainable Growth for a Greater Jigawa,” the two-day summit opened with His Excellency Vice President Sen. Kashim Shettima, GCON, representing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and His Excellency Governor Malam Umar A. Namadi, FCA, setting the tone for a summit that went on to bring together federal ministers, the Director-General of AfricaRice, global investors, development finance institutions, and private sector leaders from across Nigeria and beyond.

Governor Namadi used his address to underscore the scale of the state’s commitment, pointing to a 2026 budget of approximately ₦902 billion, with 77% allocated to capital expenditure, and 64 actualized investments delivered over the past three years. Vice President Shettima, in turn, reaffirmed the Federal Government’s backing for subnational investment drives like Jigawa’s, citing reforms such as the Business Facilitation Act and the Electricity Act 2023, and praising Jigawa’s agricultural output — nearly 40% of Nigeria’s wheat production last season.

With that backing in place, the summit moved quickly into the technical work of dealmaking.

Key Outcomes

💰 $140 Million in Investment Commitments
The summit’s Deal Room recorded major investment interest across three sectors:

$85 million — Jigawa Renewable Energy Project
$42 million — Dutse International Hotel and Convention Centre
$12.4 million — Livestock Development Project

⚡ 100MW Solar Power Commitment
Government reaffirmed its commitment to a 100MW solar generating plant, alongside the formal launch of the Jigawa State Climate Change Policy — positioning the state to tap into Nigeria’s peak solar irradiation belt (6.5 kWh/m²/day, 300+ sunshine days a year).

🌾 Agricultural Transformation Financing
The Bank of Agriculture unveiled the Renewed Hope Smallholder Financing Fund, targeting Jigawa’s 520,000 farmer-beneficiaries, alongside a planned deployment of 100 subsidized tractors and fresh private investment from KELM Limited in the wheat and sesame value chains.

🐄 Unlocking the Livestock Economy
The Honourable Minister of Livestock Development spotlighted the Maigatari International Livestock Market — a ₦7 billion-a-week trading hub — with a bold roadmap to convert it into a modern livestock exchange with feedlots, certified abattoirs, and export-ready meat and dairy processing.

🏭 MSMEs as Industrial Catalysts
The Bank of Industry and SMEDAN championed a dual-track industrialization strategy: strengthening homegrown MSMEs while courting multinational investment, with the proposed Mega Rice Export Processing Zone and a Maigatari dry port flagged as game-changing infrastructure.

🤝 PPPs for Health and Education
A dedicated session on Public-Private Partnerships charted a path to de-risked investment in Jigawa’s health and education sectors — with panelists citing the state’s political consistency and improving health insurance enrollment as strong signals to private investors.

📜 40 Strategic Recommendations & Communiqué
The summit closed with a formal communiqué and 40 resolutions spanning investment climate reform, agriculture, renewable energy, industrialization, human capital, and monitoring frameworks — alongside multiple MoUs signed between investors and state Ministries, Departments and Agencies.

Looking Ahead

Closing the summit, Deputy Governor Engr. Aminu Usman, FNSE, Chairman of the InvestJigawa Governing Council, said:

“Success will be measured not only by the agreements signed, but by the implementation. The Summit may have ended, but the work continues. Let us turn this commitment into industries, jobs, and shared prosperity.”

InvestJigawa now leads the tracking and implementation of all Summit commitments, ensuring that J-INVEST 2026’s momentum translates into real jobs, industries, and prosperity for the people of Jigawa State.

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