Jigawa Strengthens Private Investment For Sustainable Growth

Under the 12-Point Agenda of Governor Malam Umar Namadi of Jigawa State, it was clearly stipulated that supporting non-public funding via an enabling setting and ease-of-doing-business insurance policies is likely one of the key instruments for constructing the state’s economic system.
Public-Private Partnership (PPP) was additionally recognized as one other technique of attracting overseas and native traders to attain sustainable progress.
In his continued dedication to pursuing and actualising the agenda into sensible, results-oriented outcomes, the state authorities signed a $10 million Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian firm Srinivasa Farms Private Limited to ascertain a hen hatchery within the state.
The journey in the direction of reaching this MoU started final 12 months with a go to by Jigawa officers to India, adopted by a return go to by officers of Srinivasa Farms Limited to Jigawa for a area evaluation.
This MoU was one of many quite a few Public-Private Partnership investments signed by the Jigawa State Government and different companions for establishing companies within the state.
Under the MoU for the institution of the trendy hen hatchery firm, the Jigawa State Government will personal 40 per cent of the shares, whereas the Indian agency will retain 60 per cent.
The institution of the corporate is a part of the federal government’s strategic effort to reposition poultry farming for meals safety, job creation and youth empowerment within the state.
According to the state governor, Malam Umar Namadi, the Jigawa agricultural coverage is totally aligned with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, which goals to leverage the sector to strengthen the native economic system and guarantee sustainable meals safety.
“The establishment of this factory will be a game changer in Jigawa poultry farming, as it is expected to bring an end to the years of struggle by our poultry farmers to get quality chickens and access to other modern techniques of poultry farming.”
In addition to the availability of high quality chickens, the MoU will embody illness surveillance, monitoring, and medical and technical recommendation on poultry administration, illness management, and high quality assurance.
Under the MoU, the hatchery firm will provide chickens past Jigawa State as soon as it totally takes off, as it’s designed to broaden over time in response to demand.
In his feedback after signing the MoU, Governor Umar Namadi acknowledged that the trendy hatchery can be the primary of its sort in Northern Nigeria.
The governor expressed confidence that the undertaking can be a game-changer for the poultry business, not solely in Jigawa State and Northern Nigeria however throughout the nation.
“I am sure the establishment of this facility will empower a good number of our people, particularly poultry farmers.
“The company will empower smallholder farmers, helping them to grow and establish sustainable businesses. With this joint venture, I believe the poultry industry will thrive in Jigawa State, Insha Allah,” Governor Namadi acknowledged.
In his remarks, the Vice President of Srinivasa Farms Private Limited, Mr Senthil Kumar Krishnan, who signed the MoU on behalf of his firm, stated Jigawa had all of the potential required to be one of many main poultry farming states in Nigeria and that, with the partnership, the journey can be inspiring and promising for all companions.
He assured the Jigawa State Government of his firm’s dedication to bringing in all of the consultants and experience in accordance with the MoU to make sure the lasting success of the partnership.
Governor Namadi had lately commissioned multi-million-naira funding amenities established by ALREN Construction Company in Dutse, the state capital.
The amenities, comprising an asphalt plant, a concrete batching plant, and a precast plant, symbolize an funding of roughly ₦3.5 billion and are anticipated to enhance native entry to building supplies, cut back sourcing challenges for contractors, and stimulate financial exercise throughout Jigawa State.
Governor Namadi described ALREN Construction Company as a dependable companion in enhancing Jigawa State’s public infrastructure.
According to him, the ALREN funding aligned together with his administration’s 12-Point Agenda, notably its concentrate on private-sector partnership, employment technology and financial growth.
“One of our 12-Point Agenda items is in action today in this place. That is a partnership with the private sector to generate employment and increase economic activities in Jigawa State,” he stated.
The governor stated the amenities would supply indigenous contractors, notably small-scale operators, with simpler entry to asphalt and different important building supplies with out having to journey exterior the state to acquire them.
According to Governor Namadi, the provision of those supplies inside Jigawa would cut back operational difficulties for native contractors, strengthen their capability to execute initiatives and assist the expansion of indigenous companies within the building business.
“Our indigenous small contractors in Jigawa State will now have no reason to travel outside Jigawa State to get asphalt for the work they are doing.”
The governor described the funding for instance of how private-sector participation may complement authorities efforts to broaden financial alternatives, strengthen native enterprises and create sustainable employment.
He stated the amenities had already employed 265 folks, all of them indigenes of Jigawa State, including that the corporate’s chairman had pledged to extend the workforce on the amenities to 500 by the primary quarter of 2027.
“The Jigawa State Government will continue to work with ALREN because they are a very good partner to the state.”
In his remarks, the Managing Director of ALREN Construction Company, Engr. Salim El Ters stated the funding was designed to strengthen the corporate’s operational capability, assist building improvement and create employment alternatives.
Our major concern at present is to strengthen our capability to assist building improvement and create precious employment alternatives,” he stated.
Engr. El Ters disclosed that the corporate deliberate to extend its general workforce from 935 to roughly 1,170 workers, with about 30 per cent of the extra workers anticipated to be recruited from Jigawa State.
On 30 January 2026, Governor Namadi signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to ascertain a solar energy panel manufacturing and meeting plant within the state.
The settlement includes an funding of over £5.5 million, with the state proudly owning 45 per cent and personal traders initially holding 51 per cent. The undertaking has a number of parts and powerful potential for future growth.
Before this settlement, related agreements have been signed in 2025 with numerous firms to spice up energy technology and distribution within the state. These companions included the Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO).
Under the MoU signed with KEDCO, Jigawa State agreed to extend its share from 7.5 per cent to 10 per cent, with over 70 per cent of this dedication already paid.
The MoU with KEDCO aimed to assist the corporate’s recapitalisation and enhance energy distribution in Jigawa and past.
The current flurry of Public-Private Partnership agreements signed by the Jigawa State Government, spanning agriculture, building and vitality, demonstrates a transparent and deliberate technique to rework the state’s economic system via private-sector collaboration.
The PPP mannequin is an financial plan designed to foster collaboration between the federal government and personal traders. It is especially suited to establishing firms or industries that require robust backing as a result of important calls for and dangers concerned.
From the $10 million poultry hatchery with Srinivasa Farms to the ₦3.5 billion building amenities by ALREN and the £5.5 million photo voltaic panel plant, these investments replicate a constant dedication to Governor Namadi’s 12-Point Agenda. By creating an enabling setting for enterprise and attracting each overseas and native traders, Jigawa State is positioning itself as a mannequin for sustainable financial progress in Northern Nigeria.
If these partnerships are nurtured and sustained, they maintain the promise of not solely boosting the state’s economic system but in addition enhancing the livelihoods of hundreds of its residents for years to come back.