Date:<\/strong> Wednesday, 29th September 2025 Approved Amount:<\/strong> \u20a63,400,000,000.00 (loan to Jigawa State Pilgrims Welfare Board)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Purpose:<\/strong> Payment of 2026 Hajj seat deposit<\/strong> for 400 intending pilgrims allocated by NAHCON.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Context:<\/strong><\/p>\n Ensures Jigawa secures its Hajj seat allocation early.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Builds on the successful \u20a63.3 billion loan for the 2025 Hajj<\/strong>, which was fully refunded before the exercise.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n Objective:<\/strong> Guarantee smooth and well-organized Hajj operations for Jigawa pilgrims.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Approved Amount:<\/strong> \u20a6428,386,000.00<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Scope:<\/strong> Establishment of 28 additional palliative shops<\/strong> in strategic locations across the state.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Objective:<\/strong><\/p>\n Improve access to affordable essential goods<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Cushion the economic burden on residents<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Expand the reach of government interventions for equitable distribution<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Approved Amount:<\/strong> \u20a6574,657,641.60<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Purpose:<\/strong><\/p>\n Maintenance and rehabilitation of the embankment to mitigate perennial flooding<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Protect communities and infrastructure along a major access route to Dutse (state capital)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n Benefits:<\/strong><\/p>\n Safeguard lives and property<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Enhance road accessibility<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Support economic activity and rural\u2013urban connectivity<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Purpose:<\/strong> Establish an operational structure for the newly created Ministry of Livestock Development<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n Objective:<\/strong><\/p>\n Promote sustainable livestock farming<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n Enhance value chains<\/strong> in animal production<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Create economic opportunities<\/strong> for rural communities<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Improve animal health services<\/strong> and support livestock entrepreneurs<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n Strategic Alignment:<\/strong><\/p>\n Part of His Excellency\u2019s agricultural transformation agenda<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n Supports President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR\u2019s Renewed Hope Agenda<\/strong> on food security and agricultural diversification<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n Outcome:<\/strong> Ministry positioned for full operations<\/strong> with a clear mandate to drive innovation and economic growth in livestock farming.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Signed:<\/strong> ðŸ›️ State Executive Council Meeting Summary Date: Wednesday, 29th September 2025Chairman: His Excellency, Malam Umar A. Namadi, FCAPosition: Executive Governor of Jigawa State 🕋 1. Hajj 2026 Preparation – Loan Approval Approved Amount: ₦3,400,000,000.00 (loan to Jigawa State Pilgrims Welfare Board) Purpose: Payment of 2026 Hajj seat deposit for 400 intending pilgrims allocated by NAHCON. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1304","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jigawastate.gov.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1304","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jigawastate.gov.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jigawastate.gov.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jigawastate.gov.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jigawastate.gov.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1304"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jigawastate.gov.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1304\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1305,"href":"https:\/\/jigawastate.gov.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1304\/revisions\/1305"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jigawastate.gov.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1304"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jigawastate.gov.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1304"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jigawastate.gov.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1304"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Chairman:<\/strong> His Excellency, Malam Umar A. Namadi, FCA
Position:<\/strong> Executive Governor of Jigawa State<\/p>\n
\n\ud83d\udd4b 1. Hajj 2026 Preparation \u2013 Loan Approval<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n
\n
\n\ud83d\uded2 2. Expansion of Palliative Shops Across 27 LGAs<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n
\n
\n\ud83c\udf0a 3. Flood Mitigation & Infrastructure Protection<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\u2705 Rehabilitation of Waza Embankment (Gambara\u2013Waza\u2013Dutse Road)<\/h4>\n
\n
\n
\n
\n\ud83d\udc04 4. Ministry of Livestock Development \u2013 Organogram Approval<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n
\n
\n
\n\u270d\ufe0f Official Statement<\/h2>\n
Sagir Musa Ahmed<\/strong>
Honourable Commissioner of Information, Youth and Sports<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"