Katsina agency sensitises entrepreneurs to enabling environment for growth, businesses dev’t
Entrepreneurs
By Zubairu Idris
Katsina, Dec. 11, 2025 (NAN) The Katsina State Investment Promotion Agency (KIPA) has brought together entrepreneurs and availed them of the simplified business environment that is friendly, robust and promote growth and development of businesses.
The Director-General, KIPA, Mr Ibrahim Tukur-Jikamshi, said that the state government was committed to championing the ease-of-doing business for the growth of MSMEs.
He stated this on Thursday in Katsina at a one-day presentation of the 2026 Business Enabling Reform Action Plan (BERAP) and sensitisation between the organised private sector and the Federal Government business regulatory agencies.
According to him, the objective was to bring the private sector together and avail them of the simplification of business processes in the state.
“Here are the entrepreneurs to present to them package of identified business processes that are in line with what they may request from the government.
“These are in the areas of land administration, transparency in the payment of business fees, dispute resolutions, among others.
“We also seek to inform them what we are doing in terms of MSMEs development in Katsina State,” he said.
Tukur-Jikamshi further said that the issuance of Certificate of Occupancy (C-of-O) had further been reduced to 16 working days, from the previous 26 days.
The director-general said that the Federal Government’s agencies responsible for the issuance of licence and permit for business operations were invited to educate the entrepreneurs in a more simplified manner.
Tukur-Jikamshi explained that the Business Enabling Reform Action Plan (BERAP) would also encourage international trade.
He revealed that the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Nigeria Customs Service (NSC), Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) and the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), were among the agencies to deliver the sensitisation.
A Deputy Controller, Nigeria Customs Service, SU Abdullahi, explained some of the categories of goods that were prohibited for both import and export.
He listed the prohibited items for importation through the land borders to include vehicles and pharmaceutical products, saying that such items must be imported through the sea ports.
On the other hand, items that were prohibited for export included maize, timber, unprocessed rubber, animal skins, wildlife and artifacts, among others.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that representatives of NAFDAC, SON, CAC, FIRS, Nigeria Export Promotion Council, also enlightened the participants.(NAN) (www.nannews.ng)
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Edited by Bashir Rabe Mani