{"id":194808,"date":"2026-02-13T15:28:45","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T14:28:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/uba-sani-i-will-make-kaduna-industrial-hub"},"modified":"2026-02-13T17:07:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T16:07:29","slug":"uba-sani-i-will-make-kaduna-industrial-hub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/uba-sani-i-will-make-kaduna-industrial-hub","title":{"rendered":"Uba Sani: I will make Kaduna industrial hub"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Governor Uba Sani is positioning Kaduna State as Northern Nigeria\u2019s industrial hub, by supporting local manufacturing clusters, digitalizing enterprises and supporting innovators.<\/p>\n<p>The Governor, who made this known at the 47th Kaduna International Trade Fair on Thursday, noted that \u2018\u2019economic transformation cannot be imported.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Represented by the Commissioner of Business, Innovation and Technology, Mrs Patience Fakai, Governor Uba Sani argued that \u2018\u2019economic transformation must be built from within.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>He commended theme of this year\u2019s Trade Fair, which is \u201cFrom Reforms to Results: Economic Transformation Through Sustained Local Content Development.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018\u2019By empowering our farmers, supporting our manufacturers, digitizing our enterprises, and enabling our innovators. Kaduna State is strategically positioned as Northern Nigeria\u2019s industrial,\u2019\u2019 he added.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Sani said that remodeling of the Panteka market, promoting agro-processing and value addition, expanding digital innovation hubs and tech ecosystems, are part of the efforts.<\/p>\n<p>The Governor also mentioned the procurement policies that prioritize local businesses, and facilitating access to finance for MSMEs and startups, as part of his administration\u2019s economic transformation.<\/p>\n<p>Explaining what local content development means, he argued that it is \u2018\u2019ensuring that Kaduna talent, Kaduna resources, and Kaduna enterprises are central to Kaduna\u2019s growth story.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>According to him, innovation is the bridge between reform and tangible economic results, adding that Kaduna State is advancing digital skills development for youth and women.<\/p>\n<p>The Governor said that Kaduna State is not only open for business but ready for the future because it is \u2018\u2019building an ecosystem where creativity meets capital, where ideas become enterprises, and where innovation drives productivity.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>He further said that the Kaduna International Trade Fair remains one of the most important economic platforms in West Africa as \u2018\u2019it provides an opportunity to showcase indigenous products and services.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Governor Sani also said that the Fair also strengthens trade relationships, attracts domestic and foreign investment, and promotes inter-state and regional collaboration.<\/p>\n<p>The Governor called on investors to partner with Kaduna State because \u2018\u2019we encourage entrepreneurs to expand boldly. We challenge our youth to innovate relentlessly. And we assure development partners that Kaduna remains a credible and reliable partner.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018\u2019Our local content strategy ensures that growth is not concentrated in a few sectors but spreads across agriculture, manufacturing, services, creative industries, and digital technology.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018\u2019When local businesses thrive, communities prosper. When innovation expands, opportunities multiply. When partnerships deepen, transformation accelerates,\u2019\u2019 he explained.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Governor Uba Sani is positioning Kaduna State as Northern Nigeria\u2019s industrial hub, by supporting local manufacturing clusters, digitalizing enterprises and supporting innovators. The Governor, who made this known at the 47th Kaduna International Trade Fair on Thursday, noted that \u2018\u2019economic transformation cannot be imported.\u2019\u2019 Represented by the Commissioner of Business, Innovation and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":194807,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[254],"class_list":["post-194808","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-nigeria"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Uba Sani: I will make Kaduna industrial hub - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Governor Uba Sani is positioning Kaduna State as Northern Nigeria\u2019s industrial hub, by supporting local manufacturing cl ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/uba-sani-i-will-make-kaduna-industrial-hub\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Uba Sani: I will make Kaduna industrial hub\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Governor Uba Sani is positioning Kaduna State as Northern Nigeria\u2019s industrial hub, by supporting local manufacturing cl ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/uba-sani-i-will-make-kaduna-industrial-hub\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-02-13T14:28:45+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-02-13T16:07:29+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/sm_1770998839.673342.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"514\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/uba-sani-i-will-make-kaduna-industrial-hub#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/uba-sani-i-will-make-kaduna-industrial-hub\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Uba Sani: I will make Kaduna industrial hub\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-02-13T14:28:45+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-02-13T16:07:29+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/uba-sani-i-will-make-kaduna-industrial-hub\"},\"wordCount\":413,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/uba-sani-i-will-make-kaduna-industrial-hub#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/sm_1770998839.673342.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Nigeria\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/uba-sani-i-will-make-kaduna-industrial-hub#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/uba-sani-i-will-make-kaduna-industrial-hub\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/uba-sani-i-will-make-kaduna-industrial-hub\",\"name\":\"Uba Sani: I will make Kaduna industrial hub - 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