Incentives

The Sokoto State Government has put in place a package of incentives to attract genuine investors to the state. These incentives are designed to promote investment, employment, sourcing of local raw materials and various other vital issues pertaining to the setting up of an industry. The incentives are as follows:

i) Provision of adequate industrial infrastructure, such as access roads, electricity, water and telecommunications facilities within the industrial layout.

ii) Easy land acquisition within the industrial layouts and estates

iii) Easy access to available collated information on raw materials endowments in various parts of the state

iv) Equity participation through the investment agencies

v) Assistance towards obtaining permits and licenses from Federal Government Agencies

vi) Granting of loans or facilities for the setting up of small and medium industries

vii) Tax holiday for a number of years