Yobe State Advances Investment Momentum with Strategic PPP Projects, Institutional Reforms

Folalumi Alaran in Abuja

Yobe State is consolidating its position as an emerging investment destination in Nigeria’s Northeast following the execution of multiple Public-Private Partnership (PPP) projects across agriculture, hospitality, logistics, manufacturing, and investment governance.

The developments signal growing investor confidence anchored on sectoral diversification, infrastructure renewal, and strengthened institutional frameworks.

The investment initiatives are being coordinated by the Yobe State Agency for Public-Private Partnership and Investment Promotion (YAPPPIP) under the leadership of its Director General, Dr. Aliyu Isah Chikaji, as part of the State Government’s strategy to leverage private capital and expertise to drive sustainable economic growth and job creation.

In the agricultural sector, THINK-LAB AGROALLIED LIMITED has partnered with the Yobe State Government to advance agricultural production and food security through the deployment of modern farming technologies and value-chain development.

The Memorandum of Understanding, executed in August 2025, positions the partnership to enhance productivity, support smallholder farmers, and strengthen agro-allied value chains across the state, leveraging Yobe’s extensive arable land and favourable climatic conditions.

In hospitality and tourism infrastructure, MOBABS Resort Ltd has entered into a partnership for the reconstruction and upgrade of the Yobe State Hotel into a modern, world-class hospitality facility. The agreement, signed in November 2025, aims to revitalise a key state-owned asset that had operated below capacity due to infrastructural challenges.

The upgraded facility is expected to support business travel, tourism, and events, while contributing to urban regeneration and employment.

Logistics and trade facilitation are being strengthened through a partnership with Trucks Transit Park Ltd for the operation and management of the Potiskum Trailer Park.

Also executed in November 2025, the project is designed to decongest major trade corridors, improve traffic management, and enhance the efficiency of goods movement through Potiskum, a major commercial hub linking the Northeast to other regions.

The facility will provide secure parking, maintenance services, fueling stations, accommodation, and essential amenities for logistics operators.

In manufacturing, Bimnaco Sacks has partnered with the Yobe State Government to establish a polythene and sack manufacturing plant to serve agricultural and commercial markets.

The facility will reduce reliance on packaging materials sourced from outside the state and lower costs for farmers and traders.

The company has committed to recruiting approximately 80 percent of its workforce from Yobe State, supported by skills development and apprenticeship programmes in collaboration with local institutions.

Complementing these sectoral investments, Yobe State has also taken steps to strengthen its investment governance and dispute resolution framework.

The State Government, through YAPPPIP, recently entered into a strategic partnership with the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) Nigeria Branch following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding at the 2025 CIArb Nigeria Branch Conference in Lagos.

The partnership is aimed at enhancing arbitration capacity, improving dispute resolution mechanisms, and reinforcing investor protection within the state.

By integrating structured arbitration processes and global best practices in dispute management, the state seeks to reduce investment-related conflicts, improve contract enforcement, and deepen investor confidence—particularly for long-term PPP and infrastructure projects.

Collectively, the investments and institutional reforms address critical gaps across agriculture, hospitality, logistics, manufacturing, and investment governance, while aligning with the Yobe State Government’s broader agenda of economic diversification and sustainable development.

The projects are expected to generate employment, expand the state’s revenue base, stimulate local value chains, and attract additional private capital into the Northeast economy.

YAPPPIP reaffirmed the State Government’s commitment to supporting investors through coordinated policy implementation, regulatory facilitation, security collaboration, and continuous engagement to ensure projects move efficiently from agreement to execution.

For investors assessing opportunities in Nigeria’s Northeast particularly in agro-allied production, hospitality development, logistics infrastructure, light manufacturing, and PPP-driven projects Yobe State’s recent investment activity reflects a jurisdiction steadily strengthening both its project pipeline and the institutions required to sustain private investment.