Kano State Governor, Gov. Abba Kabir-Yusuf, on Thursday, distributed empowerment tools to 1,900 butchers under the Cottage Trade and Street Hawking Agency. The governor, during the event, disclosed that the state had put modalities in place to establish cottage industry and enterprise hubs for butchers across strategic locations in the state.
He said the government had already made provision for the establishment of the hubs in the 2026 budget, adding that the groundwork had been concluded and implementation would commence soon. According to him, the cottage hubs will include dedicated sections for butchers, meat processing activities, leather processing, and tannery operations, thereby creating a value chain where livestock products are fully utilised for maximum economic benefit.
He said the cottage hubs are in line with President Bola Tinubu’s agenda to promote made-in-Nigeria products. Kabir-Yusuf said: “This administration has already made provision in the 2026 approved budget for the establishment of cottage industry and enterprise hubs across strategic locations in the state.
“I, therefore, wish to inform you that the necessary groundwork has been concluded and implementation will commence very soon.” According to him, these cottage hubs are in line with President Bola Tinubu’s agenda to promote made-in-Nigeria products. “They are also designed to become centres of production, innovation, and tannery.
“These cottage hubs shall include dedicated sections for butchers, meat processing activities, leather processing, and tannery operations, thereby creating an integrated value chain where livestock products are fully utilised for maximum economic benefit. “This initiative will also enhance your businesses directly and generate thousands of additional employment opportunities for young people engaged in meat processing, leather works, hides and skin, transportation, and other allied industries,” he said.
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