The Nigerian Government is set to partner the Jigawa State government to scale up sugar production in the country.

Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Professor Joseph Terlumun Utsev made this known on Wednesday in his office when the Governor of Jigawa State Umar Namadi paid him a courtesy call in Abuja.

Professor Utsev who said the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration was geared towards accelerating food production, job creation and youth empowerment for economic growth and development described the partnership between Federal Government and Jigawa State as crucial towards making lives meaningful for all citizens.

He promised to undertake a working visit to the sugar factory in Jigawa State to ascertain the water situation for possible intervention to make the factory viable for citizens to maximise its benefits.

Earlier, the Jigawa State Governor Umar Namadi had explained that the visit was to solicit partnership with the Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation to ensure steady water supply at its sugar factory to ensure steady production and add value to the economy of the state and the nation as a whole.