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KASEDA: 5,373 jobs and a ₦3.4bn MSME fund
The Katsina State Enterprises Development Agency, created in 2023, runs a ₦3.4 billion managed fund with the Bank of Industry and Sterling Bank.
5,373
Jobs created
₦3.4bn
MSME fund
10,000
Women in entrepreneurship training
2,818
Small enterprises supported
The Katsina State Enterprises Development Agency (KASEDA) was established in 2023. Over three years it reports 5,373 jobs created.
In January 2025 the state launched a ₦3.4 billion MSME Managed Fund with the Bank of Industry and Sterling Bank, including non-interest loans. Beneficiaries report sales up 23% and 45% more customers reached.
Katsina hosted the 2025 National Expanded MSMEs Clinic with Vice President Kashim Shettima, where 60 vendors received ₦3 million each and 20 businesses ₦5 million each.
With development partners and the private sector, KASEDA enrolled 10,000 women in entrepreneurship training across the 34 LGAs, trained 100 women in makeup and beauty artistry, supported 2,000 MSMEs under KASEDA/UNDP livelihood schemes and gave business support to 2,818 nano, micro and small enterprises.
Sources
Figures are as reported in these sources. Most are the state government's own statements.
- 1Three Years in Office: Special Anniversary Magazine, Issue 1 (February 2026)Office of the SSA to the Governor on Media & Strategy
- 2Dikko Radda Delivering Where It Matters (Part II)Katsina State Government· 9 Jun 2026
- 3Governor Radda's Reforms Earn Independent Newspapers' Education Reformer Governor of the Year 2025 NominationKatsina State Government· 16 Apr 2026
