Kaduna State Ministry of Business Innovation and Technology says it has registered about 17000 businesses in the state.
The Commissioner, Mrs Patient Fakai disclosed this after a sensitisation walk within Kaduna metropolis to enlighten traders on the need to register their businesses in the state.
Fakai emphasised that as a state, the need for a comprehensive data bank of all businesses was critical.
She explained that the essence was to have data which could be used in assisting businesses on different programmes to make them financially inclusive in the state.
Fakai said the Ministry has to an extent, done well in registering businesses but needed to do more.
This informed the need to step out for sensitisation rather than seating in the office to wait for businesses to come and register.
“It is our duty to enlighten the businesses on the need and importance of registering their businesses with us. Alot of them might not know the benefit prior to this bold step,” she stressed.
The Commissioner mentioned some of the benefits the businesses would derive to include networking, and being financially included in many programmes rolled out at the federal level.
She equally said that residents and visitors to Kaduna would be able to have a proper directory of businesses.
She called on resident traders in the state to register their businesses for a long term benefit.
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