Building Skills, Supporting Ideas, and Strengthening Communities in Jigawa
Startup Jigawa Ltd is an innovation hub based in Dutse. We work with young people, businesses, and public institutions to build practical digital skills and local technology solutions.
Nine Years of Work in Jigawa State
Founded in Dutse in 2017, Startup Jigawa Ltd (RC 7256149) began as a grassroots technology hub. Over the past nine years, we have grown into a reliable centre for digital skills training, civic technology development, and community-focused research across Northern Nigeria.
We focus on practical outcomes. Rather than offering one-off workshops, we help young people build marketable skills, work with local entrepreneurs to digitise their businesses, and collaborate with government agencies to improve public service delivery.
To date, we have trained more than 50,000 participants, co-delivered major federal and state programmes, and built long-standing partnerships with development institutions.
Organisation Details
- Registered Entity
- Startup Jigawa Ltd
- Registration Number
- RC 7256149
- Operating Since
- 2017 (9 Years in Dutse)
- Headquarters
- 97 Nasiriyya House, Along Nuhu Muhammad Sunusi Road, Dutse, Jigawa State, Nigeria
- Focus Areas
- Digital Skills, Civic Tech, Local Tools & Research
- Verified Reach
- 50,000+ Participants
Meet Our Team
Our leadership and advisory team bring years of experience in vocational training, software development, community programmes, and public policy.
Ibrahim Mohammed
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Amina Aliyu Sani
Director of Programs & Digital Skills Academy
Usman Farouk
Head of Technology & Product Innovation
Fatima Bello Garba
Lead, Civic Technology & Research Lab
Muhammad Auwal
PM
The Future We Want to Build
A Jigawa where every young person has access to practical digital skills, local businesses use technology to grow, and communities actively participate in decisions that affect them.
What We Do Every Day
We equip people with practical digital skills, build technology tools for everyday challenges, and work with public and private institutions to create real economic opportunities in Jigawa State.
The Values That Guide Our Work
These commitments shape how we work with students, partners, and communities across Jigawa.
Practicality
Solutions are architected around documented, real-world problems and localized infrastructure realities, never abstract assumptions.
Community First
Every program, civic platform, and training pathway is co-designed with and validated by the communities and local stakeholders it serves.
Empirical Evidence
All claims of impact, reach, and outcome are backed by verified data collected through structured monitoring and evaluation frameworks.
Institutional Integrity
Sound corporate governance, documented audits, strict data protection, and clear conflict-of-interest safeguards underpin all operations.
Systemic Integration
Technology, civic participation, empirical research, and institutional policy are most powerful when seamlessly connected rather than siloed.
Our Delivery Units
Our team operates across three main focus areas to deliver our programmes efficiently.
Executive Management
Oversees organisational strategy, financial accountability, and partnerships with government and development institutions.
Digital Skills Academy
Manages our curriculum, course delivery, mentors, and national training initiatives such as 3MTT and NJFP.
Civic Tech & Research Lab
Builds community data tools, conducts field research across local government areas, and works with the Open Government Partnership.