Plans to build a gold refinery in the state are under progress with foreign investors, according to the Kebbi State Government. Prior to the Kebbi Investment Summit in February 2026, Alhaji Ali Abbas Jega, a board member of the Kebbi Investment Promotion Agency, made the revelation on Wednesday in Abuja during an investor pre-summit event. “In terms of raw materials, Kebbi is richer than Kuwait and Qatar and we also have deposits of gas and oil in Kebbi,” he stated during the ceremony. As a result, 70% of the Sokoto Basin is located in Kebbi Estate, an area rich in oil and gas. greater than that found in the Niger Delta.
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