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Jigawa State Executive Order no. 2 of 2024 on the Establishment, Adoption and Implementation of a Framework for Responsible and Inclusive Land-Intensive Agricultural Investments (FRILIA).

Country
Type of law
Regulation
Source

Abstract
This Executive Order aims at ensuring the achievement of the government's goal to create an enabling, responsible, and inclusive business operating environment for large-scale agribusiness investments in Jigawa State. The Order concerns: adoption of FRILIA principles, including: minimising land acquisition, recognising and protecting land rights, ensuring transparent and fair State land acquisition, ensuring the application of compensation standards, ensuring environmental and social sustainability against environmental damage, improving assessments of potential positive and negative impacts on tenure rights, food security, livelihood, environment, rights and status of women and youth, and physical cultural property. Further matters covered by this Order include: establishment, powers and functions of the FRILIA committees; establishment of a grievance redress mechanism; adoption of FRILIA guidelines.
Date of text
Repealed
No
Source language

English

Legislation Amendment
No