- Evolving Industrial Hubs across the 6 Geopolitical Zones of Nigeria – Preface
- Industrial Hubs that are emerging in the South-East Geopolitical Zone
- Industrial Zones that are emerging in the South-West Geopolitical Zone (1)
- Industrial Zones that are emerging in the South-West Geopolitical Zone (2)
- Industrial Zones that are emerging in the South-West Geopolitical Zone (3)
- Industrial Hubs that are evolving in the South-South Geopolitical Zone (1)
- Industrial Hubs that are evolving in the South-South Geopolitical Zone (2)
- Evolving Industrial Zones in the North-East Geopolitical Zone (1)
- Industrial Zones that are evolving in the North-East Geopolitical Zone (2)
- Industrial Hubs that are evolving in the North-West Geopolitical Zone (1)
- Industrial Hubs that are evolving in the North-West Geopolitical Zone (2)
- Industrial Zones that are evolving in the North-Central Geopolitical Zone (1)
- Industrial Zones that are evolving in the North-Central Geopolitical Zone (2)
This chapter delineates the gradually emerging industrial conurbations in Nigeria that would over time transcend into global fame if properly organized, reinforced and sustained. Prospective investors who are looking for where to invest and profit should endeavour to keep close watch of this development.
It would also be useful if the country’s political leaders take greater cognizance of these evolving industrial patterns with the view to supporting the substructure for the sake of national and subnational development.
Whether the six geopolitical regions are formally constituted or not, the adjoining states can equally foster regional cooperation aimed at accelerating socio-economic development. There are five states in the South-East region, seven in the North-West and six in the other four regions.
The six geopolitical zones, including their state constituents, and the evolving industrial hubs within them, are listed and described in the following Table as follows:
|
S/No |
Geopolitical Zones | States within the Zones | Main Industrial hubs within the States (including the capital cities in most instances) |
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1. |
South-East Geopolitical Zone |
Anambra State
Enugu State
Abia State
Imo State
Ebonyi State |
Nnewi, Onitsha metropolis, Otu Ocha/ Aguleri, Awka the State capital, etc.
Enugu the State capital, with Nsukka and Udi, etc.
Aba, Arochukwu, Bende, with Umuahia the State Capital and others.
Owerri the State Capital, with Orlu and others.
Abakaliki the State capital, with Nkalagu and others. |
|
2. |
The South-West industrial zone –Apapa, Sango Ota, Abeokuta, Ewekoro, Ibadan, Oshogbo etc.;
|
Lagos State
Ogun State
Oyo State
Ondo State
Osun State
Ekiti State |
Ikeja-Lagos the State capital, with Epe/ Lekki and others;
Sango Ota, Agbara, Ikorodu, Sagamu, Isheri, Ibeshe-Papalanto-Ewekoro, with Abeokuta the State Capital, etc.
Ibadan as State capital, with Iseyin, Awe, Oyo town, etc.
Owo, Ore, with the capital city Akure, and others.
Oshogbo the state capital, Ile-Ife, and others.
Ado Ekiti the state capital; and others. |
|
3. |
The South-South Geopolitical Zone
|
Rivers State
Cross River State
Akwa-Ibom State
Edo State
Delta State
Bayelsa State |
Port Harcourt the state capital, Onne, Eleme, Bonny, Forcados, etc.
Calabar the state capital, with Ogoja, Ikom, Ikot-Ekpene as major hubs;
Uyo the state capital, with Eket, Oron, etc.
Benin City the state capital, with Abaraka, Ekpoma, etc.
Sapele, Warri, Ughelli, Ethiope, with Asaba the state capital.
Yenagoa the state capital with Brass, Nembe, etc.; |
|
4. |
The North-East Geopolitical Zone
|
Borno
Yobe
Adamawa
Taraba
Bauchi
Gombe
|
Maiduguri the state capital, with Dikwa and others.
Damaturu the state capital, Potiskum, etc.
Yola the state capital, etc.
Jalingo the state capital, Danbaba Danfulani, Suntai, Kakara, etc.
Bauchi the state capital, Wikki etc,
Gombe the state capital, etc, |
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5. |
The North-West Geopolitical Zone
|
Kaduna State,
Kano State
Jigawa State
Katsina
Zamfara State
Sokoto State
Kebbi State |
Kaduna, Zaria, Kafanchan, etc.
Kano the state capital, with Kura, Bunkure, Garun Malam, Challawa, Tiga, Ruwan Kanya, etc.
Dutse the state capital, Hadejia, etc.
Katsina the state capital, etc.
Gusau the state capital, with Talata Mafara, etc.
Sokoto, the state capital, etc.
Birnin Kebbi the state capital, Argungu, etc. |
|
6. |
North Central/ Middle Belt Geopolitical Zone |
Plateau State
Kogi State
Niger State
Nassarawa State
Benue State
Kwara State |
Jos the state capital, with Mangu, Pankshin, Shemdam, etc
Lokoja the state capital, with Obajuna, Moba, Ukpila, Itakpe, Ajabanokoe, Koton Karfe, Okene, Ajaokuta, etc.
Minna as the state capital, with Jebba, Kainji, Shiroro, Bida, Zungeru, Gurara, Suleja, Mokwa, etc.
Lafia the state capital, with Keffi, Maraba, etc.
Makurdi the state capital, Gboko, etc.
Ilorin the state capital, etc. |
Details of these key industrial hubs across the regions or group of states, will be featured in separate chapters, following. It is noteworthy that Nigeria’s industrialization strategy must aim to achieve global competitiveness in the production of processed and manufactured goods by linking industrial activity to primary sector activity (backward integration) on one hand; and to domestic and foreign trade and ancillary service activity (forward integration) on the other hand. That’s obviously when we will begin to see the emergence of a strong naira competing in value against other hard currencies.
