The Federal Government has unveiled textile clusters in Lagos, Aba; a pharmaceutical production enclave in Ogun State, and a suite of transformative industrial projects to be inaugurated in the coming months.
The Minister of State for Industry, Senator John, Owan Enoh, who unveiled the projects, declared that Nigeria’s economic transformation hinges squarely on the bold agenda of the Industrial Revolution Work Group (IRWG) – a cross-sectoral initiative he inaugurated in February this year.
Senator Enoh listed some of the projects to include the Agro-processing hubs in Kano, where cassava is being turned into ethanol and starch while providing thousands of new jobs; Textile clusters in Aba and Lagos, poised to reposition both cities as regional powerhouses for garment manufacturing and export, and a pharmaceutical production enclave in Ogun State, aimed at securing Nigeria’s medicine supply chains and drastically cutting import dependency.
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Speaking to a high-level audience comprising federal and state officials, captains of industry, and development partners at the 16th National Council on Industry, Trade and Investment (NCITI), Senator Enoh said, “This is no time for pilot programmes or policy lip service.
“We are entering an era of full-scale industrialization -where every investment, every reform, every decision must drive us toward a globally competitive, inclusive, and innovation-led economy.”
He called on the private sector and sub-national governments to “embrace this momentum with both hands,” declaring that the IRWG offers an unprecedented opportunity to convert Nigeria’s vast potential into measurable industrial might.
Addressing the NCITI plenary, the Minister of state for Industry said, “This Council is not just another policy gathering -it is a clarion call to transform ambition into action. We stand on the edge of a new industrial dawn. The time to act is not tomorrow – it is now.”
Senator Enoh outlined the five foundational pillars of the IRWG- Financing and Investment Transformation, Energy and Infrastructure Modernization, Regulatory Reforms and Ease of Doing Business, Product Standards and Market Expansion, and Human Capital Development and Industrial Innovation -emphasizing that these are no longer theoretical constructs, but real-world levers already being activated nationwide Under the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
He described the IRWG as “a strategic engine room designed to dismantle legacy barriers, ignite real sector productivity, and position Nigeria as a continental powerhouse of value-added manufacturing.”
Ifeoma Williams, Senior Special Adviser Strategic Communications, OHMS, FMITI declared that Nigeria’s industrial story is being rewritten -not in theory, but in steel, concrete, cotton, ethanol, and enterprise.
The 16th session of the Council, held under the theme “Accelerating Diversification by Leveraging Industry, Trade and Investment for Shared Prosperity”, reviewed a total of 75 memoranda – including 40 information items and 30 actionable recommendations -marking a significant step toward a more implementation-focused industrial agenda.
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