Founder of BUA Group, Abdul Samad Rabiu
The Chairman of BUA Group, Abdul-Samad Rabiu, has said that it is cheaper to transport a container from China to Lagos than from Lagos to Kano.
Rabiu said investment in transportation, especially the railways system, will unveil enormous opportunities for the country and investors.
He said Nigeria is sitting on billions of tonnes of different mineral resources including limestone, which is used in the production of cement.
“Nigeria is sitting on 45 billion tonnes of limestones and presently all the cement factories in the country combined are producing 30 million tonnes of cement daily.
“We are able to produce for local consumption and also for export. One of my plants in Sokoto is exporting cement to Niger Republic, which is about 120km to the plant and also to Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, which is about 400km away from Sokoto.
“Nigeria is one of the 12 countries in the world that have large deposits of iron ore, gas and coal, but unfortunately the country is importing steel. We spend $2.5 billion annually importing steel to Nigeria. With $2.5 billion, we should be able to set up a plant that can produce steel of 1.5 to 2 million tonnes per annum,” he said.
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