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The Federal Government has unveiled a sweeping plan to drive Nigeria’s industrial transformation through the implementation of strategic projects under the Industrial Revolution Work Group (IRWG), with a firm promise to shift from policy pronouncements to concrete action.

Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, Senator John Owan-Enoh, said the federal government was poised to ignite real sector productivity and unlock new levels of economic growth and job creation across the country.

Senator Owan-Enoh, who inaugurated the IRWG in February 2025, described the initiative 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.”

He stressed that the Council session, which reviewed 75 memoranda—including 30 actionable recommendations—was a turning point in the journey toward practical, broad-based industrialisation.

“This Council is not just another policy gathering—it is a clarion call to transform ambition into action,” Owan-Enoh said. “The time to act is not tomorrow—it is now.”

At the heart of the government’s industrial strategy are five foundational pillars: 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.

“These are no longer theoretical constructs,” Enoh remarked at the 16th National Council on Industry, Trade and Investment held in Lagos. They are real-world levers already being activated nationwide.”

Under the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu, the federal government has lined up a suite of transformative industrial projects.

Among them are agro-processing hubs in Kano State focused on turning cassava into ethanol and starch, textile manufacturing clusters in Aba and Lagos to strengthen garment exports, and a pharmaceutical enclave in Ogun State aimed at securing the nation’s medicine supply chain.

“These projects are not pilots or paper promises. They are full-scale industrial interventions,” Enoh declared. “Every investment, every reform, every decision must now drive us toward a globally competitive, inclusive, and innovation-led economy.”

He called on state governments and the private sector to fully embrace the IRWG agenda and contribute meaningfully to the activation of dormant industrial zones and development of manufacturing clusters.

“The IRWG offers an unprecedented opportunity to convert Nigeria’s vast potential into measurable industrial might,” he said, urging all stakeholders to move “from rhetoric to results.”

As the Council’s deliberations concluded, industry observers agreed that the Federal Government’s intent was clear: Nigeria’s industrial rebirth is no longer a theoretical aspiration but a national mission being executed in steel, fabric, medicine, and innovation.

https://leadership.ng/federal-govt-activates-industrial-revolution-agenda-with-textile-clusters-pharma-parks/

1# is still not 1$, we will never forget the deception

This is the real from consumption to production, not just a mere slogan by some people.

SadiqBabaSani:
1# is still not 1$, we will never forget the deception

So, polithiefians promised you 1# = 1$ and you believed?

zero8zero:
This is the real from consumption to production, not just a mere slogan by some people.

Be calming down for once.

Better late than never.. industrial revolution (IR) is the way to go for Nigeria and Africa. IR will create jobs for youths in Nigeria and Africa, it will make youths engaged positively and reduce social vices plaguing our societies.

Lol..make I no talk

Is this not one reason to still call the country a zoo, how can you be talking about industrialization without having constant electricity which one local Fashola once told GEJ that having constant electricity in Nigeria is not a rocket science,

agulion:
Is this not one reason to still call the country a zoo, how can you be talking about industrialization without having constant electricity which one local Fashola once told GEJ that having constant electricity in Nigeria is not a rocket science,

Learn to appreciate those willing to drive change.. the person who mismanaged billions of dollars meant to reform the power sector is still running for office of President till date and your likes are still the ones to him.

If you understand concept of 'Time value of money' you'd know the setback likes of Atiku plunged this country into.

agulion:
Is this not one reason to still call the country a zoo, how can you be talking about industrialization without having constant electricity which one local Fashola once told GEJ that having constant electricity in Nigeria is not a rocket science,

You think industrial clusters rely on the national grid.. go school you say no.

Ngwanu now

Some people will be having hypertension and cardiac arrest when they hear about good news in the country…they will never have peace of mind

agulion:
Is this not one reason to still call the country a zoo, how can you be talking about industrialization without having constant electricity which one local Fashola once told GEJ that having constant electricity in Nigeria is not a rocket science,

Fashola and GEJ both knew why we did not have power, it is simply because Nigerians do not pay the market price for power, and have not done so for decades.

The best way to have constant power is either we pay the market price for power, or we take massive loans, get 24 hour power....and the debt gets paid by high power bills anyway.

We need 15 trillion naira yearly for the next ten years...max, before we see power for 24 hours a day.

But because you guys want cheap power, you and your politicans on apc and pdp play the game of blame each other, while avoiding the cold hard truth.

zero8zero:


https://leadership.ng/federal-govt-activates-industrial-revolution-agenda-with-textile-clusters-pharma-parks/

Good!
May it happen!
Time will tell!

In the interim caveat emptor!

Clowns.

SadiqBabaSani:
1# is still not 1$, we will never forget the deception

Omo if 1 naira becomes 1 dollar it means say I go dey earn 1million to 10 million dollars every month...hmm

As if they are srious

zero8zero:


https://leadership.ng/federal-govt-activates-industrial-revolution-agenda-with-textile-clusters-pharma-parks/

Cassava processing in Kano? Far away from the Cassava belt? Always awkward! Another refinery in Kaduna situation.

Jobs Everywhere, You can now Live in Sambisa forest with rest of mind , Boko Haram have laid down there Arms , Dollar to naira is now 10# . A bag of rice is 20k . Fuel is 100 naira. All the Refineries are Working Perfectly. INEC is independent now , No influence from the Government. The Nigerian Police do not take bribe anymore. A Minister was just Hanged to death after being found Guilty of Corruption.

Chai ! Baba Jagaban You are indeed the Nigerian Messiah

SadiqBabaSani:
1# is still not 1$, we will never forget the deception

Get popcorn and drink to relax, while people are thinking way out of inflation

They should start already. Every day policy, every day policy, watch and see

Nothing will happen until their eight years will finish

After that another government will come and repeat the same thing.

Chai.

Shut up with all the unnecessary grammar jare!!!

If you want to work start, and people will see, no be cho cho cho every time.

A tree that is growing and bearing fruit does not need any hype man to announce to the public, as long as you have eyes you will see and be able to partake of it.

Not this useless talk wey dey vex person

SadiqBabaSani:
1# is still not 1$, we will never forget the deception

Keep wailing dawg

The Federal Government has unveiled a sweeping plan to drive Nigeria’s industrial transformation through the implementation of strategic projects.
Okokokoko!!!! Government of future tense😂😂😂😂 the industries will run on diesel.
Propaganda no dey taya APC.

flokii:


Learn to appreciate those willing to drive change.. the person who mismanaged billions of dollars meant to reform the power sector is still running for office of President till date and your likes are still the ones to him.

If you understand concept of 'Time value of money' you'd know the setback likes of Atiku plunged this country into.

I'm not an Atiku er, but if we are to stick to the facts, Obj is the one who is to be blamed for the 16 billion power sector fund fiasco.

Meanwhile, there is a report I read during Buhari's misrule that stated that the power generation figures in Nigeria are being deliberately understated for political reasons.
One part of the report states that FCT has enough infrastructure to sustain 24 hour electricity supply.

Going by the number of national grid pylons that encircle the federal capital city and the robust substations littering every part of the city, WHY IS ABUJA NOT FARING BETTER IN OF ELECTRICITY?
Food for thought....

zero8zero:
This is the real from consumption to production, not just a mere slogan by some people.

If the Federal Govt can do this, this can be a GAME CHANGER-e.g by Employing High Caliber of Manufacturing Entrepreneurs - from China ,India and Vietnam,etc.
- they have and know the - Know- How.
- they know the Equipments to Manufacture Clothes,e.g the Cotton Production,how we can use the over 200Millions to Clothes the Nigerians and EXPORTS - the Best of Design.
• this is the Real Sector Economy.
If the Federal Govt Can Be Serious - Not LIP-SERVICE 💋,the Nigeria will Move Forward ⏩.
Great Ideas by the Govt- for the First time in Decades -1020,30yrs,etc .
President Tinubu Should Break the Ice 🍨 and let our Youths Feel Belongs.

Bluntemperor:


If the Federal Govt can do this, this can be a GAME CHANGER-e.g by Employing High Caliber of Manufacturing Entrepreneurs - from China ,India and Vietnam,etc.
- they have and know the - Know- How.
- they know the Equipments to Manufacture Clothes,e.g the Cotton Production,how we can use the over 200Millions to Clothes the Nigerians and EXPORTS - the Best of Design.
• this is the Real Sector Economy.
If the Federal Govt Can Be Serious - Not LIP-SERVICE 💋,the Nigeria will Move Forward ⏩.
Great Ideas by the Govt- for the First time in Decades -1020,30yrs,etc .
President Tinubu Should Break the Ice 🍨 and let our Youths Feel Belongs.

have an issue with d garment processing the other two initiative are OK so far the cassava own no go make garri price go up

Back to the garment issue. Since 1999 it has always being export of garment.which is good but e b like the fashion industry practioners are died in reality. I think what we need also is a sewing factory to sew Nigeria made brands for the local markets.for every class in our society bcoz aba problem as always be piracy or counterfeit cloth. Like has we had with Alaba years back