{"id":177978,"date":"2025-09-08T17:30:48","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T16:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/ogun-is-nigerias-top-investment-destination-says-gov-abiodun"},"modified":"2025-09-08T18:37:46","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T17:37:46","slug":"ogun-is-nigerias-top-investment-destination-says-gov-abiodun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/economy\/ogun-is-nigerias-top-investment-destination-says-gov-abiodun","title":{"rendered":"Ogun Is Nigeria&#8217;s Top Investment Destination Says Gov Abiodun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has told the international community that Ogun State is actively breaking trade barriers through bold initiatives designed to attract investment and deepen trade.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Dapo Abiodun stated this while participating in a high-level panel session titled \u201cInvestment Showcase: Unveiling Opportunities from Select African &amp; Caribbean Sub-Sovereigns\u201d at the ongoing IATF25 in Algiers, Algeria.<\/p>\n<p>Reaffirming Ogun State\u2019s position as Nigeria\u2019s leading investment destination, Governor Abiodun highlighted the pivotal role of subnationals in driving the success of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).<\/p>\n<p>He noted that despite Africa\u2019s enormous potential, intra-continental trade still accounts for only about 15 percent of total trade, largely due to weak infrastructure, cumbersome regulations, and fragmented value chains.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, Ogun State\u2019s blueprint for economic transformation includes multi-modal infrastructure development: the Gateway International Cargo Airport, Ijebu-Ode and Kajola Dry Ports, over 1,200 kilometres of upgraded roads, and expanded gas reticulation networks.<\/p>\n<p>The blueprint, he said, also includes economic development clusters and free trade zones, including the Remo Economic Development Cluster, anchored by the newly licensed Gateway International Airport; the Ijebu Economic Development Cluster with proximity to the Dangote Refinery and Agro-Allied Industries; the Agbara Industrial Cluster; the Ogun-Guangdong Free Trade Zone; and several other hubs designed to support co-location, shared utilities, and value-chain optimisation.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Ogun State, Abiodun said, has simplified processes for investors through the One-Stop Investment Center (OgunInvest) and a GIS-enabled Land Bank covering 300,000 hectares of pre-verified land, enabling faster permits, titles, and approvals.<\/p>\n<p>The governor also listed the chief attractions to Ogun State to include policy certainty, with frameworks under the 2019 PPP Law, risk-sharing partnerships with AfDB and IFAD, and structured government-industry dialogue as well as Ogun State\u2019s strategic location, with seamless access to Lagos ports, ECOWAS markets, and the Benin Republic border for regional distribution.<\/p>\n<p>He stated that with these interventions, Ogun State is positioning itself as Nigeria\u2019s foremost AfCFTA hub\u2014where scale, speed, and certainty converge to unlock shared prosperity for Africa.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. 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