Trade and Industry: A comprehensive review of trade and industrial potential in the six Northern States of the Federation of Nigeria
| dc.contributor.author | DASUKI, Ibrahim | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-10-19T11:15:02Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-10-19T11:15:02Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1967 | |
| dc.description | This Comprehensive official review offers an extensive evaluation of the commercial and industrial potential across the six northern states of the Federation of Nigeria. Published during a transitional period following the establishment of the state governments in 1967, the publication serves as a foundational reference for prospective investors, entrepreneurs, and policymakers interested in the region's economic development. The volume outlines the geographical and demographic landscape, detailing the infrastructure of communications, transport networks including railways, roads, waterways, and air services along with hotel accommodations. It provides a thorough inventory of the region's robust animal and agricultural resources, highlighting major cash crops like groundnuts, cotton, benniseed, and soyabeans, alongside the burgeoning livestock and hides and skins trade. Furthermore, the book evaluates unexploited and exploited mineral deposits, such as tinstone, columbite, coal, ironstone, and limestone, which form the bedrock for heavy industrial expansion. Special attention is dedicated to established industrial layouts in centers like Kaduna, Kano, Zaria, Jos, Ilorin, Gusau, and Maiduguri. The text details government financial frameworks, tax reliefs for pioneer industries under the Industrial Development Act, import duty reliefs, and corporate administration guidelines. It concludes with practical guidance on commercial services, labor availability, wage structures, and specific institutional channels dedicated to fostering small-scale industries and agricultural projects. Richly illustrated with maps, statistical appendices, and photographs, the report highlights a welcoming economic climate designed to stimulate profitable domestic and overseas investment. | |
| dc.description.abstract | • Land, Climate, People and Government • Communications, Transportation and Accommodation • Review of Past Progress • Animal and Agricultural Resources for Industrial Development • The Mineral Deposits of the Northern States • The Industrial Areas of the Northern States • Finance, Incentives and Administration • Investment Opportunities • Commercial Services and Labour • The Development of Small Industries | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://nigeriareposit.nln.gov.ng/handle/20.500.14186/2993 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Kaduna : Ministry of Trade and Industry, | |
| dc.title | Trade and Industry: A comprehensive review of trade and industrial potential in the six Northern States of the Federation of Nigeria | |
| dc.type | Article |