government on papers,how come we here can't see any growth

SonofDevil:
No this is complete thrash,
I doubt the credibility of these news

anambra exports $5million, ugu every month,

Onitsha is the industrial hub of nigeria

Ogbete market is home to raw Feaces for manure

Ibadan is a brown roof city which is not economic viable should not be on that list

u mumu o....

Ibadan. OSU won't like dis

thesicilian:
How on earth did Lagos not make that list?

Lagos is bigger that what they are talking about. In short Lagos is bigger than the three cities combined in terms of growth

False information. if you believe everything you read, better not to read at all

Naughtysite:


Pls dont address me by that word, Ipob. I find it derogatory.

You and i know Abuja and Port harcout have potentials for expansion. PH being an oil city. Abj being the Nation's capital. Can you please grant me an insight into the driving force that will enable Ibadan being a fast growing city aside population explosion and being a thoroughfare city linking Abuja to Lagos ?

What are the economic potentials of Ibadan Vis a viz Abuja and Portharcourt ?

ibadan has one of the biggest industrial hubs in the country, it is also one of the largest cities in west Africa, with great potential in estate developments, agriculture, consumer goods services, manufacturing and so many other emerging sectors. You won't get it unless you've ever been to IB.

Our yeast brodas won't like this

Los Angeles has the best economy in USA following New York was it a capital city does it has oil but yet thriving economically so is Ibadan.

Ibadan

Brown roof ranked above criminal drug mansions... There is diff.. Btw fake and original .

NairaMaster1:

Lagos is bigger that what they are talking about. In short Lagos is bigger than the three cities combined in terms of growth

Correct

Na lie

SonofDevil:
No this is complete thrash,
I doubt the credibility of these news

anambra exports $5million, ugu every month,

Onitsha is the industrial hub of nigeria

Ogbete market is home to raw Feaces for manure

Ibadan is a brown roof city which is not economic viable should not be on that list

banteerrrrrrrr

ibadan over lagos

Jalubarika:
[s]Ibadan shouldn't be on this List. I'm presently in Ibadan and I'm pissed.
1. The Literacy level is not encouraging .
2. So much pressure on the infrastructures, e.g. Olorunsogo--Amuloko axis.
3. The pictures representing Ibadan on this thread had been existing even before my Dad was born. Mapo Hall and Ibá Mapo
4. Ibadan is not fast growing because religion has crippled their reasoning for Development. They look contented without development, so what the need?
Many Ibadan guys on NL can attest to this.
Note; I'm from Ibadan[/s]

Abeg keep that to yourself.

Naughtysite:


Pls dont address me by that word, Ipob. I find it derogatory.

You and i know Abuja and Port harcout have potentials for expansion. PH being an oil city. Abj being the Nation's capital. Can you please grant me an insight into the driving force that will enable Ibadan being a fast growing city aside population explosion and being a thoroughfare city linking Abuja to Lagos ?

What are the economic potentials of Ibadan Vis a viz Abuja and Portharcourt ?

and who says ibadan has no potential to grow,the largest city after Cairo in the whole of africa,it's educated available human resource is alone to enhance and facilitate growth.

Naughtysite:


Pls dont address me by that word, Ipob. I find it derogatory.

You and i know Abuja and Port harcout have potentials for expansion. PH being an oil city. Abj being the Nation's capital. Can you please grant me an insight into the driving force that will enable Ibadan being a fast growing city aside population explosion and being a thoroughfare city linking Abuja to Lagos ?

What are the economic potentials of Ibadan Vis a viz Abuja and Portharcourt ?

[size=15pt]From African Business Magazine[/size]

[size=15pt]Could Ibadan be Nigeria’s next top city?[/size]



Untapped potential

However, while Ibadan’s prominent past may still reverberate through its streets and peoples today, it must also be recognised that Ibadan struggles to match the economic and business heights reached in the likes of Lagos.

“Business flows into Lagos more than Ibadan,” says Bashir Zungeru, a money changer whose great-grandparents moved to Ibadan from Zaria decades ago. “We don’t have an international airport, no seaport, no [coastal] border…You can be in Lagos and be making international business transactions.”

In contrast to Lagos, Zungeru points out, Ibadan’s infrastructure is somewhat lacking. The city has only two flyover bridges and many of the roads are narrow. The local airport meanwhile is hardly buzzing with activity and many residents go to Lagos in order to catch flights. Nevertheless, many agree that the potential for the city is enormous, and in 2012, Frontier Marketing Group listed Ibadan as one of Africa’s Top 10 Cities to Watch.

According to many businesspeople that have made it in Ibadan, understanding the city’s consumers and their preferences is crucial to doing well there. Ibadan residents, for instance, are said to seek out high quality at low prices.

“People say it’s tougher here because an ordinary Ibadan person pays less compared to places like Lagos where I came from,” says Olumide Bisiriyu, one of the many businesspeople that have tried to succeed in Ibadan.

Bisiriyu, an estate surveyor, moved his business from Lagos to Ibadan in 2013. He faced various obstacles in making it work, but he proved that doing well in Ibadan is possible despite the challenges – and he is far from the only one to bet on the city.

For instance, there are now two Shoprite outlets in the city, including the largest Shoprite mall in West Africa. In November 2014, Flour Mills made Ibadan the home of its biggest palm oil refinery. Domino’s Pizza has two outlets. And the South African internet provider Smile Communications started its Nigerian expansion from Ibadan, to name just a few.

This influx of Nigerian and international businesses is good for the economy, says Famakinwa, but he emphasises that it may be agriculture that holds the key to truly transforming the regional economy.

“Ibadan can actually become an agro-industrial zone for Nigeria. It can be one of the foremost agro-industrial zones for Africa if resources are well tapped,” he says. “[Oyo state] could be converted to that unique agricultural industrial zone that can feed many parts of the country.”

Famakinwa points to the fact that DAWN is headquartered in Cocoa House, which was built in the 1960s from proceeds of cocoa, rubber and timber. It was once the tallest building in tropical Africa and, according to Famakinwa, the grand edifice still stands tall as a testament to what is possible if agriculture is explored and developed to its full potential.

The way forwards

Few dispute the possibilities open to Ibadan, but the city still has a long way to go if it is to fulfil its promise, and large gaps in both its services and markets remain.

The state government is overburdened with waste management yet where is Ibadan’s Wecyclers to take on this challenge? The transportation sector is craving a rush of new energy to reinvigorate its old tired buses, yet where is Uber for young people who want to get around? The cultural sector also needs a fresh look, yet where are the entertainment companies to run regular shows in the city?

Some residents of Ibadan are waiting for innovative and courageous companies to take the plunge to fill these needs, but others point out that economic activity cannot be divorced from the political environment and the policies put in place to attract businesses. On that front, Zungeru believes the current leadership is showing some positive signs.

“Things have been better since Ajimobi came in,” he says, referring to Abiola Isiaka Ajimobi, the governor of the state who was re-elected in April 2015. He was the first governor of the state to be elected for two terms, and residents of the region hope that this continuity will allow the administration to implement longer-term policies.

“You need a government focused on bringing all those possibilities on the table,” says Famakinwa of the region’s promise. “You also need stability….But you need to bring all the resources together: the people, the institutions, the economic advantages…to achieve economic development.”

In May 2015, Governor Ajimobi signed a Memorandum of Understanding with a Chinese company to build a light rail of about 30km within the city. Famakinwa believes that these kinds of infrastructural projects could be a real boost for the economy not just of the city but of the broader area.

“It will boost the economy of the region by between 120-150%,” he predicts. “That’s an area that we need to focus on. The latent capacity in the region will be further developed if we have rail connection.”

Ibadan’s present is far from being as glorious and impressive as its fondly remembered past. However, its future is yet to be written – and if the city’s vast and brimming potential is confronted, understood and harnessed, it could hold even greater riches for Ibadan’s generations to come.

tdayof:
Abeg keep that to yourself.

Why should I ? When the report is misrepresenting the reality in my State.

[size=15pt]IBADAN, AFRICA’S NEXT BIG THING.
[/size]

More interesting are the ‘Next 5’ large cities with rapidly expanding economies which were listed as Addis Ababa in Ethiopia; Dar es Salaam in Tanzania; Ibadan in Nigeria; Kinshasa in Congo-DRC and Mombasa in Kenya. Yes! Our very own Ibadan, the capital city of Oyo State was predicted to be an emerging trade hub in Africa. This is however not coming without some responsibilities cum required preparations to take this prediction beyond been a mere rhetoric.

A closer look at Ibadan and the four other ‘Next 5’ cities truly indicates that they would offer some very big rewards for investors who have the balls to stomach the calculated risk of their investment decisions in the cities. These cities no doubt have business climate deficiencies which pose grievous dangers to investments and investors alike.

For these potentials to be properly harnessed there is an urgent need to checkmate the deficiencies. The usual complains are centered on creating an enabling environment for business to thrive. Massive infrastructural developments; instituting favorable trade regulations and most importantly curtailing corrupt practices, among other measures needed to be taken. There is no better time than now for the present government in Oyo State to key into this global recognition and facilitate an industrial revolution in Ibadan the capital city. At times, I just wonder why there is no proliferation of industries and corporate organizations in the city like we have in neighboring Lagos city. Ibadan sure has the potentials for rapid industrialization if concerted efforts and sincere commitments are made to ensure the development is strategic in approach.

Perhaps a good starting point for this would be the forthcoming Oyo Mega Trade Fair scheduled for December 6 – 15, 2013 at the Lekan Salami stadium in Ibadan. Organizers of the event have promised the international show will provide ample opportunities to industry leaders, traders and business owners related to different sectors like food and beverage, building and construction, beauty, agriculture and finance, to gather useful as well as relevant information.

The professionals and experts related to these sectors are expected to get an opportunity to share their knowledge and experience with oneanother. The Oyo Mega Trade Fair also hopes to bring forward latest business strategies and opportunities associated with the outlined sectors, with a focus on future market prospective associated with these sectors.

With the theme “Manufacturing Opportunities in Sensitizing the Nigerian Economy for Investment Evolution”, the mega trade fair may indeed be the beginning of a beautiful trade and investment revolution the Ibadan (and by extension the Oyo State) people has for long clamored for.

SonofDevil:
No this is complete thrash,
I doubt the credibility of these news

anambra exports $5million, ugu every month,

Onitsha is the industrial hub of nigeria

Ogbete market is home to raw Feaces for manure

Ibadan is a brown roof city which is not economic viable should not be on that list

LOL love your sarcasm, but compare the house hold income growth to that of the other cities...

Jalubarika:
Ibadan shouldn't be on this List. I'm presently in Ibadan and I'm pissed.
1. The Literacy level is not encouraging .
2. So much pressure on the infrastructures, e.g. Olorunsogo--Amuloko axis.
3. The pictures representing Ibadan on this thread had been existing even before my Dad was born. Mapo Hall and Ibá Mapo
4. Ibadan is not fast growing because religion has crippled their reasoning for Development. They look contented without development, so what the need?
Many Ibadan guys on NL can attest to this.
Note; I'm from Ibadan

All these things you wrote up there are problems ALL nigerian cities are facing... Literacy gap, Infrastructure gap, Religious jingoism.... so what exactly is ur point?

what of katsina (duara)

NairaMaster1:

Lagos is bigger that what they are talking about. In short Lagos is bigger than the three cities combined in terms of growth

They implies fast growing city so Lagos has grown already Lagos is a role model for the three cities this three baby cities are learning from Lagos

Eko okin sun Lagos never sleeps

Scholes00:


All these things you wrote up there are problems ALL nigerian cities are facing... Literacy, Infrastructure gap, Religious jingoism.... so wha exactly is ur point?

My point is, it's not fast growing anything

decatalyst:
Yeah! Ibadan is really growing...
Only that Sen Ajimobi hasn't done anything for the past two years.
Eyin omo ibadan ajorosun mo se pele ni le ooo
Tori ewure to ba wo le ti o ki onile ewure na a di mimu so ni o.
Yoruba peeps dey this forum so?
#ProudYorubaBoi

Present sire!
Mo je igbin, mo tun je ikaraun
Maja maja, ni mo f‘in ko ara iwaju leru
EYE BEE 4 LYF!!!!!

I am highly ashamed of igbos in this country i must confess...... Igbos have failed themselves. They go about beating their chests and bragging while yorubas are progressing and making waves.
Pride, hatred and greed only destroys. Igbos are destroying themselves.

I think we Nigerian minority groups need to start looking up to yorubas for leadership in Nigeria.

SonofDevil:
No this is complete thrash,
I doubt the credibility of these news

anambra exports $5million, ugu every month,

Onitsha is the industrial hub of nigeria

Ogbete market is home to raw Feaces for manure

Ibadan is a brown roof city which is not economic viable should not be on that list

Though I'm not from the south but I always wonder about two things.
1) Why do Igbos like to deceive themselves so much.
2) Why do Igbos hate to hear about the successes of others.

Jalubarika:

My point is, it's not fast growing anything

you obviously aren't smarter than the people who made the list.
So go siddon.

Jalubarika:

My point is, it's not fast growing anything

You think so but it actually developing fast.

Ibadan city

ooyeeeeeeeee!!!.....this thread as suddenly 161 viewers.....the ipobians are finish...its like a 95&%sters hord..oyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!.....

biafra will not happen in nigeria.......

ooyeeeeeeeee!!!.....this thread as suddenly 161 viewers.....the ipobians are finish...its like a 95&%sters hord..oyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!.....

biafra will not happen in nigeria.......

anonimous viewers...imagine!!!!!

decatalyst:
Yeah! Ibadan is really growing...

Only that Sen Ajimobi hasn't done anything for the past two years.

Eyin omo ibadan ajorosun mo se pele ni le ooo

Tori ewure to ba wo le ti o ki onile ewure na a di mimu so ni o.

Yoruba peeps dey this forum so?

#ProudYorubaBoi

what about those of us with dual citizenship ibadan omo afi ikaraun fo ko mu