omenka: My brother, that Benue thingy is a huge falacy oo!!! Yes, they produce a lot, but not as much as outsiders think. Go to the State (or if u live there) and see the truckload of foodstuffs that enter that state from Nassarawa axis weekly!!!

CocoaMerchant:

Uncle you can lie ooooooooo

The largest producer of Cocoa in Nigeria is Ondo State followed by Osun State

http://www.onlinenigeria.com/links/osunstateadv.asp?blurb=353

@OP

I think we we are all contributing to the development of this nation.

No one is useless.

People only come online to bullshit.

I hope this shall not turn to tribal magana shaaa.

harde2lah:
Op, thank you for this enlightenment. I will save this thread for future reference. This shoulder make front page

prophetone: NUMBERS DO NOT LIE

Nigeria earns N305bn from Non-Oil Export – NBS 2013

Nigeria earned about N305.1billion within the first three months of 2013, figures obtained from the National Bureau of Statistics indicate.
A breakdown of the figures highlighted under “2013 Export First Quarter” in the NBS’ report on ‘Merchandise Trade’, showed that export from natural rubber was N158.38 billion; raw cocoa beans attracted N62.198 billion; Sesame seeds, N20,76 billion; cotton yarn, N16.44 billion; and Leather products, N8.56 billion. Similarly, within the period under review, the export value of flowers and buds stood at N8.19 billion; footwear, N7.07 billion; tanned or crust hides, N5.41 billion; frozen shrimps and prawns, N4.96 billion; ginger, N4.09 billion; sacks and bags, N3.84 billion; cigarettes, N2.75 billion; and aluminum alloys, N2.54 billion.

The exports mentioned above, which are captured under the sub-heading, “2013 Export First Quarter” in the NBS report, totaled about N305 billion. However, the NBS further said, “Analysis on exports by section revealed that mineral products contributed N3,034.2billion or 87.9 percent of total exports during the quarter, followed by plastic, rubber and associated articles with N168.1billionn or 4.9 percent; and prepared foodstuffs, beverages, spirit, vinegar and tobacco with N115.2billion or 3.3 percent.

From the 2013 National Bureau of Statistics Report we can deduce;
North
Sesame seeds - N20.76 billion
Cotton yarn - N16.44 billion
Leather products - N8.56 billion.
Flowers and Buds - N8.19 billion;
Tanned or crust hides - N5.41 billion
Ginger - N4.09 billion
Sacks and Bags - N3.84 billion

N & SW
Cigarettes - N2.75 billion
footwear, N7.07 billion

SW
Natural Rubber - N158.38 billion
Raw Cocoa Beans - N62.198 billion
Frozen shrimps and prawns - N4.96 billion

The North remains the backbone of the Cement Industry in Nigeria (Dangote, Sokoto Cement, Obajana, BUA) and has seen a growth of 95.6% in the span of 8 years, beginning 2005 to 2012 according to the Nigerian Cement Industry Report 2013 and with the rapid growth forecasted for the housing sector, the figures are set to rise.

These are Non-Oil Exports. The South-South is responsible for Oil exports. Where does the East lie in the whole equation? What do they produce? Most of Ibo businessmen are traders. PAN Nigeria (owned by ASD Motors, Kaduna) have been producing luxury world-standard cars for the past 30 years, and modern luxury automobiles like the 307 and 508 before newbies like Innoson started cobbling together spare parts from China. Dangote is the King of commerce in Nigeria, paying billions in tax and employing thousands, strengthening the Nigerian economy further. The FG Survey on SME’s showed that a whopping 99% of firms are micro enterprises, and Kano State has the 2nd highest number of SME’s in the country, closely following Lagos.

I think it’s about time the Myth of the North being a parasite, especially being propounded by the REAL PARASITES themselves, is destroyed once and for all. The North contributes a lot to the Nigerian economy and is typically silent, an attribute being abused by the world renowned empty chestbeaters to distract attention from their hollow existence.

CocoaMerchant:

[b]Uncle you can lie ooooooooo

Ngwakwe: @ prophetone

You mean all the rubber plantations in Arochukwu and Azumini in Abia State are in South West?

shizzleStar:
saying its fallacy is unfair and not true, why do you think they are called 'food basket if the nation'? Not saying nasarwas does not produce but not as much as Benue, that's the fact. of course you know that nasarawa was carved outta Benue and their are lots of give there too

Ngwakwe: @ prophetone

You mean all the rubber plantations in Arochukwu and Azumini in Abia State are in South West?

meforyou1: the East lies on top your conehead. Serious bafoon. Seun is supposed to give you 10 life bans because all you spilll is hate and anger against Igbos.

prophetone: NUMBERS DO NOT LIE

Nigeria earns N305bn from Non-Oil Export – NBS 2013

Nigeria earned about N305.1billion within the first three months of 2013, figures obtained from the National Bureau of Statistics indicate.
A breakdown of the figures highlighted under “2013 Export First Quarter” in the NBS’ report on ‘Merchandise Trade’, showed that export from natural rubber was N158.38 billion; raw cocoa beans attracted N62.198 billion; Sesame seeds, N20,76 billion; cotton yarn, N16.44 billion; and Leather products, N8.56 billion. Similarly, within the period under review, the export value of flowers and buds stood at N8.19 billion; footwear, N7.07 billion; tanned or crust hides, N5.41 billion; frozen shrimps and prawns, N4.96 billion; ginger, N4.09 billion; sacks and bags, N3.84 billion; cigarettes, N2.75 billion; and aluminum alloys, N2.54 billion.

The exports mentioned above, which are captured under the sub-heading, “2013 Export First Quarter” in the NBS report, totaled about N305 billion. However, the NBS further said, “Analysis on exports by section revealed that mineral products contributed N3,034.2billion or 87.9 percent of total exports during the quarter, followed by plastic, rubber and associated articles with N168.1billionn or 4.9 percent; and prepared foodstuffs, beverages, spirit, vinegar and tobacco with N115.2billion or 3.3 percent.

From the 2013 National Bureau of Statistics Report we can deduce;
North
Sesame seeds - N20.76 billion
Cotton yarn - N16.44 billion
Leather products - N8.56 billion.
Flowers and Buds - N8.19 billion;
Tanned or crust hides - N5.41 billion
Ginger - N4.09 billion
Sacks and Bags - N3.84 billion

N & SW
Cigarettes - N2.75 billion
footwear, N7.07 billion

SW
Natural Rubber - N158.38 billion
Raw Cocoa Beans - N62.198 billion
Frozen shrimps and prawns - N4.96 billion

The North remains the backbone of the Cement Industry in Nigeria (Dangote, Sokoto Cement, Obajana, BUA) and has seen a growth of 95.6% in the span of 8 years, beginning 2005 to 2012 according to the Nigerian Cement Industry Report 2013 and with the rapid growth forecasted for the housing sector, the figures are set to rise.

These are Non-Oil Exports. The South-South is responsible for Oil exports. Where does the East lie in the whole equation? What do they produce? Most of Ibo businessmen are traders. PAN Nigeria (owned by ASD Motors, Kaduna) have been producing luxury world-standard cars for the past 30 years, and modern luxury automobiles like the 307 and 508 before newbies like Innoson started cobbling together spare parts from China. Dangote is the King of commerce in Nigeria, paying billions in tax and employing thousands, strengthening the Nigerian economy further. The FG Survey on SME’s showed that a whopping 99% of firms are micro enterprises, and Kano State has the 2nd highest number of SME’s in the country, closely following Lagos.

I think it’s about time the Myth of the North being a parasite, especially being propounded by the REAL PARASITES themselves, is destroyed once and for all. The North contributes a lot to the Nigerian economy and is typically silent, an attribute being abused by the world renowned empty chestbeaters to distract attention from their hollow existence.

prophetone:

Collynzo14 you have made no point to counter the fact that the SE produces NOTHING. Your counter claims which I blew to pieces are:

1. Eastern states cultivate rubber - Yes, but not enough to be exported or contribute substantially to the National Economy

2. Anambra produces oil - Lie! Oil was only discovered, just like it was in Sokoto and Adamawa States (Chad Basin), not exploited so again, no contribution to the National Economy.

3. 80% of footwear factories are in Aba - For the twentieth time, we are talking of [b]export [/b]quality (i.e rubber and leather) shoes, and not the fake imitations coming out of Aba. Besides it makes no sense for 80% of footwear factories to be located as far away from the source of raw material (North & SW/SS) as possible.

Collynzo14:
1. How did you know that the amount of rubber produced by 4 eastern states is not enough to contribute to the national economy?
Do you chûrn out facts from your arsè?
2. The oil wells in Anambra that are undisputed are already producing oil, Imo and Abia are the 5th and 6th biggest oil producing states in Nigeria, go and chew all that.
3. I ask again, does Nigeria produce Nike, Adidas, and Armani footwears? If so where are there factories located?
Your so called ''fake'' Aba products are the ones being exported.
Go and choke on that.

CocoaMerchant:

Uncle you can lie ooooooooo

[size=14pt]The largest producer of Cocoa in Nigeria is Ondo State followed by Osun State[/size]

http://www.onlinenigeria.com/links/osunstateadv.asp?blurb=353

@OP

I think we we are all contributing to the development of this nation.

No one is useless.

People only come online to bullshit.

I hope this shall not turn to tribal magana shaaa.

eighTHREAD: The region with enough land and agricultural ability can never suffer.

IGBOSON1:
^^^That fool wouldn't know the truth even if it came up and gave him a well deserved punch in his ignorant face! He's the true definition of pathetic!

atlwireles: So rubber is now produced in the SW? I think the plantations owners in Edo, Delta, Bayelsa and Cross rivers state will say other wise. Also Cross rivers is the second highest producer of Cocoa after Ondo.

yorubakid: Yoruba imposter,speak for yourself

saxywale:
Rubber has been produced in sw for as long as I can remember. There are many rubber plantation scattered all around sw.

Feraz: I still don't understand why you post a topic where people are supposed to learn, yet you take out parts that suit your argument and also lie and you expect people not to react?

What of oil palm? Or is it not part of the 'export quantities' of Nigeria?

yorubakid: @op,the core northerners contributes nothing in this country except terrorism. I wonder what states like yobe,borno and Adamawa contribute the union except the likes of shekau and their fellow virgin hunters.
mind you that oil is the major chief economy of Nigeria which the ss and three states from SE have in large quantities plus other Igbo areas in the SS.

As for Agriculture,the core north should stop fooling themselves cause it is the middle belt states like Benue and jos that are the food basket of the nation even the Se states like Enugu and ebonyi produces more agricultural products than core northerners.
The core northerners are the parasitic region we have in this entity called nig

eaglechild: See list of Nigerian states ranked by GDP

OP go and sleep
Rank State PPP GDP (2010;
in millions
of USD)
1 Lagos State US$74,674[3]
2 Rivers State US$21,073
3 Delta State US$16,749
4 Oyo State US$16,121
5 Imo State US$14,212
6 Kano State US$12,393
7 Edo State US$11,888
8 Akwa Ibom State US$11,179
9 Ogun State US$10,470
10 Kaduna State US$10,334
11 Cross River State US$9,292
12 Abia State US$8,687
13 Ondo State US$8,414
14 Osun State US$7,280
15 Benue State US$6,864
16 Anambra State US$6,764
17 Katsina State US$6,022
18 Niger State US$6,002
19 Borno State US$5,175
20 Plateau State US$5,154
21 Sokoto State US$4,818
22 Bauchi State US$4,713
23 Kogi State US$4,642
24 Adamawa State US$4,582
25 Enugu State US$4,396
26 Bayelsa State US$4,337
27 Zamfara State US$4,123
28 Kwara State US$3,841
29 Taraba State US$3,397
30 Kebbi State US$3,290
31 Nassarawa State US$3,022
32 Jigawa State US$2,988
33 Ekiti State US$2,848
34 Ebonyi State US$2,732
35 Gombe State US$2,501
36 Yobe State US$2,011

http://services.gov.ng/states
We can see the moribund states up north

Of the lowest ten
7 are in the north
3 in the south 1 SE and 2 SW

eaglechild: See list of Nigerian states ranked by GDP

OP go and sleep
Rank State PPP GDP (2010;
in millions
of USD)
1 Lagos State US$74,674[3]
2 Rivers State US$21,073
3 Delta State US$16,749
4 Oyo State US$16,121
5 Imo State US$14,212
6 Kano State US$12,393
7 Edo State US$11,888
8 Akwa Ibom State US$11,179
9 Ogun State US$10,470
10 Kaduna State US$10,334
11 Cross River State US$9,292
12 Abia State US$8,687
13 Ondo State US$8,414
14 Osun State US$7,280
15 Benue State US$6,864
16 Anambra State US$6,764
17 Katsina State US$6,022
18 Niger State US$6,002
19 Borno State US$5,175
20 Plateau State US$5,154
21 Sokoto State US$4,818
22 Bauchi State US$4,713
23 Kogi State US$4,642
24 Adamawa State US$4,582
25 Enugu State US$4,396
26 Bayelsa State US$4,337
27 Zamfara State US$4,123
28 Kwara State US$3,841
29 Taraba State US$3,397
30 Kebbi State US$3,290
31 Nassarawa State US$3,022
32 Jigawa State US$2,988
33 Ekiti State US$2,848
34 Ebonyi State US$2,732
35 Gombe State US$2,501
36 Yobe State US$2,011

http://services.gov.ng/states
We can see the moribund states up north

Of the lowest ten
7 are in the north
3 in the south 1 SE and 1
SW

saxywale:
An imposter calling another person imposter.

yorubakid: ode,am a full blooded Yoruba man from illesha in oshogbo state. I and eggy are from the same state

Feraz: Please, not again!! Not another one here!

eaglechild: See list of Nigerian states ranked by GDP

OP go and sleep
Rank State PPP GDP (2010;
in millions
of USD)
1 Lagos State US$74,674[3]
2 Rivers State US$21,073
3 Delta State US$16,749
4 Oyo State US$16,121
5 Imo State US$14,212
6 Kano State US$12,393
7 Edo State US$11,888
8 Akwa Ibom State US$11,179
9 Ogun State US$10,470
10 Kaduna State US$10,334
11 Cross River State US$9,292
12 Abia State US$8,687
13 Ondo State US$8,414
14 Osun State US$7,280
15 Benue State US$6,864
16 Anambra State US$6,764
17 Katsina State US$6,022
18 Niger State US$6,002
19 Borno State US$5,175
20 Plateau State US$5,154
21 Sokoto State US$4,818
22 Bauchi State US$4,713
23 Kogi State US$4,642
24 Adamawa State US$4,582
25 Enugu State US$4,396
26 Bayelsa State US$4,337
27 Zamfara State US$4,123
28 Kwara State US$3,841
29 Taraba State US$3,397
30 Kebbi State US$3,290
31 Nassarawa State US$3,022
32 Jigawa State US$2,988
33 Ekiti State US$2,848
34 Ebonyi State US$2,732
35 Gombe State US$2,501
36 Yobe State US$2,011

http://services.gov.ng/states
We can see the moribund states up north

Of the lowest ten
7 are in the north
3 in the south 1 SE and 2 SW

1 Kano State 9,401,288
2 Lagos State 9,113,605
3 Kaduna State 6,113,503
4 Katsina State 5,801,584
5 Oyo State 5,580,894
6 Rivers State 5,198,716
7 Bauchi State 4,653,066
8 Jigawa State 4,361,002
9 Benue State 4,253,641
10 Anambra State 4,177,828
11 Borno State 4,171,104
12 Delta State 4,112,445
13 Niger State 3,954,772
14 Imo State 3,927,563
15 Akwa Ibom State 3,902,051
16 Ogun State 3,751,140
17 Sokoto State 3,702,676
18 Ondo State 3,460,877
19 Osun State 3,416,959
20 Kogi State 3,314,043
21 Zamfara State 3,278,873
22 Enugu State 3,267,837
23 Kebbi State 3,256,541
24 Edo State 3,233,366
25 Plateau State 3,206,531
26 Adamawa State 3,178,950
27 Cross River State 2,892,988
28 Abia State 2,845,380
29 Ekiti State 2,398,957
30 Kwara State 2,365,353
31 Gombe State 2,365,040
32 Yobe State 2,321,339
33 Taraba State 2,294,800
34 Ebonyi State 2,176,947
35 Nasarawa State 1,869,377
36 Bayelsa State 1,704,515
– Abuja Federal Capital Territory 1,406,239

Idrismusty97: And of the highest 10, two are in the North and only one in the Landlocked region. Surprisingly, those two are not oil producing States.

A region with a high population is much much more likely to have a high GDP as you can see with Lagos, Kano, Kaduna etc GDP doesn't reflects the true condition of a region. Lagos have a GPD bigger than that of Kenya and Ghana yet we are still the ones flooding into Accra and Nairobi for vacation, education and leisure(That's for the few who even have the money).

This is the estimated population for each Nigerian States;
As you can clearly see, yobe and Gombe has one of the lowest population in Nigeria just a little over 2million. Even Ekiti and Ebonyi thats why they are among the lowest in terms of GDP.The rest that made it to the top 10 in your GDP lists(Apart from Lagos,Kano, Edo and Kaduna state) have a population of at least 4million and are oil producing States)

yorubakid: ode,am a full blooded Yoruba man from illesha in oshogbo state. I and eggy are from the same state