South-Western political zone of Nigeria comprises Oyo State, Lagos State, Ogun State, Ondo State, Osun State and Ekiti State. The people of the South-West are not limited to the Yoruba which constitute the majority tribe, but also include the non-Yoruba who number about ten million people.
South West part of Nigeria is the most secure and peaceful part of Nigeria today many non-Yoruba people who have settled peacefully for years in different parts of Yorubaland, have mastered Yoruba language with its delicate dialects,contest for political posts, have inter-married etc.
The South-West zone is richly blessed with fertile land, vigorous and sturdy people.

Economy

South Western Nigeria with a Land Mass of 76,852 square kilometres and population of 25.2 million today owns and/or control 60% of the nation’s industrial capacity, 44% of banking assets, 67% of insurance assets and is house to the nation’s three deep sea ports of Apapa, Tin Can Island and Roro; the busiest international airport of Ikeja, three thermal stations of Egbin, Papalanto and Omotosho.
Southwest has an estimated GDP of about N67 trillion naira( about $305 billion US dollars), more than half of the GDP of the nation.
By my estimates, the Southwest region was the third largest economy in the continent of Africa n 2014! This must be a shock or a pleasant surprise to many people.
Take it out of Nigeria, the South West economy with is defined growing middle class and resources, will be one of the fastest growing economies in the world.

Industries

It is no more news, that Ogun state in South-Western Nigeria is the new juggernaut in the fields of Industry and Academic institutions. It can be said that the state is currently experiencing an unprecedented industrial revolution, as an ever increasing stream of Companies, Industries and firms are beginning to site production plants, Warehouses and all kind of facilities in the state, From Dangote's Ibeshe plant (The largest in Africa), to various new Industrial and Power plants in the state, the new manufacturing plants that have commenced production in Ogun State belong to the biggest industrial concerns in the world, and are by no means minnow.
Today, South west four major industrial estates of Agbara, Ikeja ,oluyole and Otta are all linked to gas under the West African gas pipeline plan and piping of gas is ongoing from Otta to Abeokuta.
While Lagos is undoubtedly ahead as the main station in terms of the service industry establishments, where the headquarters of banks, major business concerns and also the Stock Exchange and other financial centres are located, Ogun has also been accelerating towards emerging as the centre of industrial activities. Presently, investors in the manufacturing sector actually consider Ogun State a more alluring and conducive site for their activities. These investors have been drifting into the state at an unprecedented rate in the last three years, From the Sango Otta axis to Agbara, Ewekoro, Ibese, Ifo, Ibafo, Magboro and Sagamu, where numerous major manufacturing firms have registered their presence.

Education

South Western population today is the most educated as western education came through there and education as a resource was democratized since the early sixties. Geographical location, democratization of western education, availability of resources enhanced in last 9 years and some empowerment during the Obasanjo administration have collectively enabled the South Western economy to rank as first in west africa economies.
South west has probably the highest number of Universities, Polytechnics,Colleges,Secondary and Primary schools in in Nigeria.

Poverty Rate

According to the MPI Report, as at 2010, 46% of Nigerians lived below the national poverty line (Only 28% in Urban areas, and near 70% in The rural). Although a Report by the World bank, released in 2014, showed that only 33% of Nigerians could be considered Poor.

Lagos --------- 8.5%
Osun --------- 10.9%
Ekiti --------- 12.9%
Ogun --------- 26.1%
Ondo --------- 27.9%
Oyo --------- 29.4%

REGIONAL AVERAGES
1 = South West - 19.3% Poverty (+ Average)
2 = South South - 25.2% Poverty (+ Average)
3 = South East - 27.36% Poverty (+ Average)
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** National Avg 46.0%% Poverty
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4 = North Central - 45.7% Poverty (+Average)
5 = North East - 76.8% Poverty (- Average)
6 = North West- 80.9% Poverty (- Average)
The Global Multidimensional Poverty Index by the U.N
http://www.dataforall.org/dashboard/ophi/index.php/

South West as a region can boast of having a defined growing middle class and is perceived to have at least 50,000 of its indigenes with net worth of over N100m each.

Religion Tolerance & Culture

The YORUBA of South West Nigeria practice religious freedom to a fault remaining the most tolerant community of every religious belief in the world. It is always fun to study, admire and live the way Yoruba celebrate various religious events even those adverse to their well beings during the Slave Trade in the hands of their Arab Muslims or European Christian brothers. In contrast, Yoruba remind us that the same way a slave is born, so is a free child. The only community where a slave can aspire to be a king and a king can reduce himself to a slave. Though Africa remains the only Continent without its indigenous religion practiced freely and openly, Yoruba religious culture has not been so consumed.
The reason most Yoruba practice free religion can be seen in their children. These kids cannot wait for every religious holiday to contest with goat horns or on sticks, feast, dance, and put on Africanized masks in celebration. There are different masquerades and festivals that generate great interest amongst those that have been taken by other religions. They all celebrate at one another’s houses. In short, they party all weekend on streets. Children grow up with this accommodating religious culture and pass it on to their children. Religious freedom became a cultivated custom from an early age.

www.gamji.com/article9000/news9384.htm

Travel Destinations

When it comes to travel destinations in Nigeria, the southwest is one of the points of call. The southwest of Nigeria is one of the six geopolitical zones of the country, it is largely the home of the Yoruba people and comprises of Oyo State, Ogun State, Osun State, Ondo State, Ekiti State, and Lagos State – six states full of natural resources and tourist attractions that dot the landscape.

Old Oyo National Park

Olumo Rock, Abeokuta

Idanre Hills, Akure

Erin-Ijesha Waterfalls

Osun Scared Groove Osogbo

Oranmiyan Staff, Ile-Ife

Ikogosi Warm Springs

Lagos Bar Beach

Much ado about nothing .
Compare the SW to some region in South Africa ,Malaysia or Indonesia and not societies evolving at the speed of tortoise

Hmnn

Woow.

There is nothing like having peaceful environment.

What the government urgently need to do in Southwest is having a common master plan.
What we see today is the product of planning made when government still have business in business.

Mechanized agriculture, Rail and road transport, mass housing and skills acquisition should top their agenda now. Not the stomach infrastructure

Here we go again,meanwhile there is poverty all over the south west,if you ve not travelled outside lagos,please stop posting this elusive figures,with half baked teachers in our schools?lets get a grip please.

Dividend of ensuring peaceful co-existence.
Despite all the provocations during the last elections, the people of that region simply maintained their cool.

Osun state can't even pay their workers, ibadan have no idea what modern roofing is all about, Lagos is no man's land

oduastates:
Much ado about nothing .
Compare the SW to some region in South Africa ,Malaysia or Indonesia and not societies evolving at the speed of tortoise

If you can compare a 60yr old man achievements with that of a kid,

Kindly help me list out the regions so that i can work on it.

Karlovich:
Osun state can't even pay their workers, ibadan have no idea what modern roofing is all about, Lagos is no man's land

iPod youth spotted....

Lol, always using noman's land to cover ur nyash?? even the so called Ogun state industrialization is nothing but boarder communities to noman'sland, nothing happening at the hinterlands.

Karlovich:
Osun state can't even pay their workers, ibadan have no idea what modern roofing is all about, Lagos is no man's land

Better to be silent and thought a fool than open your mouth and remove all doubts.

Karlovich:
Osun state can't even pay their workers, ibadan have no idea what modern roofing is all about, Lagos is no man's land

Lagos is no man's land agreed, Can you take it out of SW?
Ibadan have no idea of modern roofing is the biggest joke on P.earth.

igwe123:
Lol, always using noman's land to cover ur nyash?? even the so called Ogun state industrialization is nothing but boarder communities to noman'sland, nothing happening at the hinterlands.

Is lagos in SW Yes or No
Is the so called industrialized ogun in North east?

Answer those questions before we move on.

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Karlovich:
Osun state can't even pay their workers, ibadan have no idea what modern roofing is all about, Lagos is no man's land

located in the east abi.......why cant u say onitsha is no mans land

Seglaw01:


located in the east abi.......why cant u say onitsha is no mans land

Take FCT to Onitsha, Leave it there for at least 30 years and declare it Noman'sland, no wahala

Movic1:


Is lagos in SW Yes or No
Is the so called industrialized ogun in North east?

Answer those questions before we move on.

there is nothing in Ogun, INdustries were sited in the rural cheap lands at boarder town with noman'sland has nothing to do with ogun ppl or their government otherwise we should have seen same replicated in abeokuta.

Movic1:


Lagos is no man's land agreed, Can you take it out of SW?
Ibadan have no idea of modern roofing is the biggest joke on P.earth.

Even the poverty rating u brandish always put oyo state far below all SE states, but Noman'sland will be used to cover ur nyash in the name of SW which is not a federating unit and only an imaginary region. States are the constitutionally accepted units, get that, u can never steal of former FCT

Therefore we ask again. Whenever we talk about rising sun, yoruba run mad. Why ?

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igwe123:

Take FCT to Onitsha, Leave it there for at least 30 years and declare it Noman'sland, no wahala

Lazy man always give lame excuse for their inability to develop their abode shame

johnmartus:
Lazy man always give lame excuse for their inability to develop their abode shame

Lol, have u been Abuja at all? maybe the Gwari tribe is the most hardworking because of Abuja. We can all see how u developed Oshogbo

SW and propaganda sef

https://www.nairaland.com/2913833/again-south-east-leads-wassce-performance



https://www.nairaland.com/2732630

: https://www.nairaland.com/2263635/south-east-south-west-south-south-lead-attainment

With all these indices,its clear the SW has no reason to remain in Nigeria when they can be competing with fasttracked economies instead of arguing with Igbos.

Just as enahoro did in 1956,I'd do now...lemme move the motion for independence of SW and the okun area of Kogi from Nigeria.
How many omoluabis say "Aye"

Movic1:


Is lagos in SW Yes or No
Is the so called industrialized ogun in North east?

Answer those questions before we move on.

Is kwara in the SW? Yes or No. This one the op added kwara to SW States, i hope Nigerian map has not change cuz last time i remember kwara is in NC.

Marcelini:
SW and propaganda sef

https://www.nairaland.com/2913833/again-south-east-leads-wassce-performance



https://www.nairaland.com/2732630

: https://www.nairaland.com/2263635/south-east-south-west-south-south-lead-attainment

Indeed very revealing especially your second link.