Aba was designed for Industrialization in view with the following facilities.

Rail line can be connected to any factory.

Liquidified gas pipes lines for cheap production of goods is every where if you want to connect.

Underground high Voltage Lines that cannot be damaged by vandals

Middlemen as agents to distribute products or goods produced.

Good network of roads in these Industrial Areas that are taken care of though by these companies.

Aba also has a consumer market. The town may be compacted but the population is far higher than what is manipulated in census, in Aba 10 people can be sleeping in one room in some cases and all of them are productive. In the sense that if they are peeling melon, it is definitely for export to Ghana or Cameroon.

Aba is industrialize and commercialized because the British designed it as such.

Onitsha takes the cake anytime anyday. Am sure with the coming on board of the Onitsha Port Facility, its only Lagos that will side by side with that city. Onitsha is the only Nigerian city that witnessed millions of foreign and local visitors on daily basis for economic purposes. Am yet to see any new development in aba, but everyday investors are trooping to Onitsha setting up huge investments that runs into billions, just like Sabmiller, Emzor, Juhel and Orange drugs etc are presently doing.

Lagos would have taken it if not for the clause 'non state capital' cos industry and commercial activities going on in lagos is equal or more than the entire country in capacity.
Then the lot goes to onitsha and aba. It may be a very big task to decide btw the 2. Aba is a bit higher in manufacturing ind. yet onitsha is far more commercialised than aba

Onitsha(anambra)
Nkpor(anambra)
Obosi (anambra
Nnewi(anambra)
Nkwelle (anambra)
Nsugbe. (Anambra)
Eket(akwa ibom)
Ikoto ekpnen(akwa ibom)
Onne(rivers)
Bonny island-(rivers) heaven on earth.
Aba (abia)
Warri(delta)



Al most all d villages in anambra re developed/industrialized

Mr. Globe:

mumu like you. I got some of them mixed up but Detroit was formerly the capital of Michigan and is still considered as such. I don't live in those cities and could care less. for you insults let me give you an assignment. Check out my signature.
bloody yahoo boy.

see how you came to the internet to disgrace your whole generation

Mix up one or two but when you are "mixing up" like 5, Dont you see that its your lack of education and common sense?

Instead of getting yourself educated you prefer to sell fake drugs in Alaba

No wonder you think Chicago is the capital of Illinois bloody Illiterate.

You dont live in those cities? what a useless excuse. Its not surprising you are the way.

So in your retardeed world you have to live somewhere before you make research about it? What a waste of Y chromosomes

dayokanu: see how you came to the internet to disgrace your whole generation

Mix up one or two but when you are "mixing up" like 5, Dont you see that its your lack of education and common sense?

Instead of getting yourself educated you prefer to sell fake drugs in Alaba

No wonder you think Chicago is the capital of Illinois bloody Illiterate.

You dont live in those cities? what a useless excuse. Its not surprising you are the way.

So in your retardeed world you have to live somewhere before you make research about it? What a waste of Y chromosomes

My friend shut up. With your gibberish your most un-educated

The list goes like this
China of africa = ABA
Japan of africa = NNEWI
Dubai of africa = ONITSHA

nice.one:
In Nigeria states, much of the industries and commercial activities are mainly concentrated in the state capitals leaving other parts of the state underdeveloped and deserted. This is in contrast with what we see in most developed countries. for instance, in United States a good number of developed cities are non_state capital eg Lose Angelese, Chicago, las Vegas, Hollywood, Detriots,Houstin, Miami, San Fransisco/san jose Baltimore, Philadelphia, New Orleans etc. most of these cities are usually the largest and the most industrialized in their respective states. for instance San Fransisco/san jose area are part of the great silicon valley where we have the highest concentration of hi Tech in the World. the Google, the Facebook, the Yahoo, Oracle Corp., Intel, Apple etc are all headquartered there. Same can be said of Detriot which is revered by some as the world's traditional automotive center. It has almost become synonymous to 'the American automobile industry' It is Home to American 'Big Three' automobile companies, General motors, Ford, and Chrysler. Also, Las vagas a cruising destination, pride it self as The Entertainment Capital of the World and the list goes on. when will Nigeria achieve a tenth of this feat?

for the fact that Nigeria economy is government driven, state governors should try as much as possible to site some of there major project outside the state capital for even development and also encourage investor to follow suit by a way of granting them all the necessary support they would need. relocating of some state capital will also be a good idea instead of demolishing proprieties in the guise of defacing and modernizing already congested capital cities thereby creating more hardship, slums, traffic jams etc. if this relocation is done the new state capital can be gradually developed with all modern infrastructural facilities in place--After all some of those great American cities where once state capitals.

back to the topic, there are very few Commercialised/industrialized cities outside the state capitals in Nigeria. as per Nigeria standard, I would say the following five cities tops:
Aba
Onitcha
Warri
Nnewi
Zaria

Yeah OP, i think Zaria is the only commercialized non-capital city in the whole north. I may be wrong though.

U jst forgot, Bonny, Omoku nd Elele. Al of rivers state

what an interesting discussion .
south west:ijebu-ode,sango/ota,sagamu,ondo.
south east-aba,owerri
zaria,wudil,gumel
sapelle,igbokoda/ore,ekpoma

Onitsha is definitely more commercialised than Aba.
Presently to say which is more industralised may be controversial.
However, with the current influx of manufacterers to Osha and the setback suffered by Aba during the "kidnap" saga, i"ll go with Osha. Aba is also completed neglected by govt.
Lagos (not Ikeja) was the former capital of Nigeria and shld be left out of this.
If i get the OP right the idea is for govt to spread allocation more evenly and encourage other towns aside the capital to develop.
Other aforementioned towns apart from Nnewi and warri have a long way to go.

ayo011:


My friend shut up. With your gibberish your most un-educated

. Pretty sure a monkey jumped on ur keypad.

Tolexander: . Pretty sure a monkey jumped on ur keypad.

Just as a lizard jumped into yours.

Victoria island, Lagos.....because ikeja is the capital of lagos state

Mr. Globe:

Just as a lizard jumped into yours.

. Shut up boy! After disgracing ur generation, u can stil summon d courage to continue on ur generation disgracin project. Illiterate

Tolexander: . Shut up boy! After disgracing ur generation, u can stil summon d courage to continue on ur generation disgracin project. Illiterate

id/iot what is a disgrace. That I don't even know all the capitals of Nigeria talk more of America. I only care about a few states ve been to except New York. That you call a disgrace. why not go back to cracking palm kernel nuts, and take the yahoo boy dayakaonu with you. primitive human beings. Don't find better things to do with your lives than crammingcapitals you will never be to in your poor life. #bodied

Mr. Globe:
I tire for this bias thread oh. Why is onitsha conspicuously missing here? Its onitsha and others. Aba is commercial but not even industrialized as nnewi. Onitsha is both industrialized and commercial. Onitsha takes all the cake. meanwhile you guys should continue naming dead villages here (especially the sweet people) and continue turning the thread to a joke it has become. ogbomosho indeed

Aba is the most industrialised non state capital in Nigeria, it has both large, medium and small scale industries scattered across d city, they include; Nigeria breweries, dubic brewery, unilever plc, International glass industries, International equitable association, valeumbra floor mills, starline industries, Udeagbala holdings, 7up plant, Tonimas lube plant, many large vegetable oil industries, paper mills and many others i cant mention here because of space( all of d above are stil function'n and employs above 500 direct workers) and thousands of SME's scattered all over d city. Aba is in a class of its own whn it comes to non state capital and only comes behind Lagos n Kano generally.

^
I dey laugh.
Commercial
Onitsha
Aba
Nnewi

Industrialized
Onitsha
Aba
Nnewi
Its not just about reeling out companies have you been to onitsha? Aba is mostly known for making clothes and shoes. Onistha is more industrial and commercial

Index of most industrialised/commercialised cities/towns in Nigeria( in their order of precedence from the most to the least)
1.Aba
2.0nitsa
3.Agbara
4.Nnewi
5.Warri
6.Sango ota
7.Zaria
8.Orlu
9.Eket
10.Ijebu ode

owelle22: Onitsha(anambra)
Nkpor(anambra)
Obosi (anambra
Nnewi(anambra)
Nkwelle (anambra)
Nsugbe. (Anambra)
Eket(akwa ibom)
Ikoto ekpnen(akwa ibom)
Onne(rivers)
Bonny island-(rivers) heaven on earth.
Aba (abia)
Warri(delta)



Al most all d villages in anambra re developed/industrialized

ikot

Mr. Globe:

id/iot what is a disgrace. That I don't even know all the capitals of Nigeria talk more of America. I only care about a few states ve been to except New York. That you call a disgrace. why not go back to cracking palm kernel nuts, and take the yahoo boy dayakaonu with you. primitive human beings. Don't find better things to do with your lives than crammingcapitals you will never be to in your poor life. #bodied

. Wisdom differentiates a fool from d wise jst as knowledge does to intellectual and ignoramus. Jst a 7 letter word, SILENCE, would have saved u from ds generation disgracin project. Nobody asked u, wonder why u decided to stand against d fact, pretendin to know. 'He who knows not and knows not that he knows not pretending to know is d greatest fool'. Everest of ignorance.

Ota, where the owner of nairaland n my humble self reside is perhaps d most industrialised city in Nigeria, after Lagos.

ijcu: this really is funny , Nnewi with the largest motorcycle mafket and innoson automobile company is not considered 'commercial enuff' , dat is just pathetic . . .

Louis carter industries. Makers of carter plumbing fitting plastics weave on bottled water. assembly plant for carter motorcycles and parts custard and many more in large scale.
Omatha holdings. Makers of oce filter fanbelt bottle water brakepad and linning and many more
Cutix plc. Makers of cutix cables and wires and electical products
Ibeto group makers of battery fan belt hotels
Kotec industries. Tummy tummy noodles.bottled water assembly plant for kotec motorcycles and parts.
Chicason group. Owners of az engine oil and petroleum products life vegetable oil soap cream plastic. This is one of the top two in nnewi.
Uchelinco assembly of motorcycle and parts
Ogbuawa and sons. Assembly of ogbuawa motorcycles and parts
Maryment limited. Assembly of nasara motorcycles plant. Assembly plant for nasara keke and parts.
Uru industries. Makers of otc motor and motorcycle cables
Here is the big one. Chukwuemeka odumegwu ojukwu. (Call me crazy I don't care )
Innoson group. Innoson motorcycles and parts innoson motors and parts. And many other products. Yes dem dey do motor for NNEWI
I don tire sef.
Just rate the town dat independently established itself wit no government presence
Dats NNEWI.

Nice thread! I would have loved to see images to support people's claims.

eaglechild: Onitsha is definitely more commercialised than Aba.
Presently to say which is more industralised may be controversial.
However, with the current influx of manufacterers to Osha and the setback suffered by Aba during the "kidnap" saga, i"ll go with Osha. Aba is also completed neglected by govt.
Lagos (not Ikeja) was the former capital of Nigeria and shld be left out of this.
If i get the OP right the idea is for govt to spread allocation more evenly and encourage other towns aside the capital to develop.
Other aforementioned towns apart from Nnewi and warri have a long way to go.

Thats a good and true point you made.

Mr. Globe:
^
I dey laugh.
Commercial
Onitsha
Aba
Nnewi

Industrialized
Onitsha
Aba
Nnewi
Its not just about reeling out companies have you been to onitsha? Aba is mostly known for making clothes and shoes. Onistha is more industrial and commercial

U seem 2 be sentimentaly biased, mind u i luv both cities and conversant wif both, because they capture d industrious n 'can do spirit' of the Igbo-man but truth be told, Onitsha is more commercialised while Aba is more industrialised. Pls can u reel out the industries in Osha that can rival d ones in Aba because i like facts.

Some indusries in Onitsha include
BREWERIES
Life breweries
Premier breweries
Eastern distilleries & foods ind.
Sabmiller
FOODS & BEVERAGES
Limca bottling co.
Food div of UAC Nig Ltd
Nigerian mineral waters Ind. ltd
Peoples bottling co
Asamma foods and beverages
Pokobros foods & chemical ind
ENGINEERING/METALLURGY
International steel ind.
Charion steel ind.
Map aluminium and steel
Associated aluminium
Fabrotech aluminium
Benjamco aluminium
Manuel aluminium
Silver aluminium and steel industries
Anolac Ind
EDC steel structures
PETROLEUM/PLASTICS
A-Z gas
Dozzy oil & gas ltd
Anoplastics & metals
Ezenwa plastic Ind ltd
Clemco plastics ltd
Basico ind & Amp cycle mfd ltd
Silas polyplastics
Nakpo plastics
Austin petroleum, machines and equipment co

The list far from exhuastive and i just chose some sectors and larger manufacturers.
The small scale industries are a multiple of the above

eaglechild i thought life brewries and premier brewries are dead.have they being resucitated?eastern distilleries is it not that south african firm that want to establish in osha(not sabmillar)?limca too?

Asha u're partially correct. They are not presently functional but have actually been acquired by another company and may soon start production.
Need to get more facts on sabmillar though.

Asha u're partially correct, life and premier are presently not functional but they have acquired by another company and may soon start production.
I need to get more facts about sabmillar though

qleap2all: what an interesting discussion .
south west:ijebu-ode,sango/ota,sagamu,ondo.
south east-aba,owerri
zaria,wudil,gumel
sapelle,igbokoda/ore,ekpoma

were u sleeping while typing or u lack geography edu? Are Ore and Igbokoda are an eastern part of Nigeria? Big fool

"Premier Breweries, Onitsha, Anambra State, has also witnessed a touch of transformation from its decay with signs that it would commence operations by the end of February 2012, after 12 years in the doldrums. The signs include new potable water and sealing machines and two refurbished production lines. The company which used to be the largest brewery operating from a point at 1.6 million hl per annum as at 2006 has been witnessing a turnaround when Odyssey West Africa, an American investment firm, emerged a major shareholder having acquired stakes of Claus Bongard, former German investors."


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