₦airaland Forum

zero8zero:
Dey play, if you were an investor looking to put your money into Maritime business in Nigeria, will you ignore Lagos?

And how's is Lagos better to the South South region when it comes to maritime business ?

Ruke1989:
This industrial park should be sited in the south south

Not sure there is a deep water port there. Onne is not deep enough. And what is the traffic. These people want to make money too.

Ruke1989:
This industrial park should be sited in the south south

All these security issues, rampant kidnappings and occasional political instability in the Niger Delta and other SE states are not helping these regions in terms of attracting significant foreign investments. Lagos has learned to adequately managed these events.
Most of the youths involved in these crimes and politicians/persons perpetrating these things should understand that they’re only creating a cycle of generational problems for those regions.

Okay

stuffs2002:
It can be sited anywhere in Nigeria except the south east.

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Ruke1989:
This industrial park should be sited in the south south

As a proud yoruba guy.I support this.
But you cant force them.
They will chose where will best serve their interest!

fortunez1:
soon the most important developments will no longer be in Lagos but Southsouth

Because Lagos and the owners will pause their own development for you.
If GEJ and Okonjo iweala couldn't pause Lagos progress for south south even when Lagos was in opposition,then who are you people

adebisiema:
This port should not be cited in SW. We don't want the elimination of our traditional and cultural values for the extremism of Islam in the near future.

I fear for Yorubaland.

Try and make sense!..what is the nexus between religion ,tradition and port
Meanwhile,Yoruba land is a land of freedom and liberty
Nobody born of any woman will intimidate anybody from practicing his or her religion.

omoredia:
They want to use Nigeria as their terrorist base

Stop talking like that. Dubai isn't Pakistan or Afghanistan. Dubai is more liberal than northern Nigeria where pupils stay at home for five weeks because of fasting

zero8zero:
Dey play, if you were an investor looking to put your money into Maritime business in Nigeria, will you ignore Lagos?

Akwa Ibom seeks UAE partnership on Ibom Deep Seaport project

zero8zero:
Dey play, if you were an investor looking to put your money into Maritime business in Nigeria, will you ignore Lagos?

but oil money that is booming lagos economy is nothing to you abi?anyways tinubu don teach northerners lesson next northern president go share sea port calabar port warri port go start work let's watch and see no be only una dey mad

zero8zero:
Dey play, if you were an investor looking to put your money into Maritime business in Nigeria, will you ignore Lagos?

Actually unexploited areas can often offer the best returns.

Plus sometimes you can overinvest in an area. Plus Lagos is too congested abeg!

Yugoslavia247:
Lol.

A desert company want to build port.

Dem don Nigeria to experimental ground

Dubai has a port. DP World is a global leader in maritime operations.

The Internet is there to use. Let's stop the ignorance.

DeLaRue:
Most of these industrial parks will not benefit Nigeria much in the long run.

These people just want to take advantage of these parks' tax free status. For example, as huge as Dangote refinery is, it doesn't pay a kobo in corporate income tax to the Federal Government. That robs the government (and the people of this country) tens of billions of naira in tax earnings. You can't blame Dangote refinery for taking advantage. Previous governments set up the tax free zones. Thankfully, the new Tax Bills will correct some of the anomalies of these tax free zones going forward. That said, Lagos State is a major beneficiary of Dangote Refinery, through PAYE tax. I believe the Federal Government also receive VAT (not sure).

How do you reconcile both bolded statements? Industrial parks situated in free trade zones were part of what powered Singapore, China, Malaysia and now Vietnam's industrialisation. Why should the wheel be reinvented?

BreconHills:
Not sure there is a deep water port there. Onne is not deep enough. And what is the traffic. These people want to make money too.

Ibom Port has more deep water potentials than any other port in Nigeria.

amaridigital:
Stop talking like that. Dubai isn't Pakistan or Afghanistan. Dubai is more liberal than northern Nigeria where pupils stay at home for five weeks because of fasting

When a snake has bitten then u should be careful of a lizard

PressMyButton:
If you listened to Bitter People, you would think no foreign investor is willing to come invest in Nigeria. The gloomy pictures they paint of the country is a reflection of their personal lives.
While Nigeria progresses, let wailers continue to wail, we like it like that.



After God, na Tinubu 💪 God bless Nigeria

As usual, I am surprised. This guys are Muslim from Muslim dominated country. So Muslims are no more terrorists? Why double standard.

Maybe the park would be located in the north because of Sharia. Anywhere you see Muslim, run, that's what they say in southern Nigeria especially on this nairaland. So why is this a development we need to pray for?

Banza kowai.

Anyway Islamaphobic tendencies will kill some people for this nairaland.

Ruke1989:
This industrial park should be sited in the south south

Shebi na your papa give them money wey dem wan use... No fight grace ... Na God dey run am

Yugoslavia247:
Lol.

A desert company want to build port.

Dem don Nigeria to experimental ground

I don't see you healing from this pain... So enjoy it till you get exhausted

fortunez1:
soon the most important developments will no longer be in Lagos but Southsouth

Tears is real... I am sure you yourself live in the south west but hate the developments in south west no be curse be that? Na WA for you people o. Leave the south west first then ask for your development. I swear you can't because if you do, you will be poor. No argue, try am

femisplash:
https://nairametrics.com/2025/03/03/port-of-dubai-operator-seeks-approval-to-build-industrial-park-at-nigerian-ports/?amp=1

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Come to Warri ports oooooooooo

Ykc2:
but oil money that is booming lagos economy is nothing to you abi?anyways tinubu don teach northerners lesson next northern president go share sea port calabar port warri port go start work let's watch and see no be only una dey mad

It seems you're sick.

Safyqueen:
As usual, I am surprised. This guys are Muslim from Muslim dominated country. So Muslims are no more terrorists? Why double standard.

Maybe the park would be located in the north because of Sharia. Anywhere you see Muslim, run, that's what they say in southern Nigeria especially on this nairaland. So why is this a development we need to pray for?

Banza kowai.

Anyway Islamaphobic tendencies will kill some people for this nairaland.

And schools were being shut down in Dubai for Ramadan?

Ruke1989:
This industrial park should be sited in the south south

It is the investors that will make a choice of the Ports to use. Federal Government will only provide an investment friendly environment.

Some of my friends that are into Shipping and Import / Export business travel to Cotonou, Lome and Tema (Ghana) to clear goods because some foreign shipping agencies don't ship to Nigeria. You cannot blame them, they decide where they want to do business.

I know that is the reason some foreign shipping agencies have ports of operations in Nigeria.

Can a Nigerian operator propose to build an industrial park at Dubai’s port and will leadership of Dubai allow a foreign entity to do so? Your answers can be found in the questions.

AMKAG66:
All these security issues, rampant kidnappings and occasional political instability in the Niger Delta and other SE states are not helping these regions in terms of attracting significant foreign investments. Lagos has learned to adequately managed these events.
Most of the youths involved in these crimes and politicians/persons perpetrating these things should understand that they’re only creating a cycle of generational problems for those regions.

The political atmosphere in Lagos is unstable and unsuitable for investment considering the last election that went brutal with thugs beating up suspected Igbo voters, the disgrace and forced eviction of ambode from office by APC political cult, GAC and gun wielding DSS storming the state house of assembly in recent time to evict meranda amidst other anti democratic stunts in Lagos. The widespread thuggery, high profile kidnapping cases such as that of Evans the billionaire kidnapper and the fouani brothers kidnapped operate in lagos, Badoo cult groups, omo onle syndrome and many uncountable criminal tendencies. International organised crime offices now operate in Lagos for example a Chinese company with over 700 fraudsters arrested by EFCC recently. These all makes Lagos bad for business compared to the more peaceful south south

Ajsmart:
Can a Nigerian operator propose to build an industrial park at Dubai’s port and will leadership of Dubai allow a foreign entity to do so? Your answers can be found in the questions.

The can but the condition in Dubai is that you must part with at least 20% of your shares to any of their indigene to get approval

BreconHills:
Not sure there is a deep water port there. Onne is not deep enough. And what is the traffic. These people want to make money too.

these guys operate over 70 ports worldwide and are capable of directing traffic to any port they operate from the 70+ they have

zero8zero:
You're very ignorant, I don't think you have an idea what it takes to invest abroad.

This is how a continent is selling their birthright while people like you speak so confidently in your ignorance.

You people fail to see the big picture and the myopia of people like you will cost this continent so much that your children will blame you for being stupid

Alright