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One Stop Shop Corner for Ease of Doing Business in Ogun State
The Ogun State Government has always been cognizant of the need for an enabling and investor-friendly environment that is able to attract capital and foster economic growth. The investments for creating such an environment are recognized within this strategic plan, along with a clear intention to build on and consolidate the progress achieved to date.
03/02/1976
DATE CREATED
3.75M
POPULATION (2006)
7.1+
POPULATION (2016)
16.432 SQ.KM
LAND AREA
THE PEOPLE
Ogun State is peopled predominantly by the Egbas, Ijebus, Yewas, Remos and Aworis who belong to the main Yoruba ethnic group. It also has sub-groups, namely, Ketu, Ikale, Ilaje, Ohori, Anago and Egun. There are also significant numbers of Nigerians from other parts of the country as well as foreign nationals.
NATURAL RESOURCES
The State has abundant natural resources that include forest and water bodies as well as large quantities of mineral deposits, such as limestone, phosphate, granite stone, gypsum, bauxite, bitumen, feldspar, clay, glass sand, kaolin, quartz, tar sand, gemstones and crude oil are available in commercial quantities. The State is the largest producer of cement in the country with 13 million metric tonnes per annum.
HUMAN RESOURCES
Ogun State is the cradle of education in Nigeria and has very high literacy rate coupled with a skilled workforce. There are 21 tertiary institutions both public and private, in the State, making it the highest in the country. Out of the State’s total projected population of 7.1 million people as at 2014, fifty-seven (57) percent are of working age. Its people are very industrious and are found in all walks of life.
COMMERCE
The State is a major economic hub. It has one of the largest concentration of industries in the country and serves as the major corridor for transportation of goods, services and people between the nation’s commercial center Lagos, and the rest of the country as well as the large West African markets.
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