As The World’s Largest Garment Factory Berths In Ogun…
By Kayode Akinmade LOVERS of good things would have been extremely delighted hearing the latest news emanating from Nigeria’s Gateway State, indicating that a $2bn garment factory is set to birth in the state. The news, thrilling and predictive of a bright future for the state and Nigeria as a whole, is that the Dapo Abiodun-led government, in a groundbreaking partnership with Arise Integrated Industrial Platform (IIP), an Indian-headquartered multinational, is set to establish the world’s largest garment manufacturing facility in the state. The gist: with a financial outlay of between $2 billion and $2.25 billion, this transformational initiative is poised to alter the landscape of Nigeria’s textile sector, resuscitate cotton farming, and place Ogun at the center of Africa’s industrial map. Visit the Special Agro Processing Zone at the Ogun Airport City in September this year, and see the factory taking shape. And what will this $2 billion garment factory do? It will ...