Delivering quality education to Nigeria’s large, youthful and rapidly growing population presents significant challenges, but also opportunities for education investors. Indeed, 43% of the 213m citizens in 2021 were under 14 years of age and the country’s annual population growth was 2.7% that year. There are a high number of out-of-school children due in part to insufficient infrastructure and…
Gombe’s energy sector has the potential to be a major driver of economic growth. This was highlighted by the 2019 discovery of hydrocarbons in the state, first announced by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), which has led to greater exploration and the launch of new projects. Additionally, Gombe State’s natural resources make the region well suited to develop renewable energy sources. Energy…
The agriculture sector is responsible for approximately 80% of employment in Gombe State. The sector is a significant contributor to the state’s economy due to its high-value crops in combination with the gradual development of an agro-industry segment. Ongoing Projects According to the government, around 35% of land in Gombe State is used for crop cultivation, with the potential of expanding farming…
Like many regions around the world, Gombe State has seen its economic growth and development hampered by headwinds resulting from climate change, including flooding, degradation of arable land, air pollution and deforestation. The Gombe State Environmental Sanitation & Protection Agency, overseen by the state’s Ministry of Environment and Forest Resources, has been tasked with addressing the…
Gombe’s education and health sectors have seen improvements in recent years due to initiatives implemented in line with Development Agenda for Gombe State 2021-30, which seeks to enhance access and quality of services. In the 2023 state budget, N14.8bn ($35.3m) was allocated to health care and N22.7bn ($54.1m) to education. The largest share of health care funding will go to the construction of three…
Seen as the gateway to the north-east of Nigeria, Gombe State has strong economic development potential. The region has a strong agriculture sector, and there is potential for further development of its agro-industry, mining, manufacturing and energy sectors to accelerate economic growth. Performance In 2021 and 2022 Gombe State ranked first in Nigeria’s subnational ease of doing business survey…
Gombe State has the potential to grow as an industrial centre in the north-east of Nigeria, thanks to expanding commercial and industrial infrastructure, a skilled youth population and a high placement in the country’s ease of doing business index. It is home to thousands of micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises, and recent allocations from the state budget are expected to help develop industry…
Agriculture is central to Delta State’s economy, comprising 13.2% of GDP in 2020, up from 9.5% in 2013. The diverse landscape of the state provides favourable conditions for a wide variety of crops, including food staples such as rice; fruits and vegetables such as yams, cassava, mangoes, pawpaw, capsicum and tomatoes; and industrial crops such as rubber and palm oil. The north of the state features…
Although Delta State’s overarching economic aim is to diversify away from hydrocarbons, its well-established oil and gas sector provides a strong framework to bolster industrial growth. Combined with the state’s agriculture output, road network and large deposits of raw materials, its industrial potential bolsters its non-hydrocarbons growth prospects. Given the state’s historical focus on oil…
Delta State’s energy sector has historically been dominated by hydrocarbons due to its position in the oil-rich Niger Delta. The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, the country’s oil industry auditor, estimated that Nigeria earned $741.5bn from oil and gas between 1999 and 2020. In recent years the Delta State government has been working to diversify away from its reliance on…
