ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES OF THE SIX GEO-POLITICAL ZONES OF NIGERIA
As the most populous country of the black nations, with more than 170milions people, Nigeria has six geopolitical zones namely the North-West,North-East,North-Central,South-west,South-East and south-south
Nigeria again has four main regional groupings.These are:
The North:The companies of three northern geographical zones.The south west: This include the six Yoruba-speaking states.
3.The south-East:comprising the five Igbo-speaking States
4.The south-south:comprising the six oil- producing states of the Niger delta
STATES THAT ARE IN THE SIX-GEOPOLITICAL ZONES.
1.The north-west geo-political zones:The states that found in this zone include sokoto,zamfara,kebbi,katsina,jigawa,kano and Kaduna states.The economic activities of this zone are mainly farming, fishing, livestock rearing especially in cattle,sheep and goat.They are also involved in industrial activities like mining e.g. limestone in sokoto.
2.The North-East Geo-political zone:This is located in the northern part of the country. It consists of the following states:These are Yobe,Borno,Bauchi,Gombe,Adamawa and Taraba states. The major economic activities of this zone include farming, fishing, livestock production especially in cattle,sheep and goat. They are equally involved in minor mining activities. The zone is the least endowed with mineral resources.
3.The North-Central Geo-political zones: The zone represent the middle belt of Nigeria comprising of Benue,Kogi,Nasarawa,Niger and plateau states. The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja is also located in this zone.
The main activities in this zone are farming, fishing, hunting, trading, weaving, blacksmithing,typing, dying and mat making. The main economic activities are farming and fishing as a result of their fertile nature of the soil and the presence of River Niger and Benue. They are equally involved in mining activities in jos (Tin and Columbite) ,gold and iron ore in kogi and limestone in Benue state .Hydroelectric power can also be found in this region e.g. kainji dam.
4.The South-West Geo-political zones:The zone is made up of the six Yoruba speaking states of the country.The states are Lagos,Ogun, Oyo,Ondo,Ekiti and Osun states.
The zone is endowed with both agricultural and commercial activities.The region engaged in farming especially tree crops like cocoa, rubber,kola,oil palm,livestock activities like poultry and piggery. The zone also engaged in commercial activities like limestone in Ogun are also part of the economic activities.
5.The South-East Geo-political zones:This zone is made up of the five Igbo speaking states of the country. The states are Anambra,Imo,Enugu, Abia and Ebonyi states.
The main economic activities of this zone are farming in crops like palm oil,rubber, kola and other food crops like yam,cassava,rice etc. They are equally involved in mining activities in coal,petroleum, limestone etc. The zone is also noted for heavy trading and local manufacturing in Abia and Anambra states.
6.The South-South Geo-political zones: The south-south geo-political zone comprising of the six oil-producing states of the Niger delta. These states are Edo, Delta, Rivers, Bayelsa,Cross River and Akwa-Ibom states.
The major economic of this zone include the production of crude-oil (patroleum) limestone in Edo and iron-ore in Delta.They are equally involved in crop farming like cocoa, oil palm, kola,rubber etc, fishing due to their location in Niger Delta.Other economic activities are in trading, banking, sea port activities,etc.
