{"id":1572,"date":"2026-08-04T11:57:24","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T11:57:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kufmtv.net\/?p=1572"},"modified":"2026-08-04T11:57:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T11:57:25","slug":"okonjo-iweala-argues-delta-can-rival-lagos-as-nigerias-growth-engine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kufmtv.net\/index.php\/2026\/08\/04\/okonjo-iweala-argues-delta-can-rival-lagos-as-nigerias-growth-engine\/","title":{"rendered":"OKONJO IWEALA ARGUES DELTA CAN RIVAL LAGOS AS NIGERIA\u2019S GROWTH ENGINE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\" src=\"https:\/\/kufmtv.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/okonjo.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1573\" style=\"width:572px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kufmtv.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/okonjo.png 576w, https:\/\/kufmtv.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/okonjo-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, WTO, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has said Delta State has the capacity to emerge as Nigeria\u2019s next major industrial hub alongside Lagos, while endorsing the state\u2019s over $100 million investment fund as a bold step towards attracting investors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking at the Delta State Economic and Investment Summit, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said she is convinced that Delta state possesses the ingredients to become Nigeria\u2019s next great industrial hub, standing alongside Lagos as an engine of the national economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to her, changing global trade patterns have opened new opportunities for Delta and Nigeria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She urged the state government to make Special Economic Zones the centrepiece of its industrialization 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