Industrial Incentives in Nigeria: The Kwara State Experience 1967-1999
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2009-02-08
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Department of History, Benue state University Makurdi Nigeria
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Since the colonialist throughout their tenure in Africa albeit Nigeria deliberately ignored meaningful industrialization, governments in various African countries therefore decided to evolve policies that would raise Industrial establishments. In Nigeria for example and Kwara State in particular, various administrations since 1967 when it was created introduce incentives to attract industrial investors into the state. These incentives made its impact because of the upsurge of industries witnessed in the State. Three decades after, it is discovered
that It is cither these incentive had outlived their services or they could no longer perform the functions they were establish to do. The appraisal of these incentives constitutes the main tlmist of this paper.
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Industrial incentives, Kwara State, Nigeria, Experience