The nexus between industrialisation and economic development is inextricable. There is no doubt that economic development is a project in continuity, but the industrial undertone for this continuity cannot be underestimated. This is because a majorindex for economic development is industrialisation which is usually attained through the instrumentality of carefully orchestrated policies and strategies. Within the confine of industrialisation strategies in Nigeria, the activities of various institutional frameworks are noticeable. The origin of Nigeria’s industrial development policies and programmes could be traced to the colonial era, though the colonial industrial development strategies were tailored towards sustaining the economic exploitation of the country. Since independence in 1960 however,
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