Enugu dropped its 2026 plan to make doing business way easier after the state jumped from dead last at 36th to 6th place in the national rankings. Trade commissioner Sam Ogbu-Nwobodo ran a feedback session at the local chamber of commerce where business groups got to weigh in on the reforms before they go live, and he says getting private sector input upfront makes the whole thing actually work better.
The action plan tackles four main areas, like sorting out land paperwork, getting fiber-optic cables everywhere for internet, setting up public-private partnerships, and fixing tax stuff. They ditched fees for laying fiber cables if companies agree to connect schools in all 260 wards across the state, which should help keep rural kids from bouncing to cities.
The government also started tracking who gets property certificates by gender to catch discrimination patterns, and manufacturers at the meeting said Enugu seems legit serious about staying competitive compared to other southeastern states.
The action plan tackles four main areas, like sorting out land paperwork, getting fiber-optic cables everywhere for internet, setting up public-private partnerships, and fixing tax stuff. They ditched fees for laying fiber cables if companies agree to connect schools in all 260 wards across the state, which should help keep rural kids from bouncing to cities.
The government also started tracking who gets property certificates by gender to catch discrimination patterns, and manufacturers at the meeting said Enugu seems legit serious about staying competitive compared to other southeastern states.
