Through the "Guangdong on the Road" series, GDToday joins hands with global reporters and sheds light on Guangdong's partnership under the Belt and Road Initiative.
As the largest economy in Africa, Nigeria has been undergoing industry transformation and upgrading in recent years by encouraging foreign enterprises to establish factories in Nigeria.
In the state of Ogun, there is a free trade zone operated by New South, a Guangzhou company.
According to Huang Hui, General Manager of Ogun-Guangdong Free Trade Zone, more than 110 enterprises (factories) have settled in the free trade zone and the total volume of import and export has reached over 300 million US dollars.
"We are inspired by the Guangdong Model of reform and opening up. We utilize local raw materials to process goods and sell them to the world from Nigeria," said Huang.
"The free trade zone can now create more than 15,000 job opportunities directly or indirectly for the local people," Huang added.
In this episode, reporters from GDToday and Nigerian Television Authority explore together the effectiveness of "the Guangdong Model" in Africa's largest economy.
About the Guangdong on the Road series
As 2023 marks the 10th anniversary of the BRI, GDToday, the leading Guangdong-based multilingual news provider, has recently joined hands with major media outlets in 10 countries and visited the United Arab Emirates, Laos, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, Nigeria, South Africa, Greece, Fiji, and Vanuatu, reporting on the Guangdong on the Road series.
The series report will include multilingual videos and articles, documenting the cooperation between Guangdong, the economic powerhouse of China, and the BRI participating countries.
Related news:
Guangdong on the Road | Singapore, forerunner of hi-tech cooperation
Guangdong on the Road | The UAE, gulf transit point, looks to the east
Guangdong on the Road | Greece: a symphony of maritime exchange
Guangdong on the Road | Angels that give sight in Fiji
Guangdong on the Road | Dream helpers from thousands of miles away
Guangdong on the Road | Laos, on the track of transformation
Guangdong on the Road | Thailand: green engines in the silk road
Producer | Hou Xiaojun
Executive producers | Jin Qiang, Zhang Chunqing
Chief planner | Zhao Yang
Planners | Xie Miaofeng, Zhang Ying, Ouyang Yan
Reporters | Steven Yuen, Wingheng, Li Jiangrui
Graphic designers | Ou Xiaoming, Lulu
Part of the video footage was contributed by the Guangdong New South Group.
Zhang Shaoqin, Sherry Lin, Lydia Liu, Hannah Zhou and Rofel Ding also contributed to the story
