Why Nigeria’s Young Drone Innovator Is Building His Biggest Factory in Ghana

Let me tell you something that should keep every Nigerian leader awake at night. A 24-year-old entrepreneur from Nigeria has already built Africa’s largest drone factory in Abuja. His second, even bigger plant—covering 34,000 square feet and set to produce 50,000 units a year with 120 engineering jobs—is going up in Accra. The company, Terra Industries, designs the Archer VTOL for long-range missions, the Iroko UAV for rapid tactical deployment and the Kama interceptor drone that can fly at 300 km/h. After raising $34 million from top investors, it now protects $11 billion in assets across eight African countries and has a joint venture with Nigeria’s defence corporation. He chose Ghana for its talent pool and political will. Meanwhile, Nigeria remains stalled by red tape and endless subsidy debates. The gap is not technology but imagination and policy support. Nigeria must act now before the next Nathan builds elsewhere.

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