 The Director-General of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, Ma'am, Shagun Ajayikardari says, industrialization is a catalyst for economic growth and development. Ajayikardari said this at a high-level conversation on industrialization and sustainable development to commemorate the association's 50th anniversary. Details in this report. Sustainable Development Goal No. 9 is about industry, innovation and infrastructure. And he's one of the 17 goals adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 2015. The Manufacturers Association of Nigerian Men, which believes industrialization is linked to several SDGs, however laments, Nigerians share at 0.41% globally. The organizers speak on the essence of the conversation. This interactive session is premised for the urgent need for us as industrialists to examine and prioritize the nexus between industrialization and sustainable development. We have seen this nexus as critical in the sense that one has to reinforce the order. We have seen that our incapacity to even achieve some of those SDGs has to do with our level of industrialization. The conversation then broke into a panel session where Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Aminah Mohamed, encouraged the association to participate in a global impact. Are the panelists Georgia on a nexus between industrialization and SDGs, as well as other perspectives? Nigeria also stands to benefit greatly from the African continental free trade area, which will improve the quality of goods and services and increase Nigeria's competitiveness in national and international markets. Man's support will be crucial in ensuring Nigeria takes profit from the fourth industrial revolution. This interrelationship between targets, goals and indicators. And obviously we know the relationship between food security and national security. If there's no surprise there, the people having manufacturing is gaining ground and momentum around the world. It's a sure way to protect the planet from exploitation and help insert natural resources. So if we see the UN's commitment to improving life-ending poverty and so on as critical to achieving the SDGs, then industrialization must be taken along with it. The event is a secret to a man's anniversary round table, which highlighted the need for collaboration among the manufacturing community, government prostitutes as well as international trade collaboration across the African countries.