Subject and purpose of work: Investment in infrastructural facilities has the capacity to create
an enabling environment to stimulate business and industrial activities. Nevertheless, there are
a few studies on the impact of infrastructural facilities on industrial development in developing
countries. The main aim of this study is to investigate the impact of infrastructural facilities on
industrial development in Lagos State, Nigeria. Materials and methods: One hundred and three questionnaires were administered to the selected
companies through the use of multi-stage sampling techniques across the industrial zones. The
data collected were analysed using descriptive statistics while ANOVA, Stepwise Regression, and
correlation were used to investigate the research hypothesis. Results: The research shows that the impact of infrastructure on research and development is
poor, while the infrastructural impact on the ease of production is averagely significant. Using
Stepwise regression, the study revealed that ease of production (89.7%), productivity (1.1%), and
industrial expansion (1.5%) were the major areas of industrial development that were positively
impacted while research and development and workers' morale were not positively impacted. The
result of Pearson's product moment correlation coefficient shows that a relationship exists between infrastructural facilities and industrial development of the Lagos region (r= 0.880; p-value=0.000) at 0.05 level of significance. Conclusions: The study concluded that adequacy of infrastructural facilities positively enhances
and boosts the industrial potential of the study area.
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