Full List of Manufacturing Companies (Industries) In Nigeria

There are so many fast growing manufacturing companies in Nigeria today. These manufacturing companies produce and provide different commodities (in semi-finished or finished forms).

I’m sure you’ll have heard of Dangote group, isn’t it?  The Dangote Group is a Nigerian multinational industrial conglomerate, founded by Aliko Dangote – the richest man in Nigeria.

Dangote is probably the most popular manufacturing company in Nigeria due to its success in large number of sales across Africa.

Well, if you would stick to this post, you would definitely encounter a list of the top manufacturing companies in Nigeria and what they produce.

Also, you might have interest in the types of manufacturing industries, if you want to know about them too, continue reading, for you would come across them below.

What are Manufacturing Industries?

Before going into what manufacturing industries are, we need to know what the word “manufacturing” and “Industry” means.

The word ‘manufacturing‘ is the act of processing raw materials into valuable products in order to enhance the production of goods in large quantities.

Also, the term manufacturing can also be defined as the process of transforming semi-finished materials or raw materials into finished products for the purpose of sales.

Now, we can therefore define manufacturing industries as places where machines and equipment are put together to process raw materials into finished products.

The objective here is to enhance the production of goods in large quantities depending on the needs of individuals and the society.

The goods and finished materials produced by manufacturing industries can be foods, metals, chemicals, machines, textiles and many more.

Types of Manufacturing Companies

In the manufacturing industry, there are various types of manufacturing companies with unique areas of specialization.

Some involve food production, fabricating metals, textile production, furniture production, chemical production, and many more.

Learn more about all major types of manufacturing industries and their unique areas of specialization.

Now , to the real deal..

List of Manufacturing Companies In Nigeria & their Email Addresses

Most of the manufacturing companies in Nigeria have added a lot of value to the prosperity of Nigeria’s economy.

Not only that, a lot of job opportunities have been created due to the workmanship of these manufacturing companies.

They produce new things to satisfy the needs of individuals in Nigeria and some, Africa. Here below is a list of some of the top Manufacturing Companies in Nigeria.

The Dangote Group

The Dangote Group is the most popular manufacturing company in Nigeria, for it is one of the richest manufacturing companies in the country.

The Dangote group is seen in West Africa as the industry with the largest conglomerate company. The headquarters of the Dangote group is located in Lagos state, Nigeria – the richest state.

The line of production of the Dangote group includes food production (like rice, sugar, noodles and others), building materials (like cements) and as well as oil and gas and more.

The Dangote group was founded by Alhaji Aliko Dangote in 1981 and till date, Dangote’s production is till known in Nigeria and other countries like Ghana, Cameroon, South Africa, Zambia and other countries across the African Continent.

• Website: dangote.com
• Email: communications@dangote.com
• Contact number: +@34-1-148-0815

Unilever Nigeria Plc

Unilever is one of the best manufacturing companies in Nigeria today.

It was founded in the Year 1923 and formerly called Lever Brothers Africa Ltd. Unilever Nigeria Plc is one of the manufacturing companies that engages in food and body care production.

Unilever Nigeria PLC has its headquarters located at Lagos state Nigeria. Some of the popular goods they produce are; Lipton, Close-Up, Vaseline, detergents and many more.

This company has indeed become one of the best-selling manufacturing companies in the country, and it also operates internationally.

• Website: unilevernigeria.com
• Email: unilever@nigeria.com
• Contact number: +234 (1) 2716068

Nestle Nigeria Plc

Nestle Nigeria PLC is one of the most popular manufacturing companies in Nigeria that specializes in food and beverages in Nigeria.

Nestle Nigeria PLC was founded in 1959 and began operation in 1957, few years before independence year 1960. The headquarters of Nestle Nigeria PLC is located at Ikeja, Lagos state, Nigeria.

Nestle Nigeria PLC produces food and beverages, cereals and other consumer goods.

• Website: nestle-cwa.com
• Email: recruitment@ng.nestle.com
• Contact number: +234-1-497 87 20

Nigerian Breweries PLC

Nigerian Breweries Plc was founded in 1946 and this is one of the manufacturing companies producing beers in Nigeria.

The Nigerian Breweries Plc has its headquarters located at Lagos state, Nigeria and takes the top on the list of brewery companies in Nigeria and produce various kinds of energy drinks and beers.

• Website: nbplc.com
• Email: info@nigeriabreweries.com
• Contact number: +234 1 774 4227

Flour Mills of Nigeria

The Flour Mills of Nigeria was founded in 1962 (Lagos state, Nigeria). Flour mills of Nigeria is one of the best-selling manufacturing companies in Nigeria as it produces different kinds of goods for consumption.

Their products are majorly divided into 3 parts, which are; Human food, Animal food and Bagcos. Some of their general productions are flour, sugar, bags, premier food mills and many more.

• Website: fmnplc.com
• Email: contactus@fmnplc.com
• Contact number: +2347056892000

PZ Cussons Nigeria PLC

This is one of Nigeria’s largest Manufacturing companies when it comes to Electrical production, home and personal Care, food and nutrition.

PZ Cussons Nigeria PLC has its origin from a company in Manchester, United Kingdom called PB Nicolas & Company Ltd.

Well, PZ Cussons Nigeria PLC as a subsidiary was founded in 1948, in Lagos state, Nigeria and also has its head office in Lagos.

Some of the products produced by PZ Cussons Nigeria PLC are; Venus, premier, Cussons baby care, Zip detergent, Nunu, Olympic, Imperial Leather and many more.

• Website: www.pzcussons.com
• Email: info@pzcussons.com
• Contact number: 002341 7000 180

Also Read: Top 10 steel companies in Nigeria

United Africa Company of Nigeria UAC

The United Africa Company of Nigeria (UACN) was founded in 1931 and re-branded in 1973.

This company is one of the manufacturing companies that has a reputation for producing common goods in Nigeria. The United Africa Company of Nigeria has its headquarters located in Lagos state, Nigeria.

This manufacturing company specializes in foods and beverages like Gala, Flavored drinks, Funtime cake, Swan water, Coconut Chips (Funtime) and many more.

• Website: uacnplc.com
• Email: info@uacnplc.com
• Contact number: +234-1-7624331

DUFIL Prima Foods Limited

DUFIL got its abbreviations from “De United foods Industrial Limited”. The DUFIL is the combination of two companies coming together to enhance production.

The two joint ventured companies are Salim Group in Indonesia and Toloram Group in Singapore.

Also Read: What are joint stock companies?

The DUFIL Prima foods limited has its head office located at Lagos state, Nigeria, while it has two factories also in Nigeria which are located in Ogun state, (founded in 1995) and Port Harcourt (Founded in 2001).

This Company is one of the best-selling manufacturing companies in Nigeria because the DUFIL Prima foods Ltd is well known for this popular production called the Indomie Instant Noodles, which are mostly consumed by kids and students all over Nigeria.

• Website: www.dufil.com
• Email: contactus@dufil.com
• Contact number: +2347000888888

Guinness Nigeria PLC

Guinness Nigeria PLC is one of the most popular manufacturing companies in Nigeria in the production of breweries.

Its origin could be traced to Diago PLC in United Kingdom. The first factory in Nigeria was founded in 1962 in Ikeja, Lagos state, Nigeria while the two other factories are located in Benin City and Ogba.

Guinness – a product by Guinness Nigeria Plc is one of the top alcoholic drinks in Nigeria and other products are Malta, Guinness Extra smooth, Harp larger beer and many more.

• Website: guinness-nigeria.com
• Email: gn@diageo.com
• Contact number: + 234 1 270 9100

Lafarge Cement

This is one of the largest cement companies in Nigeria for the production of cements which has a name called Elephant Portland Cement.

Presently, Lafarge cement company has two factories in Nigeria which are located in Ogun state (in Sagamu), and (in Abeokuta). Both factories are Sagamu plant and Ewekoro plant.

Lafarge Cement has been in operation for about 59 years and it has its head office which can be found in Lagos state, Nigeria.

• Website: lafarge.com.ng
• Email: home@lafargeholcim.com
• Contact number: 01-2713990

May & Baker Nigeria PLC

May & Baker Nigeria PLC is one of the leading manufacturing companies producing different drugs to cure people’s sickness.

The drugs they produce are usually in M&B abbreviation. For example, M&B Paracetamol. This company was founded on September 4, 1944 as Nigeria’s first pharmaceutical company.

The origin of May & Baker Nigeria PLC could be traced to a firm called Grimwade, May & Pickett located in England, United Kingdom. The head office of May & Baker Nigeria PLC can be found in Ikeja, Lagos state, Nigeria.

• Website: may-baker.com
• Email: info@may-baker.com
• Contact number: 08113681447

Promasidor Nigeria Limited

This is a giant beverage supplier in Africa when it comes to their popular cowbell production.

Promasidor Nigeria Limited was founded in 1979 by Robert Rose who left the United Kingdom in 1957 for Zimbabwe.

Promasidor Nigeria Limited produces milk, chocolate, food drinks and some other beverages. The head office of promasidor can be found in Lagos state, Nigeria.

• Website: promasidor.com
• Email: info@promasidor.com
• Contact number: +27 (11) 540 1901

Also Read: Full list of all local governments in Lagos state

African Industries Group

This is one of the best steel manufacturing companies in Nigeria.

The African industries group manufactures steel, iron rods and some chemicals which are used to develop washing materials like detergent, soaps and also chemicals for water purification.

The head office of the African Industries Group can be found in Lagos state, Nigeria.

• Website: www.africanindustries.com
• Email: info@africanindustries.com
• Contact number: +234-1-2773400

Cadbury Nigeria PLC

Cadbury Nigeria PLC is also one of the manufacturing companies in Nigeria that produces different foods and drinks including Schweppes.

Cadbury Nigeria PLC was founded in 1950 and uses Cocoa mostly as their source of production. The head office of Cadbury Nigeria PLC is located in Lagos state, Nigeria.

• Website: https://ng.mondelezinternational.com
• Email: nigeria@mdlz.com
• Contact number: +234-1-271-7777

British American Tobacco Nigeria Limited

The British American Tobacco Nigeria Limited is one of the leading Tobacco manufacturing companies in Nigeria.

This company mainly produces Tobacco and cigarettes. The British American Tobacco Nigeria Limited was incorporated in 2000 and has its head office located in Lagos state, Nigeria.

• Website: batnigeria.com
• Email: batn_claimsunit@yahoo.com
• Contact number: +234 7046002511

You try to read about the Top 17 online loans lenders in Nigeria

Manufacturing Companies in Nigeria (Summary)

Did you enjoy what you’ve just read about the manufacturing companies in Nigeria?

I’m sure you gained enough knowledge about manufacturing industries, types of manufacturing industries, and major products of these companies.

What do you think of this post? Your comments are always welcomed in the comment box below.