Nigeria is the most populous country on the African continent with a population of over 150 million people. The Nigerian Government has created a favorable climate for business and industrial ventures by streamlining administrative and bureaucratic procedures have and encouraging a free market economy. The available investment opportunities are in the sectors below.

Agriculture Sector

• Cattle horn supply to local industries
• Sesame Seed cleaning
• Maize Milling
• Cashew kernel and cashew nut shell liquid production
• Processed wood Export of Eki, Gmelina and teak woods
• Processing of Paddy rice, Cocoa beans, Tomatos and Ground nuts
• Supply Palm Kernel Oil (PKO) to local industries
• Establishing oil palm plantation
• Cattle slaughtering, processing and packing
• Trading in Raw hides and skins
• Livestock feed production
• Plantain flour processing and production
• Poultry farming

Arts and Entertainment Sector

• Amusement park development

Banking Sector

• Micro Finance banks
• Loan application and sources

Business Sector

• Business process outsourcing

Real estate Sector

• Housing development and provision

Import/Export, whole sale and retail trade Sector

• Export of Natural rubber, Cotton lint, Cattle horns, Manganese ore, Gemstone, Lithium ore and Honey
• Provision of dry ginger
• Freight forwarding
• Rock salt processing and export
• Importation and sale of jumbo reels

Manufacturing Sector

• Bottled water
• Paper napkin production
• Production of nails
• PVC pipe and joint production
• Candle stick production
• Production of Plastics
• Milk production
• Salt production
• Ice block production
• Sugarcane processing
• Nylon extruding
• Metal scrap recycling
• Mini-sugar production

Mining and quarrying Sector

• Coal
• Gemstone cutting and polishing
• Mineral benefaction plants for gypsum talc, kaolin, marble, dolomite, baryte
• Refractory bricks
• Small and medium-scale plant for sheet metal production
• Gold rock mining and processing
• Barite ore
• Coal, quartz mining, iron ore, barite ore, copper ore
• Bentonite, zinc ore, phosphate rock, lead ore, tin ore, zinc ore, barite ore,
• Lime stone milling and packaging
• Feldspar milling and packaging
• Bitumen exploitation and exploration
• Columbite ore milling, packaging and export opportunities
• tantalite ore milling, packaging and export opportunities

Oil and gas Sector

• Sludge trading
• Bunker fuel trading
• Providing vessel hiring and charter services
• Distribution and marketing of Diesel and Kerosene
• Online crude oil trading
• Establishing a mini refinery and portable crude oil distillation plant

Telecommunications Sector

• Short code number business
• Bulk sms
• Beyond Economic Repair (BER) phone export

Tourism Sector

• Overland Safaris
• National Parks
• Game and Gorilla viewing
• Deep Sea Recreational Fishing
• Lake and River Fishing
• Archaeological Tours
• Beach Resorts and Hotels
• Transportation-Water, land and sea
• Surfing and snorkeling
• Theme Parks and Exposition

• Accommodation and food services

Transportation and warehousing

• Truck terminal operations for the oil and gas sector
• Crane and Forklift services
• Ferry services
• Inland water way transport

Education

• Schools

Further reading

http://www.nipc.gov.ng/opportunities.html