Nigeria

=== Manufacturing and technology ===
{{further|Automotive industry in Nigeria|Pharmaceutical industry in Nigeria}}
[[File:Nigeria EduSat-1.jpg|thumb|[[Nigeria EduSat-1]], the first satellite built by Nigeria by the [[Federal University of Technology Akure]]]]
Nigeria has a manufacturing industry that includes leather and textiles (centred in [[Kano (city)|Kano]], [[Abeokuta]], [[Onitsha]], and Lagos), plastics and processed food. [[Ogun State|Ogun]] is considered to be Nigeria's current industrial hub, as most factories are located in Ogun and more companies are moving there, followed by Lagos.<ref>{{cite news |date=19 June 2013 |title=Industrial hub: Why more companies are moving to Ogun |newspaper=Vanguard Nigeria |url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/06/why-more-companies-are-moving-to-ogun/ |access-date=14 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=5 May 2013 |title=Ogun State's rising investment profile |url=http://www.mydailynewswatchng.com/2013/05/05/ogun-states-rising-investment-profile/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140314202910/http://www.mydailynewswatchng.com/2013/05/05/ogun-states-rising-investment-profile/ |archive-date=14 March 2014 |access-date=14 March 2014 |publisher=Daily NewsWatch}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=27 November 2012 |title=Ogun State: Nigeria's new Industrial hub |url=http://news2.onlinenigeria.com/news/top-stories/219914-ogun-state-nigeria%E2%80%99s-new-industrial-hub.html |access-date=14 March 2014 |publisher=Online Nigeria News |archive-date=29 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131129151508/http://news2.onlinenigeria.com/news/top-stories/219914-ogun-state-nigeria%E2%80%99s-new-industrial-hub.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> The city of [[Aba, Abia|Aba]] in the south-eastern part of the country is well known for handicrafts and shoes, known as "Aba made".<ref name="Naijalitz">{{cite web |title=Nigeria now generates 13,000mw of power, says Minister – Chukwuma |url=https://naijalitz.com/nigeria-now-generates-13000mw-of-power-says-minister/ |access-date=28 October 2020 |publisher=Naijalitz – No 1 Entertainment Portal}}{{Dead link|date=April 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> Nigeria has a market of 720,000 cars per year, but less than 20% of these are produced domestically.<ref name=":1">{{cite web |title=A new car assembly plant begins operation in Nigeria |url=https://www.ntu.edu.sg/cas/news-events/news/details/a-new-car-assembly-plant-begins-operation-in-nigeria |access-date=2022-05-30 |website=NTU-SBF Centre for African Studies (CAS)}}</ref>

In 2016, Nigeria was the [[Cement production by country|leading cement producer]] south of the Sahara, ahead of South Africa.<ref>{{cite web |last=Yager |first=Thomas R. |date=March 2022 |title=The Mineral Industry of Nigeria |url=https://pubs.usgs.gov/myb/vol3/2017-18/myb3-2017-18-nigeria.pdf |access-date=2022-06-10}}</ref> [[Aliko Dangote]], Nigeria's richest inhabitant, based his wealth on cement production, as well as agricultural commodities.<ref>{{cite web |last=Umoh |first=Ruth |title=Billionaire Aliko Dangote is the world's richest black person—here's how he made his wealth |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2018/12/05/how-nigerian-aliko-dangote-became-the-worlds-richest-black-person.html |access-date=2023-03-26 |publisher=CNBC |date=5 December 2018}}</ref> According to its own information, the [[Ajaokuta Steel Mill|Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited]] produces 1.3 million tonnes of [[steel]] per year.<ref>{{cite web |title=Products: Ajaokuta Steel Company: ...the Bedrock of Nigeria's Industrialization. |url=https://www.ajaokutasteel.com/site/pagef.php?cnt=Products |access-date=2022-05-26 |website=ajaokutasteel.com |archive-date=25 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220625011058/https://www.ajaokutasteel.com/site/pagef.php?cnt=Products |url-status=dead}}</ref> This would be equivalent to one-sixth of the United Kingdom's steel production in 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=Steel Production by Country 2022 |url=https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/steel-production-by-country |access-date=2022-05-26 |website=worldpopulationreview.com}}</ref> However, steel plants in [[Katsina]], [[Jos]] and [[Osogbo]] no longer appear to be active.<ref>{{cite web |date=2014-04-28 |title=Nigeria to revive steel rolling mills – Official {{!}} Premium Times Nigeria |url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/business/159578-nigeria-revive-steel-rolling-mills-official.html |access-date=2022-05-26 |language=en-GB}}</ref>

In June 2019, [[Nigeria EduSat-1]] was deployed from the [[International Space Station]]. It is the first satellite that was built in Nigeria, which followed [[Nigerian weather and communications satellites|many other Nigerian satellites]] that were built by other countries.{{Efn|[[Nigerian weather and communications satellites|NigeriaSat-1]], [[Nigerian weather and communications satellites|NigeriaSat-2]], [[Nigerian weather and communications satellites|NigeriaSat-X]], [[NigComSat-1]], and [[NigComSat-1]]R}}<ref name=":3">{{cite news |last=Polycarp |first=Nwafor |date=18 May 2017 |title=Nigeria to launch Africa's 1st nanosatellite |work=Vanguard |url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/05/nigeria-launch-africas-1st-nanosatellite/ |access-date=17 February 2018}}</ref> In 2021, Nigeria hosts about 60 percent of the pharmaceutical production capacity in Africa,<ref>{{cite web |last=Onyesi |first=Chika |date=2021-10-06 |title='Nigeria's pharmaceutical sector dwindling despite 60 percent production capacity' |url=https://dailypost.ng/2021/10/06/nigerias-pharmaceutical-sector-dwindling-despite-60-percent-production-capacity/ |access-date=2022-06-05 |website=Daily Post Nigeria |language=en-US}}</ref> the larger pharmaceutical companies are located in [[Lagos]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Yahaya |first=Abdulwali |date=2019-09-19 |title=Top 10 Best Pharmaceutical Companies in Nigeria & Their Products |url=https://nigerianinfopedia.com.ng/registered-pharmaceutical-companies-in-nigeria/ |access-date=2022-06-02 |website=Nigerian Infopedia |language=en-US |archive-date=17 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517172640/https://nigerianinfopedia.com.ng/registered-pharmaceutical-companies-in-nigeria/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> The pharmaceutical producer with the most employees in Nigeria is [[Emzor Pharmaceutical Industries]] Ltd.<ref>{{cite web |title=About Emzor Pharmaceutical Industries Limited |url=https://www.emzorpharma.com/about-emzor/ |access-date=2022-06-02 |website=Emzor |language=en-GB}}</ref> Nigeria has a few electronic manufacturers like [[Zinox]], the first branded Nigerian computer, and manufacturers of electronic gadgets such as tablet PCs.<ref>{{cite web |author=Okonji, Emma |date=24 October 2013 |title=Zinox Introduces Tablet Range of Computers, Plans Commercial Launch |url=http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/zinox-introduces-tablet-range-of-computers-plans-commercial-launch/162517/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131027075729/http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/zinox-introduces-tablet-range-of-computers-plans-commercial-launch/162517 |archive-date=27 October 2013 |access-date=14 March 2014 |work=This Day |publisher=This Day Live}}</ref> As of January 2022, Nigeria is the host to 5 out of the 7 [[Unicorn (company)|unicorn companies]] in Africa.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-01-26 |title=Nigeria produces five of seven unicorns in Africa |url=https://guardian.ng/technology/nigeria-produces-five-of-seven-unicorns-in-africa/ |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News |language=en-US}}</ref>