LIST OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES/PRODUCTS
S/N INDUSTRIES PRODUCTS
1 Cultivation, Processing and preservation Preserved canned foodstuffs
and fruits, tea, coffee, refined
sugar, tomato puree/juice etc.
2 Integrated dairy production Butter, cheese, fluid milk and
powder, ice cream.
3 a) Deep sea trawling and processing Preserved sea foods, fish and
b) Coastal fishing and shrimping shrimps, fish-meal
4 Mining Lead, zinc, and iron and steel from iron ore Iron and steel products
5 Manufacture of iron and steel from iron ore Iron and steel products
6 The smelting and refining of non-ferrous alloys Refined non-ferrous base metal
and their base metal and the
manufacture of their alloys
7 Mining and processing of barytes, bentonites and Barytes, bentonites and
associated minerals associated minerals
8 Manufacture of oil well drilling materials containing a Barytes, bentonites and
predominant proportion of Nigerian raw materials associated minerals
9 The manufacture of cement Cement, clinker
10 Manufacture of glass and glassware Sheet glass, pharmaceuticals
and laboratory glassware
11 Manufacture of lime from local limestone Lime
12 Quarrying and processing of marbles Marbles and processed marbles
13 Manufacture of ceramic products Refractory and heat insulating
constructional products,
laboratory ware
14 Manufacture of basic and intermediate chemicals i) Basic and intermediate
organic chemical;
ii) Basic and intermediate
in-organic chemicals;
iii) Fertilizers
iv) Petro-chemical
v) Caustic soda and
chlorine
vi) Pesticide and
insecticide
15 Formulation and manufacture of pharmaceuticals Pharmaceuticals, health
vitamins
16 Manufacture of yeast, alcohol and related products Yeast, industrial alcohol and
related products
17 Manufacture of paper pulp Paper pulp
18 Manufacture of yarn and man-made fibers Yarn and synthetic fibers
19 Manufacture of machinery involving the local manufacture Office and industrial machinery,
of substantial proportion of components. equipment and apparatus
20 Manufacture of products made wholly or mainly of metal Pipes and tubes structure metal
products
21 Manufacture of nets from local raw materials Fishing nets, mosquito nets and
related
22 Manufacture of gas cylinders Gas cylinders
23 The processing of local wheat flour materials Flour and Offal
24 Rubber plantation and processing Rubber
25 Gum/Arabic plantation and processing Gum Arabic
26 Manufacture of Fertilizers Ammonia, Urea Super-phosphate and
nitrogenous fertilizers
27 Vehicle Manufacture Motor Vehicles and
Motorcycles, Tricycles and
Automotive components
28 Oil Palm plantation and processing Palm Oil, Palm kernel and
Offal’s
29 Manufacture of automotive and other components Automotive and other
components
30 Book printing Books
31 Large Scale Mechanized Farming Wheat, Maize, Rice, and
Sorghum
32 Cattle ranching and piggery of not less than 500 herds Cattle and pigs of not less than
500 herds
34 Manufacture of Gypsum Gypsum
34 Re-refining or re-cycling of waste Low power oil
35 Manufacture of electrical appliances Generators, transformers,
equipment/component and parts meter, control pressing irons,
switch gears, test equipment,
ballets/starters/lighters,
discreet components,
resistor/capacitors/coils/semi-
conductors/conductors
36 Ship building, repairs and maintenance of ocean-going Ships, boats and barges
vessels
37 Manufacture of computers and computer chips Computer hard and soft ware
chips
38 Manufacture of cameras, photographic equipment and Cameras, photographic
other materials equipment or any component
thereof
39 Diving and underwater engineers Underwater engineering
services
40 Local fabrications of machinery, equipment Machinery
41 Manufacture of tools Machines and hand tools
42 Installation of facilities for aircraft manufacture and Aircraft maintenance and
maintenance of aircraft manufacture
43 Installation of scientific instruments and communication Scientific instruments, radio,
equipment audio play-back/recorders,
loudspeakers units, amplifying
systems, microphones, video
playbacks/recorders, PBX,
telephone handset, tele-
printers, trans-receivers, auto
phones/aerials
44 Manufacture of gas and distribution Gas and gas distribution
45 Manufacture of Solar energy powered equipment and Solar panels, refrigerators,
gadgets water pumps, calculators, etc
46 Large-scale inland fishing farms Fish and shrimps
47 Bitumen mining and processing Bitumen
48 Salt production Salt
49 Manufacture of firefighting equipment and detection Firefighting equipment and
systems detection systems
50 Manufacture of cables Electrical, telephone and other
cables
51 Manufacture of medical equipment X-ray, oxygen equipment, etc.
52 Mineral oil prospecting and production Petroleum
53 Manufacture of lubricants Grease, hydraulic/engine oil,
gear oil, etc.
54 Manufacture of flat sheets Flat sheets
55 Manufacture of oven, cokers, cold rooms, refrigerators, Oven, cookers, cold rooms,
fridges, freezers, air conditioner refrigerators, fridges, freezers,
air conditioner
56 Manufacture of agriculture machinery and equipment Ploughs, harvesters, threshers,
planters etc.
57 Manufacture of materials handling and equipment Cranes, forklifts etc.
58 Establishment of foundries Mould, casting, etc.
59 Manufacture of alum Alum
60 Manufacture of enzymes Enzymes
61 Manufacture of concentrates Food/fruits concentrates
62 Manufacture of welding electrodes Welding electrodes
63 Manufacture of nails Nails, related items
64 Manufacture of iron rods Rods from billets
65 Manufacture of hops Brewing hops
66 Information and communication technology (ICT) Manufacture/production of ICT
equipment, hardware and
software
67 Tourism Development of holiday resorts,
hotels, sporting and
recreational facilities
68 Real Estate Development Rental income from residential
and commercial premises;
Capital gains from any real
estate disposed of within a
specified period
70 Utility services Independent power generation
utilizing gas, coal and renewable
energy sources; All aspects of
transportation such as rail, road
and waterways-Indigenous
telecommunications companies
than GSM operations
