Nigeria— NG

Company data in Nigeria, by industry

Browse Nigeria company directories across 56 industries — 641,701 businesses in the InfobelPRO database, registry-sourced from CAC and enriched with firmographics, location, financials and group structure.

641,701

Registered companies

NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM COMPANY LIMITED

Largest company

Non-specialised wholesale trade

Largest sector

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Rankings

Largest companies in Nigeria

By revenue, one row per corporate group — reported (actual) revenue, updated August 2026.

#	Company (group)	Industry	HQ	Revenue (USD)
1	NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM COMPANY LIMITED	Support activities for petroleum and natural gas extraction	Abuja	$11.6B
2	NIGERIA LNG LIMITED	Trade of gas through mains	Port Harcourt	$5.8B
3	INLAKS LIMITED	Other construction installation	Ikeja	$3.8B
4	MTN NIGERIA COMMUNICATIONS PLC	Wholesale of electronic and telecommunications equipment and parts	Ikoyi	$3.6B
5	NNPC E AND P LIMITED	Support activities for petroleum and natural gas extraction	Benin-City	$2.7B
6	NIGERIAN INVESTMENT PROMOTION COMMISSION	Trusts, funds and similar financial entities	Abuja	$2.6B
7	DANGOTE CEMENT	Manufacture of cement	Lagos	$2.2B
8	ZENITH BANK PLC	Non-life insurance	Lagos	$2.1B
9	DANGOTE INDUSTRIES LIMITED	Wholesale of wood, construction materials and sanitary equipment	Lagos	$2B
10	AIRTEL NETWORKS LIMITED	Wireless telecommunications activities	Lagos	$2B
11	INDORAMA ELEME FERTILIZER & CHEMICALS LIMITED	Manufacture of fertilisers and nitrogen compounds	Port Harcourt	$1.8B
12	ACCESS BANK PLC	Other monetary intermediation	Lagos	$1.4B
13	OANDO OIL LIMITED	Support activities for petroleum and natural gas extraction	Victoria Island	$1.3B
14	AIRTEL NETWORKS LIMITED	Other telecommunications activities	Victoria Island	$1.3B
15	FIRST HOLDCO PLC	Other monetary intermediation	Lagos	$1.2B

Top 15 of 25 · ANINO INTERNATIONAL PLC, SHABAZZ INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, AFRICA FINANCE CORPORATION, NIGERIAN BREWERIES PLC, BUA FOODS PLC, SEPLAT ENERGY PLC, GOLDEN PENNY FOODS LIMITED, NESTLE NIGERIA PLC, AFRICAN REINSURANCE CORPORATION, BUA CEMENT PLC follow. Methodology →

NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM COMPANY LIMITED leads by reported revenue at $11.6B, the largest of 25 ranked corporate groups.

Coverage

Companies by industry

The B2B industries we cover, ranked by number of companies. Each links to the full directory.

Distribution & wholesale

35,657

Construction companies

10,980

Manufacturing companies

9,660

Real estate companies

6,804

Software companies

6,761

+ 51 more industries below ↓

Distribution & wholesale is the most populated sector we cover, with 35,657 companies — 6% of Nigeria's 641,701 registered.

Distribution

Company size & revenue

By number of employees

1–4

32,588

5–9

19,029

10–19

66,065

20–49

26,363

50–99

7,231

100–199

3,365

200–499

1,290

500–999

411

1000+

379

486,279 companies have no disclosed headcount (excluded).

The largest size bands are 10–19 (42%) and 1–4 (21%) among companies with disclosed headcount.

By revenue (local currency)

1–100K

100K-499K

500K-999K

1M-4.99M

118

5M-9.99M

10M-49.99M

292

50M-99.99M

984

100M-499.99M

20,891

500M-999.99M

11,246

1B+

117,459

491,899 companies have no disclosed revenue (excluded from the chart).

The most common disclosed-revenue band is 1B+, covering 78% of companies with reported revenue.

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Group linkage

Corporate structure in Nigeria

How much of the market is part of a corporate group vs independent.

Part of a corporate group

92%

Independent

8% of companies belong to a corporate group; the remaining 92% operate independently.

Corporate groups

Largest corporate groups in Nigeria

Nigerian-headquartered groups ranked by total group entities worldwide — a measure of corporate reach.

#	Group	Group entities (worldwide)
1	ACCESS BANK PLC	39
2	WEMA BANK PLC	22
3	INNOPLUS LTD	17
4	TROPICAL GENERAL INVESTMENTS NIGERIA LIMITED	15
5	FIRST HOLDCO PLC	12
6	ZENITH BANK PLC	10
7	OANDO PLC	10
8	GOLDEN PENNY FOODS LIMITED	8
9	UAC OF NIGERIA PLC	8
10	STANBIC IBTC HOLDINGS PLC	6

Group entities = total members of the corporate family worldwide, for groups whose ultimate parent is in Nigeria.

ACCESS BANK PLC is the largest corporate group headquartered in Nigeria, with 39 entities worldwide.

Foreign ownership

Foreign-owned vs domestic

Among Nigeria's larger companies, the share ultimately controlled from abroad — and the leading countries of ownership.

37%

Foreign-owned

63%

Nigerian-owned

Leading countries of ownership

United States of America

17.5%

England

16.3%

Switzerland

7.5%

France

7.5%

Netherlands

6.3%

Shares calculated on the largest companies by revenue with ownership data available, not an absolute national figure.

United States of America is the leading country of foreign ownership, at 17.5%.

FAQ

Nigeria company data — frequently asked questions

There are 641,701 registered companies in Nigeria across all sectors, from sole traders to large enterprises.

By reported revenue, NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM COMPANY LIMITED is the largest company in Nigeria, followed by NIGERIA LNG LIMITED and INLAKS LIMITED.

Non-specialised wholesale trade, Other personal service activities n.e.c., Other business support service activities n.e.c. have the most registered companies.

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Sourced from the Infobel DaaS database. The largest-companies ranking is consolidated at corporate-group level (one row per group) and shows reported (actual) revenue in USD; modeled figures are excluded. Distributions cover all registered companies. Industry directories use a NACE-based B2B taxonomy. Last updated August 2026.

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