Investment Opportunities in the Extractive Industry
The extractive industry encompasses the exploration, extraction, and processing of natural resources such as minerals, oil, and gas. This sector is pivotal to economic growth and development, providing raw materials essential for various industries and contributing significantly to national GDP.
Gas Sector
NNPC offers a line-up of investment opportunities that guarantee positive returns across the energy value chain:
Supported by access to growing natural gas reserves, key projects include:
• Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline Project (EPC, Project
Financing (PF) and Gas Offtake (GO))
• Trans-Sahara Gas Pipeline Project (EPC, PF, GO)
• Qua Iboe Obigbo OB3 Pipeline (EPC, PF, GO)
• Obigbo Umuahia Ajaokuta Pipeline (UA) (EPC, PF, GO)
• 780MW Agura IPP, 420MW Obite IPP, 1350MW Abuja IPP, and 900MW Kaduna IPP
• Brass Fertilizer & Petrochemical Project
• Gas-Based Industries (GBIs) along the AKK Corridor
• Makaraba Gas Processing Plant (Financing/EPC) with a capacity of 60 MMscf/d
• Nigeria-Morocco Ammonia/Fertilizer Project
LOCATION: Bida Basin
Solid Minerals Extraction
Nigeria’s mining sector is diverse, rich in mineral resources including high-value commodities. There are 44 exploitable
minerals in proven commercial quantities across more than 500 locations. Despite this abundance, the mining sector contributes only 0.3% to national employment, 0.02% to exports, and approximately US$1.4 billion to the Nigerian GDP. Niger State, in particular, is endowed with solid minerals such as uranium, coal, gold, iron ore, tin, phosphate, crude oil, molybdenum, and lithium. All
available minerals in Niger State are detailed in the table below:
LOCATION: All 25 Local Government Areas