Nigeria is located in West Africa with an area of 923,768 sq km and a population of 148 million in 2008. Its capital is Abuja and it has over 250 ethnic groups, with Islam and Christianity being the major religions. Nigeria has a growing economy based on oil and natural gas exports as well as agriculture. However, most Nigerians still live in poverty with single room housing and using materials like earth, wood or mud for walls and floors. Nigeria exports petroleum and agricultural commodities while importing machinery, fuels, and manufactured goods.

1. Nigeria
923,768 sq km (2.5x Japan
Area:
area)
Population : 148 million (2008)
Capital City: Abuja (6 million)
Population growth
2.2% (2007)
rate:
250 (Hausa-
Ethnic groups Fulani, Igbo, Yoruba, and
Kanur)
Muslim, Christian, indigenous
Religions:
African.
English (official), Hausa, Igbo,
Languages:
Yoruba, Fulani, Kanuri, others.
Domestic: 230V AC 50Hz,
Voltage
Industrial: 400V AC 50Hz.
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http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2836.htm

2. Economy Data
US$166 billion (agriculture 33%; industry
GDP:
39%; services 28%) (2007)
5.9%. Oil growth: -5.6%. Non-oil growth:
Real GDP growth rate
9.6%. (2007)
Per capita GDP US$1,149 (2007)
Inflation 8.5% (2008)
Oil and natural gas (37% of 2006 GDP), tin,
Natural resources
columbite, iron ore, coal, limestone, lead, zinc.
Products--cocoa, palm oil, yams, cassava,
Agriculture: sorghum, millet, corn, rice, livestock,
groundnuts, cotton.
Car assembly, textiles, cement, food products,
Industry: footwear, metal products, lumber, beer,
detergents.
Foreign direct
6.2% of GDP (2007):
investment (FDI)
Official development
$11.434 billion (2006)
assistance (ODA)
Naira (148 Naira = U.S. $1 as of March 26, 2
Currency:
2009).

3. Source of Energy
Division of Population for presentation : 148,000,000
40.0% 40.0% 15.0% 5.0%
59.2 mln 59.2 mln 22.2 mln 7.4 mln
Poor Middle Class Upper Middle Class Rich
70
60
50 Even Nigeria has abundance of
40 gas majority use Kerosene.
Energy is an area of Investment
30
20
10
%0
Poor Middle Class Upper Middle Class
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4. Housing in Nigeria
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
% Single Room Apartment or Flat Duplex Whole Building Others
Poor Middle Class Upper Middle Class
Majority of the population reside in single room. Even though there are government
project to provide housing. This is not enough.
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http://www.nigerianstat.gov.ng/nlss/2006/index.html

5. Type of Housing in Nigeria
Duplex in Nigeria
Apartment or Flat
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6. Materials Use for House Wall
Construction in Nigeria
Division of Population for presentation : 148,000,000
40.0% 40.0% 15.0% 5.0%
80 Poor Middle Class Upper Middle Class Rich
60
40
20
0
%
Poor Middle Class Upper Middle Class
http://www.nigerianstat.gov.ng/nlss/2006/index.html

7. Materials Used for Floor of
Housing in Nigeria
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
% Earth or Wood or tile Plank Concrete Dirt or straw Other
mud
Poort Middle Class Upper Middle Class
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8. NIGERIA EXPORT DATA
US$65.5 Billion=63兆円 (chou en)
Product Percentage PARTNER COUNTRIES
Fuels and mining
97.0% Japan
products Brazil
India 9% 5%
United
Agricultural 12%
States
products (cocoa, 2.2% 47%
rubber, oil, nuts)
Manufactures 0.8% European
Union
27%
Source: http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2836.htm 8

9. NIGERIA IMPORT DATA
US$29.5 Billion=28兆円 (chou en)
PARTNERS COUNTRIES
Product Percentage
Machinery; chemicals;
U.A.E. Others
transport equipment; 72.3% 3% 20%
manufactured goods European
Agricultural products 23.7% Union
Korea 44%
Fuels and mining 4%
4.0%
products
China
9% United
States
20%
Source: http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2836.htm
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10. THE BANNED IMPORTED ITEMS
Bicycles Cutlasses Vegetable oil
Foot wears Pick Axes Barite
Imported meat Spades Tantatile
Textile materials Shovels Knives
Men’s footwear Wheel barrows Buckets
Ties Pork products Cups
Soaps Beefs Bins
Detergents Goal meat Hangers
Furniture Tooth paste Containers
Flowers Pencil Ball-point pens
Fresh fruits Domestic plastic wears

11. Nigeria Import Tax
Amount Condition Description
1~50% FOB value of commodity Custom duty, depends on the
product. Eg. Automobile 5%,
manufacturing raw material 1%
1% FOB value of commodity Administrative charge
7% Custom duty on commodity Development Surcharge
0.5% Custom duty on commodity Non ECOWAS product
0.02% Custom duty on commodity Stabilization surcharges
5% CIF value of commodity VAT
… + 6% +… Total tax
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12. Top Ten Players in Nigeria Import for
2006 Value
US$10,000 Description
I 98,429Refrigerator, freezer
3 Dish washing machines; machinery
II 99,758
for aerating bottles
2.5
III 104,295 Pumps for liquids; liquid elevators
2
Parts & accessories of computers
IV 109,737
1.5 & office machines
1 Self-propelled bulldozer, angle
V 112,081
dozer, grader, excavator
0.5 Printing machinery; machines for
VI 116,230
0 uses ancillary to printing
Machines & mech. applications
% I II III IV V VI VII
VII 122,317
having individual functions
VIII VIII
Legend IX X Air, vacuum pumps; hoods
VIII 157,025
incorporated in a fan
Import Percentage [%] Automatic data processing
VIII 262,032
machines; optical reader
IX 349,882 Machinery part
Turbo-jets, turbo-propellers and
X 584,407
other gas turbines 12

13. 35000
Nigeria Salary
30000
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0
1981 1992 2000 2007 Year
Federal Minimum wage (N) Minimum wage of the Middle class (N)
1200
1000
800
600
400
200
0
1981 1992 2000 2007 Year
Federal Minimum wage US$ Minimum wage of the Middle class US$
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http://www.nigerianstat.gov.ng/nlss/2006/index.html

14. EXPORT PRODUCTS FROM NIGERIA
Agriculture
products;
Cocoa
Beans, Cotton,
Dried & Split
Ginger.
Crude oil
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15. International/China Cotton Market
Top ten cotton producers — 2007 China’s textile trade in cotton mill use
(480-pound bales) equivalents, 2006
People`s republic of Exports Imports Net exports
25.3million bales
China
Million bales
India 20.5million bales
Yarn 3 4 -2
United States 19.2 million bales
Fabric 11 3 8
Pakistan 11.7million bales Clothing,
Brazil 7.2 million bales 27 1 26
etc.
Uzbekistan 5.5 million bales Total 41 8 32
Turkey 3.2 million bales
Greece 1.4 million bales
Turkmenistan 1.3 million bales www.ers.usda.gov/publications/CWS/2007/11Nov/CWS07I01/cws07I01.pdf
Syria 1.2 million bales
http://en.wikipedia.org
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16. Cotton Import to Japan
600,000
500,000
480-Pounds Bales
400,000
Quantity
300,000
200,000
100,000
0
North America
South America
Asia, Oceania & Europe
2007
Africa 2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
Total import decreasing in Japan
4.5% - Africa part
Manufacturing shifted to China
Source: http://jcta.co.jp/95_01.html 16

17. Japan Cotton Import
Country Year (Import in In 480-Pound Bales)
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Benin 821 1,098 - - - - -
Burkina Faso 92 - - - 503 826 184
Cameroon 3,995 4,676 4,983 2,658 1,018 387 734
Chad - - 45 - - - -
Cote D'Ivoire 462 - 275 - - - -
Egypt 18,991 17,853 19,296 18,780 10,970 9,896 6,273
Sudan 2,318 2,306 2,523 3,454 1,826 1,394 1,810
Zimbabwe 18,620 10,863 10,225 14,407 2,574 7,958 9,434
Others 305 2,677 3,072 1,764 467 2,118 9,816
Total 45,604 39,473 40,419 41,063 17,358 22,579 28,251
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18. Cotton Ginning Process
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Diagram of a modern gin plant - courtesy USDA

19. Cotton Process for export
After ginning Final package for export
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