UK company Hinckley Associates has been present in Nigeria since 1999, providing an array of e-waste management solutions including e-waste recycling services, computer repairs, IT asset disposal (ITAD) and battery re-manufacturing. The company provides end of life solutions for discarded electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) such as batteries, computers, laptops, printers, photocopiers, fridges, televisions, stereos, and telecoms equipment with recycling contracts in place with major original equipment manufacturers (OEM).

The global aluminium market is undergoing significant growth, driven by increasing industrialization, large-scale infrastructure projects, urbanization, and the aviation sector. China dominates the market, accounting for 57% of global aluminium consumption. The aluminium market has also gained from the global emphasis on sustainability, with recycled aluminium now contributing 33% of total production. Recycling requires only 5% of the energy needed for primary aluminium production.

Africa has several strategic advantages, incl. abundant raw materials (e.g., lithium, cobalt, nickel), access to major markets through trade partnerships with the USA and EU that allow for low or tariff-free access, and growing government and investor support. However, the continent currently refines little of the critical materials required for battery manufacturing, and only two countries (Morocco, South Africa) have secured investors to manufacture batteries locally.

Founders of a leading cocoa processing company with presence in Ghana and Germany have established a business in Nigeria to replicate their success in the Ghanaian cocoa industry. The newly established entity will bring together the fragmented smaller producers in Nigeria who are mostly stagnant, or loss making and consolidate them to form a new scale operator with improved efficiency, standards, and outcomes to the smallholder farmers.

Promasidor Nigeria Ltd (PNG) manufactures various dairy products, beverages, cereals, and culinary products including well-known brands such as Cowbell milk, Loya milk, Miksi, Kremela, Sunvita Cereal, Onga seasoning and Top Tea beverages. Alongside Nigeria, the products are supplied to export markets including Benin, Niger, Chad and the Central African Republic.