 
       
    Wholesale Markets in Nigeria.
Sourcing/ procurement took so much of my time and money when i started business.
Businesses owners into production can relate to this. It helps to atleast know where to start from so you waste less time and money. I compiled a short list of wholesale markets in Nigeria where you can get the basic materials your startup needs, the list is far from complete but its a start. It will be updated weekly.
Please let me know what you will like included on the list.
The list covers markets for the following
- Tailoring supplies
- Packaging Materials
- Educational supplies
- Party supplies
- Leather for shoe and bag making
- Machines
- Logistics
- Hair and hair accessories
- Construction materials
- Catering Equipment
- Food Items
| S/N | Item | Location | Exact Area | 
| 1 | Sewing Machines | Lagos Island Market | Jankara/ Ita Garawu | 
| 2 | Atiku /Senegalese/ Senator Fabric | Lagos Island Market | Central Mosque (also known as Moshalashi Jimoh) | 
| 3 | Stock Fabric | Lagos Island Market | * Tinubu * Ereko complex * Tom Jones | 
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 | Yaba Market, Lagos | Tejuosho | 
| Aba | 
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| 4 | Sewing accessories | Yaba Market, Lagos | Tejuosho | 
| Lagos Island Market | Tom Jones | 
- Packaging Materials
| S/N | Item | Location | Exact Area | 
| 1 | Nylons | Lagos Island Market | Idumota | 
| Mile 12, Lagos | Kosofe Bustop | ||
| Poly products | Barracks busstop, before Oshodi coming from Anthony. | ||
| 2 | Plastic containers | Lagos Island Market | Woro onike, Idumota | 
| Ojota, Lagos | Inside Ojota market | ||
| Oshodi | Riida plastics,Beside LASMA office | ||
| 3 | Labels | ||
| 4 | Plain White sacks | Oyingbo, Lagos | White sand market | 
| Oyingbo, Lagos | Iddo Market | 
- Educational Supplies
| S/N | Item | Location | Exact Area | 
| 1 | Boards , markers | Mushin, Lagos | Between Ojuwoye market and Wey Street | 
| Iponri, Lagos | Iponri shopping complex | ||
| Lagos Island Market | Around CMS Bookshop | ||
| Yaba, Lagos | Ojuelegba road, beside Yaba shopping complex. | ||
| 2 
 | Teaching aids and other educational materials | Iponri , Lagos | Iponri shopping complex | 
| Lagos Island | Around CMS Bookshop | ||
| Yaba , Lagos | Ojuelegba road, beside Yaba shopping complex. | ||
- Party Supplies (for event managers)
| Location | Exact Area | |
| Party Supplies (General) | Iponri , Lagos | Iponri Shopping complex | 
| Lagos Island Market | Tom Jones Street | |
- Leather for making shoes /bags accessories
| Location | Exact Area | |
| Leather and other accessories for shoe and bag making | Mushin, Lagos | Wey Street | 
| Aba | ||
- Machines
| S/N | Item | Location | Exact Area | 
| 1 | Machine for Plantain chips | Lagos Island Market | Jankara | 
| 2 | Sealing Machine | Lagos Island Market | Jankara | 
| 3 | Weighing scale | Lagos Island Market | Jankara | 
| 4 | (Used) Printing Machines | Mushin, Lagos | Fafaolu street | 
| Direct Image (printing) machines | Ikeja, Lagos. | Olajuwon house, 15/17 ,Opebi road. | |
| 5 | Sewing Machine | Lagos Island Market | Jankara | 
- Logistics
| Item | Location | Exact Area | 
| Dispatch bikes, dispatch boxes, protective wear and other accessories needed for Logistics | Oyingbo, Lagos | Coates Street | 
- Hair Accessories
| Item | Location | Exact Area | 
| Hair and hair accessories | Tradefair complex, Lagos | Badagry expressway | 
| Lagos Island Market | Balogun Market | |
- Construction
| S/N | Construction Materials | Location | Exact Area | 
| 1 | Plumbing | Orile, Lagos | Odunade | 
| 2 | Tiles | Mushin, Lagos. | Amu | 
| Orile, Lagos | |||
| 3 | Carpentry | ||
| 4 | Electrical fittings | Oshodi, Lagos | Arena Shopping complex | 
| Lagos Island Market | |||
| 5 | Blinds | Ojuelegba, Lagos | |
| 6 | Interiors | Iponri, Lagos | Iponri shopping complex | 
| Lagos Island Market | Gorodome | 
- Catering Equipment
| Location | Exact area | 
| Lagos Island Market | Gorodome | 
- Food
| S/N | Item | Location | Area | 
| 1 | Crayfish | Apapa | Liverpool (wolf) | 
| Badagry | |||
| Uyo | |||
| Ondo | Igbokanda (They are there only on market days) | ||
| 2 | Smoked fish | Oyingbo, Lagos | White sand Market and Iddo market | 
| Uyo | |||
| Ikorodu. Lagos | Igede | ||
| 3 | Ijebu Gari | Ijebu Mushin, Ogun state | Ijebu Mushin market (they are there only on market days) | 
| Ijebu ode, Ogun state. | Oke aje | ||
| Inbetween Abeokuta and Ibadan. | Kila (They are there only on market days) | ||
| 4 | Rice | Isolo, Lagos | Daleko | 
| Sango Ota, Ogun – State | Garage | ||
| 5 | Palmoil | Ijebu mushin, Ogun State. | Ijebu Mushin Market(they are there only on market days) | 
| Mushin, Lagos | Olufunmi street (they are there only on market days) | ||
| 6 | Vegetable | Mushin | Idi-oro | 
| Mile 12 | Inside the Market, behind the tomato field. | ||
| 7 | Beans | Mile 12 | Behind the central mosque in the market | 
| 8 | Ponmo | Mushin | Around Oju iwoye market | 
| Ijebu igbo | |||
| 9 | Plantain | Mushin | Idi oro | 
| 10 | Elubo |