Nigeria's Largest manufacturing, equipment and raw materials event

The NME & NIRAM Expo is your one-stop-shop for accessing the West African manufacturing, equipment and raw materials market. Make the Manufacturing & Equipments West Africa exhibition your platform for demonstrating capabilities and innovations that have the potential to meet West Africa’s current and future manufacturing industry demands.

The place where Africa's entire manufacturing ecosystem meets

Nigeria Manufacturing and Equipments Exhibition & Nigeria Raw Materials Expo hosts West Africa’s entire manufacturing, equipment, raw materials and procurement industry in this premier conference and exhibition space. As the official Manufacturing event for the the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, the Raw Materials Research and Development Council, the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment and the Federal Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation. We gather Africa’s manufacturing community for three days to meet and inspire each other in Lagos from 11 – 13 March 2025.

The Expo is the only trade show in West Africa focusing on the full manufacturing value chain for the African continent. Africa is full of opportunities especially in the manufacturing industry. Current policies and agreements promise significant gains, including economic diversification, structural transformation, technological development and job creation.

Poised to help you capitalise on these opportunities, NME & NIRAM 2025 will help you connect with decision makers who are serious about investing or building new manufacturing plants, procuring the latest innovations in machinery, equipment and technology as well as finding turnkey solutions to improve their existing production output.

Bringing together the key players in the end-to-end Manufacturing, machinery & equipment, raw materials supply chain in the region

Your Inclusive Guide to the
Future of Manufacturing

5200

ATTENDEES

250

EXHIBITORS

21

COUNTRIES

250

SPEAKERS

Industry Leaders who attended 2023

Doris Uzoka-Anite, MD, CFA

Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment

Chief Uche Nnaji

Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology

Aliko Dangote, GCON

President, Dangote Group

Otunba Niyi Adebayo

Minister of Industry, Trade and investment

2023 Exhibitors

Exhibitor Testimonials

We had a great experience especially in the third day of the event, we gained a lot of customers

Peter Sengpiel

FESTO Automation

This is an interesting expo that has given Beaco a platform to showcase our latest equipment and machinery, we have been able to interface directly with new and prospective clients and we are happy to participate at the expo next year

Emile Bado

Beamco

It is a great show and we are very happy… we have committed ourselves for the next edition.

Makun Garud

Seagle International

The NME Expo is an indication that Nigeria and West Africa has got huge potentials for business opportunities to thrive and we are happy to be part of this story.

Mustapha Amro

CEO, Applied Industrial Manufacturing Limited

We are glad that we are here, the event has helped us showcase the abundant raw materials that Yobe state has, and we are going back with a lot of potential clients.

Goni Ali Gujiba

Yobe State Ministry of Commerce

We had a very good experience here at the expo. We’ve had a lot of workings, a lot of great leads have come through and we surely look forward to next year to participate in this again.

Marketing Director

Zebra Technologies Europe Limited

It is a good place to meet many customers and people who wants to do project. We came last year and we will definitely come next year. I recommend the show for every company into machineries and equipment to come and showcase their products.

Pavan S.P.A

I’ll say generally am impressed with the organisation of the events. The quality of the visitors is very encouraging.

Marketing Director

Nigeria Foundries Group of Company

This is the best exhibition I have attended in Nigeria.

Mr. Andreas Kruger

General Manager, GEA West Africa

Superb marketing tool that provided a lot of potential business from both small enterprises and big companies. I would definitely recommend the expo – it had an excellent marketing strategy with impressive media and press coverage that delivered a higher number of our customers than any of the other Nigerian expos we have attended.

Peter Sengpiel

Managing Director, FESTO

The Nigeria Manufacturing Expo was one-of-a-kind in terms of the buyers it generated and the kind of professionalism experienced in the Nigerian Market overall. Targeted buyers visited the show, making it a huge success for exhibitors… The show generated business of approximately USD 4oo,ooo to the Indian exhibitors which in itself states it all about the profile that came in to visit.

Mr. Nishant

Marketing & Promotions, FIEO (India Pavilion)

We are very happy with the Nigeria Manufacturing Expo. We gained around 35 contracts. 25 were from new business, the majority of which was nationally based from places such as Kano. The Expo also proved a great way to build trust and relationships with existing customers, resulting in even more business from them.

Mohamed Ikar

Sales Manager, Kautex Group

This is a fantastic show - we will be back next year

Mr. Pietro Maggio

Sales Area Manager, Pavan Group

We had the opportunity to educate other participants about our operations. Well organised and well-coordinated. We will have our own stand next year

Richard E Obianu

Senior Manager, Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA)

This show has received a high level of visitors and decision makers - we are very happy.

Mr. Fairs Faris

International Trade & Development, Al-Behar industries

Very well accepted, I really had a good time. The exposure to machines was great.

Mrs Ekama E Akpan

National Vice President , Manufacturers Association of Nigeria

The event is great! It is a very good avenue for contact for manufacturers to display their products and solutions

Alhaji Ali Madugu

Vice President, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria

My experience at the Nigeria Manufacturing Expo was very good anduseful. From my discussions with other stakeholders who attended, they have praises for the organization. The technical papers presented were very apt and useful. The exhibitors list is good with reputable OEMs from Europe and some local ones which are very relevant to many MSMEs present.

Engr Ibrahim Usman

Vice President (North West Zone) Chairman, Infrastructure Committee, Chairman Board Of Directors, Manufacturers Power Development Company Limited

The 3rd mPAD and Nigerian Manufacturing Expo is fantastic, rewarding and good to hold again

Reginald Odiah

Chairperson, Economic Policy Committee & Chairperson, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria

The event was enlightening and the round table discussions gave insight into the steps to take in order to take manufacturing in Nigeria to greater heights. There were practical suggestions that will positively impact the sector and help in reducing costs that will help local manufacturers.

Bhadmus Abudu

CEO, Premier Paints plc

The invitation to the Government agencies was a very good idea because it gave some stakeholders in the private sector, the opportunity to make inputs and criticisms to government policies/documents like the NIRP from FMITI.

Engr Ibrahim Usman

Vice President (North West Zone) Chairman, Infrastructure Committee, Chairman Board Of Directors, Manufacturers Power Development Company Limited

The Nigeria manufacturing Expo has the potential to be the preferred platform for manufacturing business to network.

Director General

National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC)