Strategic Location

Niger State’s central location offers strategic advantages for businesses and investors looking to serve Nigeria’s major markets and expand into the ECOWAS region.

🚚 Gateway to National Trade Routes

• Central position offers proximity to Abuja and Kaduna, with road and rail links extending to Lagos and Kano.
• Access to regional trade corridors through major highways such as the A124, A2, and A3 trunk roads.
• Ongoing development of inland container depots enhances import/export logistics.

📦 Fast-Moving Consumer and Industrial Goods Hub

• Niger serves as a regional distribution base for goods reaching northern and southern Nigeria.
• Favorable for warehouse and cold chain logistics, agro-processing, and packaged goods distribution.
• Supported by a large population and active local markets in Minna, Suleja, and Bida.

🛫 Air & Rail Connectivity

• 20 minutes from Abuja Airport; Niger's Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Cargo Airport is underway (2025 operational).
• Rail access via the Abuja-Kaduna corridor and connections to future standard-gauge rail developments.

🏢 Policy & Institutional Support

• NSIPA provides full investor support including access to land and permits.
• Niger-SMEDA and NIGERCCIMA support investor networking and trade facilitation.