Trade fairs by country

Trade fairs in Nigeria by city and venue

Nigeria shares land borders with Benin, Niger, Chad and Cameroon and belongs to West Africa and ECOWAS.

Trade fair tradition

The documented trade fair tradition of Nigeria includes Lagos International Trade Fair, with institutional activity dating from 1977. This historical reference places the country's exhibition activity within a development spanning several decades.

Continental and international relevance

The verified inventory connects venues and fairs in Kaduna, Bauchi, Abuja, Enugu, Ibadan, Kano, Aba, Lagos, Port Harcourt, Abeokuta, Ilemona, Sokoto, Jos, Benin City, Uyo, Asaba, Yola, Warri, Umuahia, Owerri, Jalingo, Awka, Lokoja, Ikorodu, Ado Ekiti, Ilorin, Nsukka, reflecting a trade fair network distributed across its continental market.

The linked fairs document international connections through organisers, exhibitors or sector scopes officially presented as international.

Main trade fair sectors

Manufacturing, trade, construction, agriculture, energy and services are represented in the national trade-fair inventory.

Verified cities, venues and trade fairs

  • Kaduna: Venue: Kaduna International Trade and Investment Centre. Verified fair: 47th Kaduna International Trade Fair.
  • Bauchi: Venue: IBB Trade Fair Complex. Verified fair: 1st Bauchi International Trade Fair; 16th North East Joint Domestic Trade Fair.
  • Abuja: Venue: Abuja Trade and Convention Centre. Verified fair: 21st Abuja International Trade Fair.
  • Enugu: Venue: Enugu Trade Fair Complex. Verified fair: 36th Enugu International Trade Fair.
  • Ibadan: Venue: Trade Fair Complex, Expoyo. Verified fair: Odu'a International Agriculture Trade Fair.
  • Kano: Venue: Kano Trade Fair Complex. Verified fair: Kano Build Expo 2026; 46th Kano International Trade Fair.
  • Aba: Venue: Abia Mega Mall. Verified fair: Aba International Trade Fair.
  • Lagos: Venue: Landmark Centre. Verified fair: Nigeria Mega Project Expo 2026. Big 5 Construct Nigeria 2026.
  • Port Harcourt: Venue: Elekahia Stadium. Verified fair: 18th Port Harcourt International Trade Fair.
  • Abeokuta: Venue: MKO Abiola Trade Fair Complex. Verified fair: 14th Gateway International Trade Fair.
  • Ilemona: Venue: Ilemona Town Hall. Verified fair: 1st Ibolo Agriculture and Allied Fair.
  • Sokoto: Venue: Sokoto Trade Fair Complex. Verified fair: Sokoto/Kebbi/Zamfara States Joint National Trade Fair.
  • Jos: Venue: Jos Polo Field. Verified fair: Jos National Trade Fair.
  • Benin City: Venue: NTA Benin Event Pavilion. Verified fair: Niger Delta Mega Trade Fair.
  • Uyo: Venue: UYOCCIMA Secretariat. Verified fair: UYOCCIMA Trade Fair.
  • Asaba: Venue: The Dome Event Centre. Verified fair: Asaba Trade Fair.
  • Yola: Venue: Mahmud Ribadu Square. Verified fair: 2nd Adamawa Domestic Trade Fair.
  • Warri: Venue: Delta State Permanent Trade Fair Complex. Verified fair: Delta State Trade Fair.
  • Umuahia: Venue: Abia Event Centre. Verified fair: Abia-Ndi Igbo Regional Trade, Investment and Industrial Week Fair.
  • Owerri: Venue: Imo International Exhibition Center. Verified fair: Imo Trade Fair.
  • Jalingo: Venue: Jalingo Trade Fair Ground. Verified fair: Taraba Trade and Industrial Fair.
  • Awka: Venue: Ekwueme Square. Verified fair: Anambra Trade Fair.
  • Lokoja: Venue: Kogi State International Trade Fair Complex. Verified fair: Kogi National Trade Fair.
  • Ikorodu: Venue: Lagos State University of Science and Technology Field. Verified fair: Ikorodu Trade Fair.
  • Ado Ekiti: Venue: Trade Fair Complex, Iyin Road. Verified fair: Ekiti Trade Fair.
  • Ilorin: Venue: Kwara State Stadium Complex. Verified fair: Kwara Trade Fair.
  • Nsukka: Venue: Government Field, Odenigbo Road. Verified fair: Nsukka Trade Fair and Sales Exhibition.

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