Lighting 2025 Nigeria: a dazzling stage to illuminate the West African market

The Nigerian lighting market is witnessing unprecedented growth opportunities with increasing urbanization and growing demand for power infrastructure in Africa.

Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa, with over 230 million people, and one of the largest economies in Africa. However, its infrastructure is relatively underdeveloped, and there are huge gaps, especially in the areas of street lighting and outdoor lighting.

This provides a broad application space for lighting products, and also brings huge investment opportunities for related enterprises.

It is against this backdrop that the 2025 Nigeria International Lighting Expo (2025 Nigeria International Lighting Expo) will be held from September 17-19 at the Landmark Centre, Lagos, Nigeria.

01 Exhibition Overview

As the only specialized lighting exhibition in all of Nigeria and indeed all of West Africa, the show is designed to be an effective platform for showcasing new lighting technologies and products.

The show, which is supported by the Lagos City Government and the Lagos State Ministry of Security, Nigeria, is expected to be 200 booths in size and attract 100 exhibitors.

The exhibition is expected to attract 5,000 professional visitors from various countries in Africa and the Middle East. The exhibition venue, Landmark Centre, is located in the Victoria Island business district of Lagos, occupying 9.4 acres of land with convenient transportation, making it an ideal venue for large-scale exhibitions.

02 Market context

The Nigerian lighting market is characterized by broad development prospects and diversified demand.

LED lighting products will dominate the Nigerian lighting market due to the advantages of energy saving, environmental protection, long life and high color rendering index. Solar-powered LED lighting products will be widely used in areas where there is a shortage of electricity supply, especially in rural areas and outdoor lighting.

With the rapid development of smart home technology, smart lighting systems will also be gradually popularized in the capital city of Abuja and the largest city of Lagos, providing users with a more convenient and comfortable lighting experience.

Chinese companies are leading the way in the Nigerian lighting industry, thanks to superior quality, lower product prices and products that precisely hit the market pain points.

According to the Nigeria Customs statistics, the total import of lamps in Nigeria in 2023 amounted to $200 million, of which the import of lamps from China amounted to $120 million, accounting for 60%.

Market research firms expect the Nigerian lighting market size to reach $500 million by 2025 and surpass $740 million by 2030.

03 Exhibition Highlights

This year’s show featured a wide range of exhibits covering a number of lighting sectors.

Including commercial lighting, decorative lighting, outdoor lighting, home lighting, professional and industrial lighting (stage lighting/tunnel lighting/medical lighting/vehicle mounted), environmental protection lighting, etc.; LED lighting, LED display and application products, LED components/accessories and raw materials, LED manufacturing equipment/mechanisms and related products;

Biophotonics/lighting: plant lighting, aquaculture lighting, aquatic lighting, photovoltaic lighting, etc.; and lighting equipment, lighting manufacturing and related inspection/testing equipment.

The exhibition is not only a platform to showcase products and technologies, but also an important place to promote communication and cooperation. Exhibitors and visitors will have the opportunity to participate in a series of exciting speeches, forums and professional activities, to communicate deeply with industry experts, to establish cooperative relationships and to discuss the challenges and future of the industry.

04 Value of participation

For exhibitors, it is a platform to meet face-to-face, experience the latest products and learn about new trends in the industry. Through this platform, exhibitors can connect with potential customers from different countries and regions.

Visitors, on the other hand, have the opportunity to learn about the latest lighting technology and market trends. Both manufacturers and traders can benefit from this.

The show offers a special VIP buyer reception policy, including arranging personalized escort visits, providing entry passes, free shuttle buses and other services. These policies aim to provide VIP buyers with a better visiting experience.

05 Future prospects

Benefiting from the advantages of large and fast-growing population, accelerated urbanization, backward infrastructure development, diversified application demand and policy support, the Nigerian lighting market will maintain rapid growth in the next few years.

The Nigerian government has formulated a series of policies to support the lighting industry, the market environment is more stable, and the demand for green lighting products is increasing.

Since the formal establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Nepal in February 1971, bilateral relations have been friendly for a long time. In recent years, high-level visits have been frequent, the friendly relations between China and Nepal have been continuously consolidated, and bilateral economic and trade cooperation has achieved fruitful results.

As of February 2024, Nigeria is China’s second-largest export market, second-largest trading partner, first-largest contracting market and major investment destination in Africa.

Landmark Centre not only hosts lighting exhibitions, but also medium to large-scale exhibitions such as the Nigerian Energy Exhibition, which is located in Lagos, Nigeria’s economic and financial center, but also an important maritime hub in the West African region.

From September 17th to 19th, this market full of potential will open the door to global lighting enterprises. For lighting companies, participating in this exhibition is undoubtedly an important springboard to enter the African market.