Coverage
What the base holds.
Every figure here is counted from the base itself. What we do not cover sits beside the figures, because a coverage claim without its limits is not honest.
The base
7,709 companies, and what we do not cover
7,709
companies
1,610
have an address
688
have a website
93
have a registration number
15,467
facts held, each with its source
8,792
dated signals, such as contract awards and licence dates
By group
Which kinds of company
Five groups, and the kinds inside each one.
- Banks and lenders1,075
- Payment companies320
- Telecoms and internet1,064
- Electricity396
- Public contract winners4,854
Banks and lenders
- commercial banks29
- non interest banks6
- microfinance banks786
- finance companies126
- primary mortgage institutions33
- development finance institutions8
- discount houses5
- bureaux de change82
Payment companies
- card schemes8
- mobile money operators17
- switching and processing companies18
- payment solution service providers124
- payment terminal service providers18
- super agents30
- payments holding companies1
- payment terminal aggregators1
- international money transfer operators103
Telecoms and internet
- internet service providers232
- value added services providers350
- telecoms sales and installation companies240
- telecoms infrastructure companies124
- network operators97
- vehicle tracking services companies21
Electricity
- electricity generation companies157
- electricity distribution companies30
- other electricity licensees11
- companies that run their own power plant159
- mini grid operators26
- large power users approved to buy direct13
Public contract winners
- winners of World Bank funded contracts4,854
Each company is counted once in the groups. 242 companies appear on more than one source list.
By state
Where they are
The ten states with the most companies. 6,155 of 7,709 companies have no state on record.
- Lagos920
- Abuja (FCT)345
- Rivers41
- Ogun38
- Kano32
- Kaduna22
- Oyo18
- Delta18
- Anambra17
- Kwara12
1,554 companies have a state on record. The other 6,155 are not placed on this chart.
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