Asides from the very popular
Crude Oil (Oil and Gas), Nigeria is endowed with numerous natural resources.
Most of these resources are under exploited. The general over dependence on
crude oil has meant that all other natural resources have been neglected. This
means that there are still large deposits of majority of these resources found
in Nigeria. Below is a list of states in Nigeria and their respective natural
resources.

S/N

States

Natural Resources

1

Abia

Gold,
Lead/Zinc, Limestone, Oil and Gas and Salt

2

Abuja

Cassiterite,
Clay, Dolomite, Gold, Lead/Zinc, Marble and Tantalite

3

Adamawa

Bentonite,
Gypsum, Kaolin and Magnesite

4

Akwa
Ibom

Clay, Lead/Zinc,
Lignite, Limestone, Oil/Gas, Salt & Uranium

5

Anambra

Clay,
Glass-Sand, Gypsum, Iron-ore, Lead/Zinc,

Lignite,
Limestone, Phosphate and Salt

6

Bauchi

Gold, Cassiterite
(tine ore), Columbite, Gypsum, Wolfram, Coal, Limestone, Lignite, Iron-ore
& Clay

7

Bayelsa

Clay,
Gypsum, Lead/Zinc, Lignite, Limestone, Maganese, Oil/Gas and Uranium

8

Benue

Barite, Clay, Coal,
Gemstone, Gypsum, Iron-Ore, Lead/Zinc, Limestone, Marble & Salt

9

Borno

Bentonite,
Clay, Diatomite, Gypsum, Hydro-carbon, Kaolin and Limestone

10

Cross
river

Barite,
Lead/Zinc, Lignite, Limestone, Manganese, Oil/Gas, Salt and Uranium

11

Delta

Clay, Glass-sand,
Gypsum, Iron-ore, Kaolin, Lignite, Marble & Oil/Gas

12

Ebonyi

Gold,
Lead/Zinc and Salt

13

Edo

Bitumen, Clay
Dolomite, Phosphate, Glass-sand, Gold, Gypsum, Iron-ore, Lignite, Limestone,
Marble & Oil/Gas

14

Ekiti

Feldspar,
Granite, Kaolin, Syenite and Titatium

15

Enugu

Coal, Lead/Zinc
& Limestone

16

Gombe

Gemstone
and Gypsum

17

Imo

Gypsum, Lead/Zinc,
Lignite, Limestone, Marcasite, Oil/Gas, Phosphate & Salt

17

Jigawa

Butyles

18

Kaduna

Amethyst,
Aqua Marine, Asbestos, Clay, Feldspar, Gemstone, Gold, Graphite, Kaolin,
Hyanite, Mica, Rock Crystal, Ruby, Sapphire, Sihnite, Superntinite,
Tentalime, Topaz and Tourmaline

19

Kano

Cassiterite, Copper,
Gemstone, Glass-sand, Lead/Zinc, Pyrochlore & Tantalite

20

Kastina

Kaolin,
Marble and Salt

21

Kebbi

Gold

22

Kogi

Coal,
Dolomite, Feldspar, Gypsum, Iron-ore, Kaolin, Marble, Talc and Tantalite

23

Kwara

Cassiterite,
Columbite, Feldspar, Gold, Iron-ore, Marble, Mica & Tantalite

24

Lagos

Bitumen,
Clay and Glass-sand

25

Nasarawa

Amethyst (Topaz
Garnet), Barytex, Barite, Cassiterite, Chalcopyrite, Clay, Columbite, Coking
Coal, Dolomite/Marble, Feldspar, Galena, Iron-ore, Limestone, Mica, Salt,
Sapphire, Talc, Tantalite, Tourmaline Quartz & Zireon

26

Niger

Gold,
Lead/Zinc and Talc

27

Ogun

Bitumen, Clay,
Feldspar, Gemstone, Kaolin, Limestone & Phosphate

28

Ondo

Bitumen,
Clay, Coal, Dimension Stones, Feldspar, Gemstone, Glass-Sand, Granite, Gypsum,
Kaolin, Limestone and Oil/Gas

29

Osun

Columbite, Gold,
Granite, Talc, Tantalite & Tourmaline

30

Oyo

Aqua
Marine, Cassiterite, Clay, Dolomite, Gemstone, Gold, Kaolin, Marble, Silimanite,
Talc and Tantalite

31

Plateau

Barite, Bauxite,
Betonite, Bismuth, Cassiterite, Clay, Coal, Emerald, Fluoride, Gemstone,
Granite, Iron-ore, Kaolin, Lead/Zinc, Marble, Molybdenite, Phrochlore, Salt,
Tantalite/Columbite, Tin & Wolfram

32

Rivers

Clay,
Glass-Sand, Lignite, Marble and Oil/Gas

33

Sokoto

Clay, Flakes, Gold,
Granite, Gypsum, Kaolin, Laterite, Limestone, Phosphate, Potash, Silica Sand
& Salt

34

Taraba

Lead/Zinc

35

Yobe

Soda Ash &
Tintomite

37

Zamfara

Coal,
Cotton and Gold

We will cast more light on some
of these resources in the next article.

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