06/06/2026
SlI stumbled on this post online. Chai, Akwa-ibom State government, una no try.
Imagine having these companies working today, job opportunities would be very common in Akwa-ibom State.👇👇👇 A J Samuel TV
🔥 THE INDUSTRIAL GHOSTS OF AKWA IBOM: Top 20 Abandoned Factories & Mega-Projects That Went Cold 🏭
Have you ever driven past a massive, decaying structure in Akwa Ibom and wondered, *"What used to be there?"* 🤔
🏭 PART 1: The Legacy Manufacturing Factories
1️⃣ Nigerian Newsprint Manufacturing Company (NNMC)**
📍 *Location:* Oku Iboku, Itu LGA
📅 *Abandoned:* **1993** (Total shutdown by late 90s)
📦 *What it made:* Newsprint & Paper Pulp (Once supplied the entire West African region!)
2️⃣ **Sunshine Batteries Limited**
📍 *Location:* Ikot Ekpene LGA
📅 *Abandoned:* **Late 1990s**
📦 *What it made:* Quality car batteries.
3️⃣ **Quality Ceramics Limited**
📍 *Location:* Itu LGA
📅 *Abandoned:* **Late 1990s**
📦 *What it made:* Beautiful ceramic tiles and sanitary wares.
4️⃣ **Asbestonit Limited**
📍 *Location:* Oron LGA
📅 *Abandoned:* **Late 1980s / Early 1990s**
📦 *What it made:* Asbestos roofing sheets and industrial pipes.
5️⃣ **Qua Steel Products Limited**
📍 *Location:* Eket LGA
📅 *Abandoned:* **Late 1990s**
📦 *What it made:* Steel rods and construction bars.
6️⃣ **International Biscuits Limited**
📍 *Location:* Ikot Ekpene LGA
📅 *Abandoned:* **Early 1990s**
📦 *What it made:* Biscuits and popular confectionery treats.
7️⃣ **Pamil Industries Limited**
📍 *Location:* Abak LGA
📅 *Abandoned:* **Late 1990s**
📦 *What it made:* Large-scale Palm Kernel Oil extraction.
8️⃣ **Plasto-Crown Nigeria Limited**
📍 *Location:* Uyo LGA
📅 *Abandoned:* **Late 1990s / Early 2000s**
📦 *What it made:* Plastic crowns, bottle caps, and crates.
9️⃣ **Peacock Paints Limited**
📍 *Location:* Ikot Ekan, Etinan LGA
📅 *Abandoned:* **2007** (Despite brief revival attempts, it remains inactive)
📦 *What it made:* Premium domestic and industrial paints.
🔟 **Akwa Palm Industries Limited**
📍 *Location:* Eket / Esit Eket LGA
📅 *Abandoned:* **Early 2000s**
📦 *What it made:* Mass palm oil processing and agricultural milling.
1️⃣1️⃣ **Autopack Industries Limited**
📍 *Location:* Uyo LGA
📅 *Abandoned:* **1990s**
📦 *What it made:* Heavy industrial packaging materials.
1️⃣2️⃣ **Jubilee Syringe Manufacturing (JSM)**
📍 *Location:* Onna LGA
📅 *Abandoned:* **2023**
📦 *What it made:* Medical disposable syringes. (Shocked the nation when Africa's largest syringe factory announced a shutdown due to high import duties on raw materials and FX issues).
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# # # 🏗️ PART 2: Industrial Mega-Projects & Infrastructure Hubs
1️⃣3️⃣ **Aluminum Smelter Company of Nigeria (ALSCON)**
📍 *Location:* Ikot Abasi LGA
📅 *Abandoned:* **Late 2000s (Around 2008)**
💡 *The Story:* A multi-billion dollar heavy industrial giant trapped in endless legal ownership disputes and gas supply gridlocks.
1️⃣4️⃣ **Ibom Science Park**
📍 *Location:* Uyo LGA
📅 *Abandoned:* **2007**
💡 *The Story:* Conceived to be Africa’s "Silicon Valley" for tech manufacturing, but abandoned mid-way after leadership transitions.
1️⃣5️⃣ **Ibom Tropicana Theme Park & Hotel Complex**
📍 *Location:* Uyo LGA
📅 *Abandoned:* **Mid-2010s**
💡 *The Story:* While the shopping mall breathes, the massive wet amusement park and 14-story hotel components were completely halted.
1️⃣6️⃣ **Government Technical College Facilities**
📍 *Location:* Ikot Ada Idem, Ibiono Ibom LGA
📅 *Abandoned:* **Late 2000s / 2010s**
💡 *The Story:* A massive, multi-million dollar vocational and industrial-education training hub left to decay with heavy engineering tools rusting away.
1️⃣7️⃣ **Universal Tufted Carpet Industry**
📍 *Location:* Itam, Itu LGA
📅 *Abandoned:* **1990s**
💡 *The Story:* A promising textile and floor-covering venture that fizzled out before the new millennium.
1️⃣8️⃣ **Seashore Seafoods Limited**
📍 *Location:* Oron Axis
📅 *Abandoned:* **Early 1990s**
💡 *The Story:* An ambitious commercial deep-sea fishing and marine processing venture that ran aground due to mismanagement.
1️⃣9️⃣ **Oruko Market Industrial Stalls**
📍 *Location:* Urue-Offong/Oruko LGA
📅 *Abandoned:* **2021** (Post-renovation abandonment)
💡 *The Story:* Massive commercial and artisanal manufacturing stalls built to anchor regional trade but swallowed by bush encroachment.
2️⃣0️⃣ **Nduo Eduo Eket Industrial Water Scheme**
📍 *Location:* Eket LGA
📅 *Abandoned:* **2014–2017**
💡 *The Story:* A massive industrial-scale water treatment setup meant to power surrounding businesses, left uncompleted by intervention agencies.
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# # # 🗣️ LET'S TALK!
Which of these industries do you remember operating? Do you live near any of these abandoned sites?
If these factories were revived today, imagine how many thousands of jobs would open up for our youth! 📈🇳🇬
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