Alaba Rago Building Materials Market

Alaba Rago sits along the Badagry Expressway in Ojo, Lagos; historically one of West Africa's largest cattle markets, it now also concentrates many dealers of cement, steel, roofing sheets and hardware building materials, mixed with livestock food and recycling trades. After a late-2024 fire, the Lagos State Government is redeveloping it under a public-private partnership into the modern Alaba Transnational Market, allocating the first 180 newly built shops in February 2026 (final format and naming of the redeveloped market unconfirmed).

Its core is wholesale cement, steel, roofing sheets, blocks, paints and hardware, serving building contractors and materials retailers, and the ongoing redevelopment will upgrade it into a modern wholesale mall. Chinese exporters of building materials, hardware tools, decorative coatings and roofing products can find first-tier Lagos wholesalers here. Chinese exporters planning market entry are advised to arrange on-site visits and work with local agents to establish their first working contacts with resident wholesalers.