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Nigerian Breweries

Lagos, Nigeria

ActiveConglomerate-ownedMacro
Founded
1946
Archive ID
TB-X5QJQKMR
Last checked
2026-08-05

Who owns this brewery?

Heineken N.V.

The direct owner is recorded. No company is held above it.

  1. Nigerian BreweriesThis brewery
  2. Heineken N.V.Conglomerate
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From the record

Summary

Nigeria's largest brewer and producer of Star Lager, the country's first locally brewed beer and a fixture of West African drinking culture. No single acquisition date: Heineken's holding was accumulated gradually over decades of share purchases rather than bought in one transaction, reaching roughly 56% by mid-2020. Recorded as Heineken-controlled with no purchase year, because none exists.

A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.

Tally’s Take

Star was the first beer ever brewed in Nigeria, and it still anchors the biggest beer market in West Africa.

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The Beer Library

Beers

Star Lager

Year-Round

Pale Lager

ABV5.1%

The first beer ever brewed in Nigeria, launched in Lagos in 1949. It arrived before independence did.

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Gulder

Year-Round

Country seed listing.

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Legend Extra Stout

Year-Round

Country seed listing.

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Sources

  1. controlConfirmed

    Nigerian Breweries is controlled by Founder / family.

    Heineken Holding N.V. Annual Report 2025 · Heineken Holding N.V. · 2026-04

    PrimaryHigh reliabilitySource accessed 2026-08-05
    Claim last checked 2026-08-05

Only the claims above are sourced. Everything else on this page is the archive's own research and has not yet been tied to a document — which is worth knowing rather than hiding.

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Straight answers

Common questions about Nigerian Breweries

Who owns Nigerian Breweries?
Nigerian Breweries is owned by Heineken N.V.. Nigerian Breweries is based in Lagos, Nigeria.
Is Nigerian Breweries still independent?
No. Nigerian Breweries is owned by Heineken N.V. and is no longer independent.
When was Nigerian Breweries founded?
Nigerian Breweries was founded in 1946 in Lagos, Nigeria.
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