Despite the economic and cultural significance of Nigeria's ceramic sector, limited attention has been given to the knowledge leadership roles played by raw material actors and their associations in organizing learning and mediating innovation. This study examines how technical knowledge and business practices are transmitted, renewed, and coordinated within Nigerian ceramic raw material markets. Using a descriptive survey design, primary data were collected via an online questionnaire from raw material suppliers, ceramic producers, pottery craft shop owners, and retailers across Benin City, Lagos, Ondo, Makurdi, Yobe, and Okpella. Responses were analyzed using descriptive statistics and qualitative synthesis. Findings indicate that knowledge leadership operates through a hybrid structure combining formal training, informal apprenticeship, community mentoring, and association-based coordination. Experienced actors train multiple apprentices, while associations function as meso-level learning platforms. However, newer participants often remain outside these networks. Strengthening distributed leadership systems through association-based interventions and inclusive mentoring schemes is critical for technological upgrading and inclusive development in Nigeria's ceramic value chain.
K. J. EWEKA (Mon,) studied this question.