An example of local craft industry is

1. Analyze the question The question asks which option is a local craft industry. A craft industry (also called a cottage or handicraft industry) involves making goods by hand using simple tools and local raw materials. It is usually small-scale, often family-based, and the products are often traditional or artistic.

2. Explain the concept Typical Nigerian examples of local craft industries include:

• Pottery (the Abuja and Ilorin pottery traditions)
• Weaving (Aso-oke in the Southwest, raffia work)
• Calabash carving and decoration
• Blacksmithing
• Leatherwork (Kano and Sokoto)
• Mat and basket making
• Wood carving and bead making

3. Evaluate each option

• A. Pottery: Clay pots are shaped by hand from local clay and fired. This is a classic local craft industry. ✔
• B. Ship building: This requires heavy machinery, large capital, and technical engineering skill. It is a large-scale industry, not a craft.
• C. Fish preservation: This is a form of food processing (smoking, drying, salting). It is part of the fishing industry rather than a craft that produces artefacts.
• D. Sand winning: This is the extraction of sand, so it is a primary or extractive activity (like mining), not a craft.

4. Answer The correct option is A. Pottery.

5. Exam tip Link the word "craft" with "hand-made art objects": pots, mats, baskets, carvings, woven cloth. If an option involves heavy machinery (ship building) or extraction of raw materials (sand winning), it is not a craft.