This theoretical paper reviews how a lack of infrastructures affects the performance of manufacturing companies in Kano Metropolis, especially power supply, transportation and logistics, digital and communication infrastructure, and urban planning. Using global, African, West African, Nigerian and Kano specific literature, the research points out that these infrastructural gaps influence productivity, their efficiency of operations, decision-making and the sustainability of manufacturing organizations in the long-term. The research synthesizes the past studies making the challenges of the manufacturing sector of Kano to be placed in a wider framework of industrial and economic development. The study follows a conceptual approach to the research since it makes use of the secondary sources of data and the comprehensive literature review to build a strong theoretical and conceptual framework. The research is based on the Systems Theory, Contingency Theory and the Resource-Based View (RBV) that combines the interactions between infrastructural shortcomings and organizational processes and resources to determine the impact on performance. The research problem represents the conceptual framework where the independent variable is multidimensional infrastructural deficiencies and the dependent variable is organizational performance with the key performance indicators of productivity, profitability, operational efficiency, and market share. Two graphs are used to depict the connection between infrastructural factors, organisational processes and the output of the firm. The results of the literature analysis demonstrate that the unreliable power supply, insufficient transportation and logistical networks, insufficient digital infrastructure, and weak urban planning are major restrictions to manufacturing performance in Kano. The paper highlights the significance of specific interventions to be implemented by policy makers and organizational administrators such as having a better power and transportation infrastructure, investments in ICT, city planning, and engaging in agile practice to reduce the constraints in infrastructural constraints. Such insights can serve as the basis of further empirical studies, contribute to the theoretical knowledge in the domain of infrastructure-performance connection, and precondition the construction of practical strategies to make manufacturing companies in the area more competitive and sustainable.