foreign direct investment

Nigeria's Ondo State has initiated a strategic economic repositioning program targeting international capital, seeking to leverage natural resources and infrastructure improvements to attract foreign direct investment amid national fiscal pressures.

Business executives at the European Business Chamber Nigeria conference have identified weak investor protections and policy inconsistency as critical barriers to attracting foreign capital, calling for urgent institutional reforms.

Business leaders at the European Business Chamber Nigeria conference have emphasized that stable economic policies are critical for attracting foreign investment, as policy volatility continues to deter capital inflows into Africa's largest economy.

Economic experts call for regulatory consistency in Nigeria's Special Economic Zones following $500 million in earnings, warning that policy volatility threatens investor confidence and manufacturing sector expansion.

Pan-African payments firm Nairagram completed a N10 billion commercial paper issuance within 48 hours, while Nigeria recorded a $14 billion investment increase driven primarily by short-term portfolio flows rather than foreign direct investment.

Foreign investment is flooding back into African telecommunications, with Nigeria's sector hitting its highest FDI levels since 2019 while Zimbabwe's Econet creates a billion-dollar infrastructure company ahead of a stock exchange listing.

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development President Odile Renaud-Basso travels to Nigeria for high-level discussions as BUA Group signs strategic MoU with Abu Dhabi firms for agro-industrial collaboration, marking intensified international financial partnerships across Africa's largest economy.