My people, e be like say Nigeria don waka enter better investment matter! The Federal Government don announce say we chop almost $14 billion from foreign investors for di first nine months of 2025. Na wa o, this one na big win for our economy!
According to wetin di Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Investment talk, dis investment come as result of fresh investor confidence wey dey shine since dem start plenty economic reforms. Dem even say dis money pass wetin we see for 2024. Na so foreign portfolio investment carry di bulk, landing at $12.99 billion!
Di Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) too beta as e show robust growth. E don increase by 700 percent quarter-on-quarter for Q3 2025 and we dey talk about $936 million year-to-date. This one dey show say people sabi say di reforms wey President Bola Tinubu dey push don dey work small-small!
Di ministry talk say di way wey dem take manage foreign exchange, remove fuel subsidy, and tighten monetary policy help carry di confidence boost come. Dis na good news for us all! Investors dey jolly around Nigeria and dis one go help our economy shine well-well.
E no stop there, my people. Di ministry also talk say Nigeria don dey work on some big projects as four priority projects wey worth $13.7 billion don dey move forward. Di way dem dey convert investment agreements to actual projects don increase pass 25%. This one no be small tin!
Dem say 2025 na year of serious agendas as Nigeria dey shift from just promoting investments to actually dey execute dem. No more just to dey talk, we dey do am now! Di efforts wey dey put for structure to make investment pipeline dey clearer don dey gather more than $5 billion.
Kamikaze! E no go bad for our guys as dem mention we say di confidence level boost up when President Tinubu host West African leaders for di Economic Summit. Na there dem raise more than $400 million in one shot! Na serious matter o!
Dr. Jumoke Oduwole, di Minister of Industry, Trade, and Investment, dey ginger high-level trade engagements. She don visit places like UK, US, UAE, Japan, and more, ensuring say foreign investors sabi say Nigeria dey ready for dem. No wahala for investors o, dem no go regret!
Plus, dem don gather domestic investors too, with di first Domestic Investors Summit wey happen for 2025. About 75% of di issues wey dem raise don clear immediately! Dis na better improvement.
On di trade side, our non-oil exports don do well, grow by 21% to $12.8 billion for di first half of di year, almost double di target. Dis one contribute to N12 trillion trade surplus! Chai, Nigeria dey shine!
We even dey export cocoa, cashew nuts, ginger, and more. Di ministry dey chop well as dem train over 27,000 exporters and support plenty farmers with beta seedlings.
Nigeria don also lead for di African Continental Free Trade Area, we don publish provisional tariff concession schedule wey fit allow duty-free trade on plenty goods across Africa. E no go be lie to say Nigeria dey push front for continental trade!
As we dey look towards 2026, di ministry talk say dem go build on di momentum wey don start. With more focus on sectors like digital trade and solid minerals, Naija go dey aim higher. This na inflection point indeed!
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