Nigeria woos foreign investors with 65 projects worth $78.5bn
Describing the initiative as part of the government's efforts to improve investment mobilisation, Osagie urged foreign investors to take a closer look at Nigeria. The post Nigeria woos foreign investors with 65 projects…
Nigeria has in recent years leaned heavily on global investment roadshows and multilateral gatherings such as the World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings to court foreign capital, as government revenue from oil has remained volatile and public debt servicing has squeezed room for infrastructure spending. Officials routinely pitch a pipeline of "investable" projects spanning sectors like energy, agriculture, manufacturing and infrastructure, framing private capital mobilisation as central to closing the country's financing gap and creating jobs for its large youth population.
The coverage agrees on the headline figures — 65 projects, a $78.5 billion funding target, and over 366,000 projected jobs — pitched at the 2026 World Bank/IMF meetings, with officials urging investors to look closely at Nigeria's opportunities. What remains unclear from the reports is which specific sectors or projects make up the pipeline, the timeline for securing commitments, and how much interest investors actually showed, details that will determine whether the pitch translates into real inflows rather than another round of unmet investment pledges.