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The Nigerians successful the Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) is optimistic astir the inflow of much concern into the state arsenic the committee prepares to big the 2025 Nigeria Diaspora Investment Summit (NDIS) successful November 2025.
Dr. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO of NiDCOM, expressed this anticipation adjacent arsenic she called connected Nigerians successful the diaspora and those astatine home, to prehend emerging concern opportunities done NDIS and put massively for Nigeria’s economical improvement arsenic implicit N673 cardinal worthy successful Diaspora Investment Deals were recorded successful 2024.
She stated this astatine a Joint World Press Conference up of the NDIS scheduled for November 11-13, 2025 successful Abuja, with the theme: “Fast Tracking Regional & National Development By Mobilising Diaspora Investment”, astatine the NiDCOM Headquarters successful Abuja connected Friday.
The NIDCOM brag underscored the occurrence of the 2024 edition, which recorded implicit 1,500 participants, including 236 investors and 1,197 concern owners.
She said “the Creative, Entertainment, and Sport assemblage stole the spotlight with 39 deals, showing conscionable however overmuch endowment and vigor Nigeria has to offer. But erstwhile it came to large money, Infrastructure and Real Estate led the way, securing astir ₦201 cardinal crossed 22 deals. Energy, though quieter with conscionable 4 deals, inactive drew an awesome ₦172 million. Agribusiness made its people too, with 28 deals bringing successful ₦103 million.”
She noted that crossed the world, Nigerians are excelling successful education, business, healthcare, technology, sports, and the originative industries. Yet their top interaction is not measured lone by their achievements abroad, but by however their skills, resources, and networks tin beryllium channeled backmost location to thrust maturation and improvement successful each portion of Nigeria. “This is precisely wherever the Nigeria Diaspora Investment Summit (NDIS) comes in,” she said.
She said that “With the progressive engagement of cardinal authorities agencies and regulators, diaspora investors are assured that their investments are shielded and their engagements are structured, credible, and aligned with Nigeria’s nationalist improvement priorities.
“It is this beardown instauration of spot and accountability that explains why, with each edition, NDIS continues to pull increasing information from some diaspora and planetary investors and section businesses.”
The erstwhile lawmaker noted that respective authorities governments, including Ondo, Nasarawa, and Borno, person taken vantage of the Summit successful erstwhile years, to pull investors and beforehand large improvement projects, specified arsenic Ondo’s larboard inaugural which aboriginal gained Federal Government approval.
She announced that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, volition service arsenic the Special Guest of Honour, portion commending long-standing partners specified arsenic DTCA, NIPC, First Bank, NNPC and AG Mortgage and the Media, for their continued support.
Dr. Badewa Adejugbe-Williams, Chairperson of the Nigeria Diaspora Summit Initiative (NDSI), successful her remarks said the NDIS has served arsenic a captious bridge, attracting investments and unlocking the immense imaginable of the diaspora for Nigeria’s development.
She added that this year’s taxable aligns perfectly with the Renewed Hope Agenda, which seeks to diversify the nation’s system and thrust inclusive maturation and sustainable development.
Dr. Adejugbe-Williams urged caller sponsors, investors, and media partners to amplify the connection of the Summit and instrumentality vantage of the opportunities it presents.
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