States Court Global Investors In London, Dubai, Abu Dhabi

Nigeria’s sub-national governments are acceptable to embark connected a planetary concern thrust crossed London, Dubai, and Abu Dhabi, arsenic portion of efforts to pull overseas superior and deepen intra-African commercialized nether the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu.

The initiative, jointly anchored by Woodhall Capital and the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), was announced connected Friday astatine the Pre-Investors Forum connected Intra-African Trade and Investment held astatine the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

Held nether the taxable “Facilitating Intra-African Trade: Unlocking the Potential of African Direct Investments (ADI) and Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) to Drive Trade and Sustainable Growth,”the Pre-Investor Forum spotlighted however Nigeria’s subnational governments tin enactment arsenic anchors for determination economical integration nether the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).

Delivering her keynote address, the President of Woodhall Capital, Mrs. Mojisola Hunponu-Wusu, said the forthcoming planetary concern forums were designed to link Nigerian states straight with financiers, investors, and improvement partners anxious to enactment successful the country’s adjacent signifier of economical transformation.

She said the concern with the NGF marked “a deliberate and strategical measurement to reposition Nigeria’s subnational governments arsenic anchors of investment, trade, and development.”

“This forum is not simply a conversation; it is simply a span — connecting argumentation with capital, Nigeria with the world, and imaginativeness with measurable impact,” Hunponu-Wusu stated.

She commended the medication of President Tinubu for the bold economical reforms that person restored capitalist confidence, citing the liberalisation of the overseas speech market, unification of speech rates, and the strengthening of the home superior markets arsenic landmark policies driving renewed planetary involvement successful Nigeria.

“The liberalisation of the forex marketplace and different macroeconomic reforms are catalytic policies that person redefined Nigeria’s concern scenery and positioned the state arsenic a credible and competitory destination,” she added.

Hunponu-Wusu expressed appreciation to Afreximbank for its “instrumental role” successful supporting subnational development, describing the Bank arsenic a “cornerstone of Africa’s economical transformation.”

She paid tribute to Dr. Benedict Oramah, the outgoing President of Afreximbank, for his visionary enactment and welcomed the incoming President, Dr. George Elombi, expressing assurance that the concern would deepen nether his watch.

She besides commended the collaborative efforts of the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC), the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President connected International Cooperation (OSSAP-IC), and the Northwest Governors’ Forum (NWGF), noting that their synergy reflects a caller exemplary of practice betwixt the nationalist and backstage sectors.

“This concern shows however alignment among purpose-driven institutions tin determination america beyond administrative coordination to meaningful progress,” she said.

Hunponu-Wusu lauded the NGF for launching Investopedia, a integer level providing verified, state-level concern opportunities crossed Nigeria. According to her, the level volition heighten transparency and marque states much charismatic to planetary investors.

In her goodwill remarks, the Director-General of PEBEC, Princess Zahrah Mustapha Audu, reaffirmed the national government’s committedness to improving Nigeria’s concern situation and competitiveness.

She said that beyond simplifying procedures, the Council’s extremity is to “build the spot that investors request to marque semipermanent commitments,” highlighting reforms specified arsenic the Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA) model and the State Action connected Business Enabling Reforms (SABER) programme aimed astatine strengthening state-level concern attraction.

“Africa’s maturation lies not lone successful attracting overseas concern but besides successful mobilising African superior for African development,” she said.

“We indispensable proceed to adjacent the spread betwixt argumentation ambition and concern world by harmonising regulations, ensuring argumentation consistency, and deepening public–private partnerships.”

The Pre-Investors Forum, attended by representatives of the Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, and elder officials from Afreximbank, the diplomatic corps, and the backstage sector, sets the signifier for the Nigeria Governors’ Forum–Woodhall Capital International Investors Forum, which volition statesman successful London earlier moving to Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

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