PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday intensified efforts to reposition Nigeria as Africa’s premier investment destination by holding strategic talks with two of the nation’s foremost global investment leaders, Hakeem Belo-Osagie of Metis Capital and Bayo Ogunlesi of Global Infrastructure Partners & BlackRock.
News Point Nigeria reports that the high-level engagements, held in Lagos, focused on unlocking large-scale investments in Nigeria’s oil, gas, and infrastructure sectors critical areas the administration views as central to long-term economic growth and national prosperity.
Details of the meetings were shared on the President’s verified X handle, @officialABAT, where he underscored the urgency of attracting transformative capital into upstream oil and gas and large infrastructure projects.
“We agreed on the urgency of unlocking large-scale investments in upstream oil & gas and critical infrastructure to drive Nigeria’s long-term growth,” Tinubu said.
The President assured his visitors that reforms being implemented by his administration were already reshaping the investment climate, opening opportunities for sustainable financing and global partnerships.
“Our administration’s reforms are creating a better enabling environment whilst opening new frontiers for sustainable financing, global capital, and transformative projects. We are determined to make Nigeria Africa’s premier investment destination,” he declared.
Both Belo-Osagie and Ogunlesi are respected voices in international finance. Belo-Osagie, chairman of Metis Capital, has long championed private capital inflows into Africa, while Ogunlesi, the founder of Global Infrastructure Partners and current executive at BlackRock, oversees multi-billion-dollar global projects in energy and infrastructure.
Analysts say the meeting reflects the Tinubu government’s push to consolidate international investor confidence following tough reforms, including fuel subsidy removal and exchange rate liberalisation, aimed at stabilising the economy and attracting foreign capital.
The administration hopes that partnerships with global heavyweights like Ogunlesi and Belo-Osagie will not only revamp critical infrastructure and boost oil production but also strengthen investor confidence in Nigeria’s long-term growth potential.
