12 Solid Reasons Why You Should Invest In Nigeria Under President Tinubu
12 Solid Reasons Why You Should Invest In Nigeria Under President Tinubu
From frying Akara to flying in from Ankara, Nigeria has everything you need to thrive as a local or foreign investor. Below, you will find more than twelve reasons why every capitalist seeking a stable environment for their holdings should prioritise the Nigerian economy.
Foreign Direct Investment inflow into Nigeria hit an 11-Year High in 2025, according to the World Investment Report 2026 released on Tuesday, July 2, 2026, by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. Per UNCTAD, FDI into Nigeria increased by 148.4% to $4 billion in 2025, from $1.61 billion in 2024.
Nigeria hit 12 uninterrupted cycles of GDP growth and trade surpluses.
Our foreign reserves hit a 17-year high of $51.04 billion.
The IMF listed Nigeria as the sixth-largest contributor to global GDP growth in 2025, a fact celebrated by Elon Musk, the world’s richest man.
The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund have projected an average GDP growth rate of 4% for Nigeria in 2026.
Nigeria emerged as the nation with the second-largest manufacturing base in Africa. Only Egypt, with a manufacturing capacity of $59.6 billion, is above Nigeria’s, with $55.7 billion.
The Naira became the second-best-performing currency in Africa for the first quarter of 2026, trailing only the Zambian kwacha, according to FXTM.
Mastercard, via its Mastercard Economics Institute’s 2026 Economic Outlook, listed Nigeria as perhaps the most stable economy in Africa, noting that President Tinubu’s reforms have boosted “consumer demand” and are “moderating inflation.”
Deutsche Welle, in a special report, noted that no other African nation is expanding her infrastructure as fast as Nigeria, stating that 11 mega-infrastructure projects, such as the the 750-kilometre Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway being built for ₦15 trillion, the 1068-kilometre Illela-Sokoto-Badagry Superhighway costing ₦13 trillion, the 465-kilometre Trans-Saharan Road is being constructed at a price of an estimated $750 million, “are substantially decreasing travel and logistics times, expanding national trading capacity, and acting as a bedrock to attract private commercial investment.”
PricewaterhouseCoopers reported that Nigeria’s economy is performing better than the global economy, stating, “Driven by strong domestic demand, services sectors, and heightened crude oil production, Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth is outpacing global averages.”
The Economist Magazine reported last month that Nigeria’s “golden years” are likely to return due to President Tinubu’s reforms.
World Bank Managing Director of Operations Anna Bjerde, at a meeting with President Bola Tinubu in Abuja, stated the World Bank now cites Nigeria as a perfect example of reforms that work.
And just yesterday, Standard and Poor’s, the world’s preeminent ratings agency, placed Nigeria on a list of emerging frontier markets for 2027. An S&P frontier market is a developing economy that offers Foreign Direct Investors and other institutional investors an open market for foreign capital as a prime investment destination.
So, what are you waiting for? Nigeria, under the dynamic leadership of His Excellency, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a prime investment destination, which is why the Nigerian Stock Exchange is the second most successful stock market in Africa and has delivered a 500% ROI since 2022 and a 33% gain year to date.
In 2022, the total market capitalisation of our stock market was ₦26 trillion. Today, it is over ₦160 trillion.
So come on, bring your money to Nigeria.
Reno Omokri
Ambassador Designate to Mexico
