President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared that Nigeria is now prepared for enormous funding, urging each native and overseas investors to make the most of the brand new financial alternatives in the nation.
Talking by the Vice President Kashim Shettima at the Bauchi Funding Summit 2025 flagged of on Wednesday, Tinubu mentioned the financial reforms launched by his administration have helped stabilise the financial system and rebuild investor confidence.
“Nigeria has exited an area of financial instability, and I guarantee investors current right here that there’s no better time to select Nigeria than now,” Tinubu mentioned.
The President recommended Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed for organising the summit, which he described as “a march into the longer term.” He famous that subnational efforts like Bauchi’s are essential to reaching nationwide financial progress and shared prosperity.
He recognized Bauchi’s large potential in agriculture, strong minerals, tourism, and renewable power as key areas that align with the Federal Authorities’s agenda of diversification and job creation.
“Bauchi can drive climate-smart agriculture, business agro-skills, and agro-processing linked to each nationwide and export markets,” Tinubu mentioned. “Its strong mineral reserves additionally supply nice alternatives for accountable mining and industrial progress.”
Tinubu listed main achievements of his administration, together with the discount of the nation’s debt-service-to-revenue ratio from one hundred pc to much less than 50 %, a 400 % enhance in non-oil income, and a GDP progress price of 4.23 % as of final month.
He added that Nigeria’s exterior reserves had risen to $43 billion as of September 2025, whereas the tax-to-GDP ratio had improved to 13.5 %, in contrast to 7 % a number of years in the past. He mentioned these positive aspects have been made potential by “daring reforms” that promote productiveness over consumption.
“We can’t assure progress and stability with out peace and improvement. There may be no peace with out improvement, and no improvement with out peace,” he added.
The President recommended enterprise tycoon Alhaji Muhammadu Indimi for pledging a $250 million funding in Bauchi State, calling on different investors to companion with the state and federal governments to discover viable and bankable initiatives.
He urged individuals to transcend discussions and take sensible steps by signing funding agreements that can lead to seen outcomes earlier than the subsequent summit.
“This isn’t the time for mere discuss. Allow us to transfer from paper to efficiency in order that by subsequent 12 months, we will level to tangible venture milestones,” he mentioned.
Tinubu reaffirmed his administration’s dedication to making a business-friendly setting by transparency, robust partnerships, and constant insurance policies, assuring that Nigeria “stays open to real investors keen to companion in nation-building.”
Earlier, former President Olusegun Obasanjo mentioned Nigeria wants to entice each native and overseas investments to obtain sustainable progress.
Talking whereas commissioning the newly constructed Sir Ahmadu Bello Worldwide Convention Centre , Obasanjo described the ability as a world-class venture that can assist place Bauchi as a hub for tourism and funding.
“What others have and satisfaction themselves on shouldn’t be extra than what we have now,” Obasanjo mentioned. “This world-class centre can turn into one in all Nigeria’s main vacationer points of interest.”
He additionally recommended Governor Bala Mohammed for his imaginative and prescient and promised to help the state’s funding drive.
“Not solely are we commissioning this, however we’re additionally beginning with a convention on funding. What Nigeria wants right this moment is to mobilise investments regionally and internationally. I’ll go wherever with the governor to entice investments to Bauchi State,” he added.
In his handle, Governor Bala Mohammed assured investors that Bauchi is prepared to shield each them and their investments.
“We’ll make you and your funding safer than us. We’ll make you extra necessary than us,” the governor mentioned.
He defined that the state authorities plans to enhance water administration and increase solar-powered initiatives throughout native authorities areas to increase industrial progress and social providers.
Additionally talking,, Chief Government Officer of Architectronix Nigeria Restricted, Ruben Okoya , the agency that dealt with the venture, described the brand new convention centre as a “masterpiece conceived and accomplished underneath the visionary management” of Governor Mohammed.
He mentioned the ability sits on 10,000 sq. metres, can host 3,000 folks, and consists of 5 important halls able to holding up to ten separate occasions at as soon as. It additionally has an outside occasion area for two,500 company, a mosque, photo voltaic installations, standby mills, and full web connectivity.
“Each sq. metre of granite used in this facility was sourced from Bauchi State,” Okoya mentioned. “This venture was executed one hundred pc regionally, exhibiting that when leaders consider in native capability, nice issues occur.”
He urged the Federal Authorities to take into account internet hosting nationwide occasions such because the Nigeria Oil and Gasoline Summit in Bauchi, citing the state’s new infrastructure and its oil-producing standing.
He recalled that the venture’s basis was laid in March 2021 by Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State, who was a visitor at the time, and expressed delight that the imaginative and prescient had now turn into a actuality.
DAILY POST reviews that the Bauchi Funding Summit, with the theme “Revealing a Resilient Financial system: Optimizing Funding Partnerships,” attracted key figures together with the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’advert Abubakar III, former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Borno State governor, Babagana Zulum, authorities officers, improvement companions, and enterprise leaders.
