President Bola Tinubu has held talks with top Nigerian business leaders on strategies to attract large-scale investments into Nigeria’s oil and gas sector.
Among those he met include; Bayo Ogunlesi, chairman and CEO of Global Infrastructure Partners & BlackRock, and Hakeem Belo-Osagie, chairman of Metis Capital.
According to the president, the discussions focused on unlocking upstream oil and gas opportunities as well as critical infrastructure projects to drive long-term growth.
“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 wrote.
He added that Nigeria is open to credible global investors, including Nigerians in the diaspora, to strengthen energy security and build modern infrastructure capable of powering prosperity across Africa.
The president further assured citizens that his administration is working to create a more enabling investment climate while opening new frontiers for sustainable financing, global capital inflows, and transformative projects.
Tinubu reiterated his commitment to positioning Nigeria as Africa’s leading destination for investors.