- Dabiri-Erewa Urges Nigerians to Tap into ₦673 Million Diaspora Investment Opportunities
- The Summit is scheduled for November 11–13 in Abuja
- President Bola Tinubu will serve as NDIS Special Guest of Honour at the 2025 edition
The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has called on Nigerians at home and abroad to take advantage of the growing investment opportunities in the country through the Nigeria Diaspora Investment Summit (NDIS), which recorded over ₦673 million worth of diaspora-driven deals in 2024.
Speaking at a joint world press conference ahead of the 2025 edition of the Summit, scheduled for November 11–13 in Abuja, Dabiri-Erewa said the annual event has evolved into a credible platform for channeling diaspora investments into productive sectors of Nigeria’s economy.
The 2025 Summit, themed “Fast Tracking Regional and National Development by Mobilising Diaspora Investment,” will be hosted at NiDCOM’s headquarters in Abuja.
According to her, the Summit, which began in 2018, has become a trusted mechanism for facilitating direct and impactful investments from the Nigerian diaspora, linking global investors with local entrepreneurs and projects.
“NDIS has grown beyond being just a conference; it is now a catalyst for enterprise and sustainable development,” she said.
“It has fostered job creation, youth empowerment, and connected Nigeria’s enormous talent pool to the country’s development agenda.”
Reviewing the 2024 edition, Dabiri-Erewa revealed that the event attracted over 1,500 participants, including 236 investors and 1,197 business owners.
“The Summit yielded 56 investment deals valued at about ₦673 million,” she said, noting that the creative sector led with 39 deals, while infrastructure, real estate, agribusiness, and energy also recorded strong interest.
She commended state governments, including Ondo, Nasarawa, and Borno, for leveraging previous summits to attract investors and drive strategic development projects.
“A good example is Ondo State’s port initiative, which gained Federal Government approval after being pitched through the Summit,” Dabiri-Erewa added.
The NiDCOM boss also announced that President Bola Tinubu will serve as the Special Guest of Honour at the 2025 edition. She expressed appreciation to long-standing partners such as the Directorate of Technical Cooperation in Africa (DTCA), the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC), First Bank, NNPC Limited, AG Mortgage, and media organisations including BusinessDay for their continued support.
Also speaking, Badewa Adejugbe-Williams, Chairperson of the Nigeria Diaspora Summit Initiative (NDSI), described the Summit as a vital bridge connecting the Nigerian diaspora with development opportunities at home.
She noted that this year’s theme aligns with President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, which seeks to diversify the economy and promote inclusive prosperity.
Jointly organised by NiDCOM and NDSI, the 2025 Nigeria Diaspora Investment Summit will connect diaspora investors with local entrepreneurs across key sectors such as finance, fintech, ICT, creative industries, sports, agribusiness, healthcare, education, real estate, infrastructure, manufacturing, and energy.
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