Nigeria is targeting more than $100 billion in investment commitments as business leaders, international investors and government representatives from over 50 countries prepare to converge on Abuja for the International Investors Summit Nigeria 2026.

The two-day summit, organised by the Business Summit Group, is scheduled to take place on November 10 and 11, 2026, in the Federal Capital Territory.

President of the Business Summit Group, Dato’ Uzzaman, disclosed the investment target on Tuesday during a press conference in Abuja, saying the summit would focus on connecting international capital with investment-ready Nigerian businesses and projects.

Uzzaman said the summit is intended to move beyond discussions about Nigeria’s investment potential by creating direct opportunities for investors to engage with Nigerian companies, state governments and government investment agencies.

Investment opportunities to be presented at the summit will cover oil and gas, green energy, technology, healthcare, agriculture, mining, infrastructure, education, human capital development, artificial intelligence and fintech.

Uzzaman encouraged Nigerian companies, particularly medium and large-scale businesses, alongside state governments, to use the event to showcase projects capable of attracting both immediate and long-term foreign capital.

He said international investors were increasingly interested in businesses with proven records, clear expansion plans and projects capable of moving quickly from investment discussions to implementation.

“Investors like projects that have track records for expansion and new production lines,” Uzzaman said.

He added that projects with the potential for immediate implementation would receive priority as organisers seek to match Nigerian investment opportunities with international investors.

For Nigerian businesses, the summit could provide an opportunity to move beyond traditional networking and gain direct access to investors seeking commercially viable projects.

The Abuja summit will build on investment leads generated during the previous edition of the International Investors Summit held in Bangkok, Thailand, last year.

Uzzaman and the Vice President of the Business Summit Group in Nigeria, Innocent Obande, said 25 Nigerian companies and state governments participated in the Bangkok summit.

According to the organisers, participants subsequently requested that the next edition be hosted in Nigeria to create greater opportunities for local businesses and governments to engage directly with international investors.

They disclosed that Plateau State has secured investment commitments worth more than $1 billion within the past six months following its participation in the Bangkok summit.

The organisers also linked Uzzaman’s role in facilitating investment opportunities for Plateau State to his subsequent appointment as Special Adviser on Investment to the Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang.

They said the experience demonstrates how international investment platforms can help Nigerian projects move from presentations and discussions to concrete engagements with foreign investors.

Investors attending the November summit are expected to come from more than 50 countries across North America, South America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and other emerging investment markets.

Uzzaman listed countries including the United States, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Germany, Lithuania, Latvia and Turkey.

He also said investors from Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, Singapore, Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, Australia and Gulf Cooperation Council countries were expected to participate.

The organisers disclosed that Liberian President Joseph Boakai Sr. had expressed interest in attending the summit, while the President of the Republic of Liberland, Vit Jedlička, had confirmed his participation with a delegation.

Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang was also described as a strong supporter of the summit.

Registration has opened for Nigerian companies, state governments and government investment agencies seeking one-on-one meetings with participating investors.

The organisers said these meetings would allow investors to assess specific projects, discuss possible financing structures and explore partnerships.

For SMEs and growing businesses, such direct engagement could provide opportunities to secure expansion capital, attract foreign partners, enter new markets and strengthen their production capacity.

However, businesses seeking investment will need to demonstrate more than a compelling business idea. The organisers have emphasised the importance of proven operations, clear expansion opportunities and projects that can translate investment into measurable economic activity.

The summit comes as Nigeria continues to seek greater foreign direct investment to support economic diversification, industrialisation, infrastructure development and job creation.

While oil and gas remains an important part of Nigeria’s investment landscape, the range of sectors targeted at the summit reflects the country’s broader push to attract capital into technology, agriculture, mining, healthcare, renewable energy, artificial intelligence, fintech and other productive sectors.

The participation of state governments could also strengthen sub-national efforts to attract investment by giving them a platform to present commercially viable projects directly to international investors.

For businesses, the summit could provide access not only to funding but also to international partnerships, technology, expertise and new markets.

The organisers said the ultimate measure of success would be whether discussions at the summit result in bankable transactions and projects rather than ending as another round of speeches and networking.

With a target of more than $100 billion in investment commitments, the International Investors Summit Nigeria 2026 is positioning Abuja as a meeting point between Nigerian investment opportunities and international capital.

For Nigerian businesses and state governments with investment-ready projects, the November summit presents an opportunity to put those projects before a wider pool of global investors and compete for capital that can support expansion, production, innovation and job creation.

Source: MSME Africa Online