Nigeria attracted investment commitments valued at about $9.88bn in 2025, with projects facilitated by the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) generating more than 5,000 direct jobs across key sectors of the economy, signalling renewed investor confidence.
The disclosure was made by the Deputy Director, Department of Investment Promotion at NIPC, Emmanuel Longza, in a document presented during a media parley with journalists in Abuja.
According to the document, the investment commitments included $150m from Chinese-backed projects in Katsina, $500m for the Oyo Integrated Agricultural Park, and a $150m Green Mining Fund. Other inflows comprised over $5.2bn linked to the Bauchi Investment Summit, about $331m from the Katsina Investment Summit, and roughly $50m from AfCFTA deal-room negotiations.
The report also listed a $2.5bn investment interest by global meat processing firm JBS in Nigeria’s livestock sector, alongside the $1bn Green Imperative agricultural mechanisation programme.
It noted that the $9.88bn figure excludes a mix of firm commitments, memoranda of understanding, announced investments and indicated interests, which together represent an estimated $11.5bn in potential investment value from between 120 and 135 investment leads.
Speaking at the event, the Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of NIPC, Mrs Aisha Rimi, said the investments facilitated by the commission created 5,432 direct jobs in the second and third quarters of 2025.
She added that most of the jobs were generated in manufacturing, information and communications technology (ICT), agro-processing, renewable energy and other productive sectors, underscoring the role of targeted investment promotion in driving economic growth and employment.
