Tinubu To French Investors: ‘Nigeria Open For Business’

President Bola Tinubu has called on international investors to seize opportunities in Nigeria’s favorable investment climate during a high-profile meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron at the prestigious Palais des L’Élysée on Thursday.

Tinubu expressed his dedication to forging collaboration in critical sectors, including food security, energy, solid minerals, education, and defense.

President Bola Tinubu has called on international investors to seize opportunities in Nigeria’s favorable investment climate during a high-profile meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron at the prestigious Palais des L’Élysée on Thursday.

Tinubu expressed his dedication to forging collaboration in critical sectors, including food security, energy, solid minerals, education, and defense.

“The French-Nigeria Business Forum is doing a lot already, but we need to do more on food security. We cannot help but invest in another’s country,” he stated.

Tinubu also highlighted Nigeria’s vibrant financial sector as a gateway for foreign investments, especially from French businesses, as part of efforts to enhance food security and economic growth.

“Nigeria’s financial sector is evolving and flourishing. We are also creating grounds for investment in Nigeria’s economy for French nationals, especially in the area of food security.

“It is our responsibility to put together a food security programme for the private sector to come and invest in the country.

“We are working on stability and we are getting closer and closer, but we can do better and better,” the President stated.

Tinubu noted that Nigeria’s economy is undergoing strategic repositioning to attract increased Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) aimed at improving the lives of its citizens.

“I can assure you that Nigeria is open for business and close to this, we have a vibrant youth population that is educated, and ready to be trained in various areas of entrepreneurship and development,” he said.

The President implored the French government to extend to Nigeria trainings that will develop the youthful population.

“Furthermore, we should de-risk the opportunities in the solid minerals. We have the potentials and we have agreed on a deeper and deeper relationship,” the President added.

President Tinubu noted that Nigeria, like most African nations, had been preoccupied with tackling issues of food security.

“A starved nation will not care about weather or environment, and in the 21st Century no child should go to bed hungry,” he told the French President, and his delegation.

“If an African child is given a glass of milk in a class, there will be no problem in getting him to return and stay in school to learn. The more educated the children are, the better it is for us,” President Tinubu said.

On security, the President noted that there was a need for collective responsibility to fight terrorism.

“Nigeria is a partner in progress. We are ready to partner with France so that we can have security operations that will stop the challenge of migration,” he noted.

President Tinubu said the blue economy in Nigeria also provides a huge opportunity for investment, with unexplored potentials in fishery.

“In Lagos, we have tamed the Atlantic ocean. For us, fishery is an important aspect of investment.

“We want to assure the French investment community that Nigeria is open for business. It shall be easy in, and easy out,” the President noted.

On security, the President noted that there was a need for collective responsibility to fight terrorism.

“Nigeria is a partner in progress. We are ready to partner with France so that we can have security operations that will stop the challenge of migration,” he noted.

President Tinubu said the blue economy in Nigeria also provides a huge opportunity for investment, with unexplored potentials in fishery.

“In Lagos, we have tamed the Atlantic ocean. For us, fishery is an important aspect of investment.

“We want to assure the French investment community that Nigeria is open for business. It shall be easy in, and easy out,” the President noted.

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