₦airaland Forum

FDI to Nigeria Declines Amidst Unending Global Galivanting and Uncoordinated Reforms

While the President, Ministers, and other government officials continue their global galivanting in search of FDI, our poor performance in key governance indicators - such as rule of law, regulatory quality, government effectiveness, and voice and accountability - continues to prove that you cannot attract sustainable foreign investment with poor leadership and governance.

According to a recent report by the National Bureau of Statistics, FDI to Nigeria sharply declined by about 70% in the first quarter of 2025, falling to only $126.29 million from $421.8 million in the last quarter of 2024. Of the total capital importation of about $5.64 billion in the first quarter of 2025, FDI accounted for only about 2.24%, compared to 8.2% in Q4 2024. Disturbingly, about 90% of the imported capital went into speculative money market instruments. With such a high proportion of capital importation flowing into speculative investments, the impact on industrial growth or job creation is highly insignificant and elusive, given the ease with which such “hot money” can exit the economy.

Let me reiterate: sustainable economic growth and development cannot be achieved through poor leadership and weak governance—problems that are clearly reflected in declining FDI and our poor performance in key governance indicators. To further illustrate our precarious situation, capital flows to the manufacturing sector declined exponentially by 32.1%, dropping to only $129.92 million in Q1 2025 from $191.92 million in the same quarter of 2023. There is no better confirmation of the lack of trust in this government, whose reforms remain uncoordinated and largely reactive.

In 2024, while global FDI flows declined, FDI to Africa significantly increased to $97 billion—a rise of about 75% compared to 2023. Europe, the United States, and China were the main sources of this FDI. Egypt attracted the highest share in Africa, with $46.58 billion. Other top recipients included Ethiopia ($3.98 billion), Côte d’Ivoire ($3.80 billion), Mozambique ($3.55 billion), Uganda ($3.30 billion), Democratic Republic of Congo ($3.11 billion), South Africa ($2.47 billion), Namibia ($2.06 billion), Senegal ($2.02 billion), Guinea ($1.83 billion), and Morocco ($1.64 billion).

Most disappointingly, our dear nation, Nigeria—the so-called “Giant of Africa”—received only $1.08 billion, about 1% of Africa’s total FDI, representing a decline of about 42% from 2023. Worse still, after this 42% drop between 2023 and 2024, FDI to Nigeria has further declined by 75% between Q4 2024 and Q1 2025. We cannot achieve sustainable growth and development with ineffective leadership and a weak government.

A New Nigeria is Possible! - PO

helinues:


Peter Obi, the new entertainer in town. Nothing to nag about his constant jokes again

helinues:


Peter Obi, the new entertainer in town. Nothing to nag about his constant jokes again

Maxymilliano:
https://x.com/PeterObi/status/1956278675860808167?s=19[/quote]The same lamba obi that was never concerned about Nigeria economy before 2023 elections began to tweet aimlessly after his loss.

We are still renaming streets in lagos ooooo

autoez:
This man doing everything to finish Tinubu but God is firmly behind Baba.

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lordm:
Peter Obi is quietly waiting for bad news to use as a means to promote himself.

Tinubu will lose the next election as long as these bad news continues

helinues:


Peter Obi, the new entertainer in town. Nothing to nag about his constant jokes again

Cherrybae:
Peter Obi knows nothing about Economics.

Obi should go open a shop in Onitsha market.

This man will have heart attack the way Tinubu will thrash him and others come 2027.

His performance in 2023 making obi feel he has electoral value.

Time will tell