The Nasarawa State Government has revealed that it attracted over $ 2.3 billion in investments to the state from 2022, when it held its first investment summit, to 2025.
The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nasarawa State Investment and Development Agency, Ibrahim Abdullahi, disclosed this on Thursday in Lafia, during the unveiling of the third Nasarawa Investment Summit scheduled to hold between May 6 and 7, 2026, in Lafia, the state capital.
While highlighting the state’s growing investment profile, which has so far attracted over $2.3 billion in investment within the years under review, Abdullahi said more than $500 million has already been actualised across its key sectors.
He said, “From 2022 to 2024, the agency attracted $1.8 billion in investments and $1.3 million in technical assistance. And in 2025, Nasarawa State attracted $1 billion in investments.
“Out of the $1 billion attracted in investments, $505 million has been actualised. Since the inception of the Investment Summit, Nasarawa State, under Governor Abdullahi Sule’s leadership, has attracted $2.3 billion from 2022 to 2025.”
He, therefore, noted that the third biennial Nasarawa Investment Summit, tagged “Bold Transitions: “Building a Legacy for a Sustainable Future,” is expected to attract over 1,000 businesses and investors to the state to further boost its economic potential.
On his part, Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, while unveiling the 2026 summit, announced that the President of Ghana, John Mahama, is expected to deliver a keynote address at the third Nasarawa Investment Summit scheduled to in Lafia, the state capital, from May 6 to 7, 2026.
Sule noted that the Nasarawa Investment Summit had evolved into a central platform through which the State communicates its economic vision, mobilises partnerships, and demonstrates its commitment to private sector–led development, explaining that each edition of the Summit has reflected a distinct phase in the State’s economic transformation.
He said, “I am happy to announce that His Excellency, John Dramani Mahama, President of the Republic of Ghana, will deliver the Summit’s Keynote Address, while His Excellency, Kashim Shettima, Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, will serve as the Special Guest of Honour in addition to other renowned corporate, development and political leaders within and beyond Nigeria.
“Furthermore, given the impending political transition in 2027, the Summit incorporates a deliberate political-economy dialogue framework, aimed at reinforcing investor confidence. The special transition dialogue will involve governorship aspirants across party lines discussing their vision for sustaining reforms and investment momentum.
“It will also serve as the platform for launching a Lafia Declaration, a voluntary commitment by key stakeholders, including Gubernatorial Aspirants, the legislature, judiciary, development partners, and investors with a view to sustaining the State’s economic reform trajectory beyond the political cycle.”
According to him, the reforms, ranging from investment facilitation mechanisms and land governance frameworks to green industrialisation and infrastructure financing instruments, amongst others, have collectively transformed the investment landscape of Nasarawa State and contributed to significant inflows of private investment across agriculture, mining, infrastructure, and manufacturing.
Sule explained that the first summit in 2022, tagged “Diamond in the Rough, with the second in 2024 tagged “Industrial Renaissance,” and now Bold Transitions: Building a Legacy for a Sustainable Future, are tailored towards telling the economic stories to the public by showcasing it solid potential, strategic advantage and investment opportunities.
He added, “As you are aware, for the past seven years, this administration has continued to pursue an ambitious reform programme, aimed at strengthening our institutional foundations, improving the ease of doing business, unlocking investment opportunities, and positioning the State as a competitive destination for domestic and international capital.”
The governor, therefore, emphasised that the Summit will bring together policymakers, investors, development partners, political leaders, and citizens to interrogate the progress achieved so far and define the priorities for the next phase of growth.
Our correspondent reports that the event also featured the launching of a Lafia Declaration, a voluntary commitment by key stakeholders, to build a political consensus for continuity with a view to sustaining the state’s economic reform trajectory beyond the political cycle.
