Agenda 2026
Nigeria NOW!Agenda 2026
Agenda
Registration & Coffee
Nigeria NOW! Investing in Energy, Infrastructure & Mining: Official Opening Ceremony
Presidential Keynote: Articulation of the 2026 “Year of Delivery” doctrine
The New Fiscal Architecture
Where the ‘rubber hits the road’ – how the Ministry of Finance is delivering on President Tinubu’s “Year of Delivery” doctrine.
- Deconstructing the 2026 Budget’s N26.08 trillion capital expenditure
- NSIA’s strategic position to support FDI as a co-investor
- Large scale infrastructure – how the Ministry of Finance is preparing to transform Nigeria’s economy through infrastructure development
2023-2026 Investment Highlights:
- Federal Infrastructure Allocation of ₦4.06 trillion ($2.7 billion) specifically for infrastructure development within the 2025 national budget.
Coffee & Networking Gallery
Power Sector Focus: Lighting the Industrial Hubs
How the Ministry of Power will drive electricity capacity downstream into industrial growth sectors including mining and refining.
- Acceleration power generation – Nigeria’s short to medium goals to increase private sector participation
- What has changed under this administration in Nigeria to support IPPs reaching financial close?
- How much capacity is required and what are the timeframes for these projects to come online?
2023-2026 Investment Highlights:
- Usan Infill Deepwater Project – ExxonMobil and its partners committed $1 billion.
- Dangote Refinery Expansion – $400 million agreed to expand from 650,000 to 1.4 million barrels per day.
- Launch of a $2 billion polypropylene plant at the same complex.
- DARES Renewable Energy Project: $750 million approved with World Bank.
Lunch – Taste of the Regions
A culinary showcase of regional Nigerian cuisines, curated to demonstrate agricultural diversity
Capitalising on Nigeria’s Mineral Sector: A Gateway for Global Investors
Understanding the scale and opportunity of Nigeria’s vast mineral wealth and West Africa’s broader role supporting global demand for critical minerals.
- The current administration’s long-term vision for international partnerships with the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development
- Increasing Export Capacity – linking industrialisation and supply chains to Nigeria’s vast mineral wealth
- Understanding the policies for foreign investors to participate in Nigeria’s booming minerals sector
2023-2026 Investment Highlights:
- $800 million lithium processing plant and $600 million lithium factory in Nasarawa State
- $200 million lithium refinery in the FCT
- $1 billion investment into an iron ore-to-steel processing project
- $150 million gold and lithium investment programme
- 18,000 tonnes per year $400 million Rare Earth Elements processing plant in Karu
Coffee & Networking Gallery
The Future of Oil & Gas as an Economic Driver
How NNPC’s diversified strategy is supporting national development and international cooperation.
- Understanding the 2026 Gas Master Plan to produce the 10 bcf/d target and deliver $60 billion investment
- With renewed international partnerships into oil and gas, what is the forecast pace and scale of these investments?
- Nigeria’s gas ambitions to support downstream/refining opportunities
2023-2026 Investment Highlights:
- Nigeria-Morocco-Europe (West Africa) $25bn mega gas pipeline plan approved
- $2.8 billion Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) Gas Pipeline with off-take agreements signed by Dangote Industries
Gala Dinner – “The Spirit of Naija” – Uniting Cultural & Diplomacy.
A deconstructed “New Nigerian” tasting menu that elevates street food to fine dining, signalling the modernisation of the agricultural value chain.
Registration & Coffee
YES! Nigeria Opening Ceremony
YES! was created in response to a critical demographic reality: nearly half of Africa’s population still lacks access to electricity. By 2050, the continent is expected to have the world’s largest working-age population, with over 830 million young people aged 15–24. To keep pace with this growth, Africa must create approximately 1.5 million new jobs every month, a demand that will continue to rise (IMF). The mission of YES! is to accelerate electrification while unlocking employment at scale by engaging 10% of the population. Central to this ambition is the development of a 100-million-strong youth network, built through partnerships with industry leaders, governments, global institutions, and educational organisations.
Session Switchover
Connecting the Markets: Road, Rail and Ports
The current global geopolitical climate is creating massive opportunities for Nigeria’s import/export sectors.
- An overview of Nigeria’s current large scale infrastructure project pipeline
- Will Nigeria seek a PPP model or alternative financing structures to deliver large scale infrastructure projects?
- Port infrastructure and the global supply chain over the next ten years
2023-2026 Investment Highlights:
- $3 billion Lagos Green Line rail corridor linking critical trade zones to the Lekki FTZ
- Kano-Maradi Rail project backed by a ₦34.24 billion capital vote to create a Sahel logistics hub
- $1.126 billion secured for Section 1 of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway
- $2.27 billion PPP approved for Bakassi Deep Seaport (Cross River State)
- $1.14 billion PPP approved for Port of Ondo Deep Seaport (Ondo State)
- $950 million modernisation project for Apapa & Tin Can Island (Lagos) through UKEF financing agreement
YES! Nigeria
YES! Interactive Workshop
OR replace with Walk With Me Programme: Why YES!? Hear success stories from YES! Alumni and be blown away!
Coffee & Networking Gallery
Renewable Energy & Green Bonds
YES! Interactive Workshop
YES! Interactive Workshop
Investors Clinic: Navigating the 2025 Tax Act
Creating a more attractive, predictable, and modern environment for foreign investors to succeed.
- Understanding foreign-earned dividends, royalties, rent, and Nigerian tax reforms.
- Understanding the streamlined and consolidated tax framework, including single and predictable development levies, to reduce administrative red tape and compliance friction for foreign businesses.
- Targeted incentives & Enhanced tax recovery
