Rising investor confidence and high returns drove foreign investments into Nigeria by 67.12 percent in the first quarter (Q1) of 2025, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said.
Nigeria recorded total capital importation, also known as foreign investments, of $5.642 billion in Q1 of 2025. This was 67.12 percent higher than $3.376 billion recorded in the corresponding period of 2024 and 10.87 percent higher than $5. 089 billion recorded in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2024.
Of the total, portfolio investment ranked tops with $5.204 billio
