Nigeria’s Investment Commitment Depreciates to $5.06 Billion in H1, 2020

The Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) disclosed that the nation’s total investment commitment by investors declined to $5.06 billion between January and June 2020.

This represents a decline of 67 percent or $10.9 billion from the $15.15 billion reported in the first half of 2019.

The commission disclosed this in a report obtained in Abuja on Sunday and stated that the drop was in line with the projected downward pressure in investment inflows given the negative impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the economy as a whole.

The report also revealed that investors from Nigeria and three other countries announced 34 projects in 16 states and the Federal Capital Territory during the first quarter of the year.

Top destinations for investors in the first quarter were $2.61 billion; Lagos, $221 million; Nasarawa, $56 million; Ekiti, $50 million; and Cross River, $15 million.

Accordingly, the transport and storage sector attracted 40 percent of the total investment commitment while information and communication received 32 percent with mining and quarrying attracting 22 percent.

The United States of America emerged as the most active source of investment during the first quarter, committing 43 percent of the announcements.