Capital Importation Surges 380% to $6bn in Q3 2025 Nigeria recorded a sharp rise in capital inflows in the third quarter of 2025, with total importation hitting $6.01 billion, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The figure represents a 380% increase compared to $1.25...

Capital Importation Hits $3.3b in One Year The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said in the first quarter 2024 total capital importation rose to $3.3billion from $1.1million recorded in the first quarter of 2023 (Q1 2023). This was contained in its report titled: “Nigeria Capital Importation...

How Foreign Loans Make Up 59% Of $4bn Capital Importation   No less than 59.1 per cent of capital importation into the country in 2023, amounting to $2.31bn, was foreign loans, according to the latest capital importation report released by the National Bureau of Statistics. According to...

Five States, FCT Attract $654.65m Foreign Investments   Five states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, attracted a total of $655.4 million as capital importation in the third quarter (Q3) of 2023. Foreign investors brought in their investments only into Lagos, FCT, Abia, Ogun, Akwa-Ibom and Ekiti...

UAE Firms Invest $375.01m in Nigeria Despite Visa Ban   Private investors from the United Arab Emirates’ investments hit $375.01m in the country since a visa ban was placed on Nigeria in October 2022. Data from the latest Capital Importation report of the National Bureau of Statistics...

Nigeria Borrowed $1.21bn as 28 States Failed to Attract Foreign Investments     Nigeria relied on foreign borrowing ($1.21bn) to boost its capital importation in the first six months of 2023. This is as 28 states failed to attract any foreign investments in the time under review, according...