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- 12 Oct 2017
Buhari Re-appoints Orji as MD, Sovereign Investment Authority
President Muhammadu Buhari has re-appointed Mr Uchechi Orji as Managing Director of the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA). This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Femi Adesina, the…
- 12 Feb 2016
IFC, NSIA Map out Strategies to Increase Investments in Nigeria
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), managers of Nigeria’s Sovereign Wealth Fund, have co-hosted a hospital sector focused roundtable to foster…
- 23 Feb 2017
NSIA Attracts over $175m Foreign Investment in Nigeria
Mr. Uche Orji, managing director, Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), said that the organization has attracted over $175m foreign investment into the courtry. Orji disclosed to newsmen…
- 16 Jul 2014
NSIA Gets Transparency Upgrade by Sovereign Wealth Institute
Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) has received improved rating as a sovereign wealth fund by the Linaburg-Maduell transparency index administered by the Sovereign Wealth Institute. In the…
- 2 Apr 2018
NSIA says Nigeria’s Fertiliser Production now 2.22m Metric Tonnes
The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) says its investment in promoting local farming is yielding results as production of made-in-Nigeria fertiliser has presently hit 2.22 million metric…
- 16 Sept 2020
NITDA To Partner NSIA On Start-Ups Investment
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) is to partner with the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) towards investing in Start-ups to create more jobs and wealth in…
- 9 Jan 2017
NSIA in Credit Tie-up to Unlock Infrastructure Funding
Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) is setting up a company in partnership with London-based local currency guarantee firm GuarantCo to enable pension funds to invest in Nigerian…
- 18 Mar 2026
NSIA Sign MoU with UK’s Asset Green Ltd to Develop $496M Integrated Dairy Livestock Production Platform in Nigeria
The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with UK‑based Asset Green Ltd to advance the development of a large‑scale integrated dairy livestock…
- 17 Feb 2021
NSIA, InfraCo Set to Enhance Nigeria’s Infrastructure
The Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) has said it will collaborate with the newly-established infrastructure company (infraCo) to support the development of Nigeria’s infrastructure.…
- 19 Nov 2023
NSIA, IFC To Stake $500m Into Renewable Energy Development In Nigeria
Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) in partnership with the International Finance Corporation ( IFC) World Bank’s investment outlet is committing $500 million to renewable energy projects…
- 17 Jan 2017
NSIA, GuarantCo Set Up $200m Infracredit Firm
Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) and GuarantCo have announced the establishment of an infrastructure credit enhancement facility in Nigeria (InfraCredit) conceptualized in 2014. The $200…
- 30 Mar 2014
Orji, NSIA Boss to Keynote BoICT Lecture
Uche Orji, managing director/chief executive officer, Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) has agreed to deliver this year’s Beacon of ICT Distinguished Lecture Series, raising the stakes in…
- 5 Aug 2021
NSIA Denies Being Ordered to Source $200m for Power Debt
Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) has denied reports that it has been ordered to source $200 million to settle the Mambila Hydroelectric Power plant’s debt. NSIA in a statement said it is…
- 13 Feb 2024
NSIA to Empower Nigerian Tech Entrepreneurs with $220,000
The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) has unveiled the second edition of the ‘NSIA Prize for Innovation programme’ (NPI 2.0), with a combined prize value of $220,000 and an all-expense…
- 1 Jul 2024
NSIA Announces Phase 2 of $220,000 Start-ups Innovation Prize
The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) has announced the start-ups to participate in the second phase of the accelerator stage (physical bootcamp) of the NSIA Prize for Innovation (NPI…
- 23 Dec 2021
NSIA, REA Plan N10Bn Solar System Roll-out
Drawing strength from the Economic Sustainability Plan (ESP), the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) and the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) are set to unveil over 200,000 Solar Home…
- 11 Jul 2014
Orji, Nkontchou to Address Global African Investment Summit
The organizers of The Global African Investment Summit (TGAIS) have listed Uche Orji, managing director & chief executive officer of the Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) and…
- 13 Aug 2016
Old Mutual to Invest in Nigerian Real Estate
Anglo-South African financial services firm Old Mutual and Nigeria's sovereign wealth fund on Friday signed agreements to set up two funds to invest in real estate and agriculture in Africa's most…
- 1 May 2025
DBN to Invest $2.5m in Proposed Youth Entrepreneurship Investment Bank
The Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN) has received shareholders’ approval to invest $2.5 million or 25% equity stake in the proposed Youth Entrepreneurship Investment Bank (YIB) — a new investment…
- 27 Jun 2021
Danbatta, NCC Boss to Keynote 2021 BoICT Lecture Series
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has agreed to set the tone for this year’s Beacon of Information and Communication Technology (BoICT)…
- 21 Oct 2024
AfDB to Support Youth and Women-led MSMEs in Nigeria with $100m Loan
The African Development Bank has approved a $100 million loan to increase access to finance for youth and women-led small and medium enterprises, under the Nigeria Youth Entrepreneurship Investment…
- 12 Apr 2019
AfDB Approves $15million Investment Package for InfraCredit Company in Nigeria
The Board of the African Development Bank has approved a $15-million investment package to Infrastructure Credit Guarantee Company (InfraCredit), to support infrastructure financing through the…
- 25 Feb 2021
FG Seeks Asset Manager for N15tn Infraco Fund
Federal government plans to hire an asset manager for its new Infrastructure Development Company (Infraco), designed to raise as much as N15 trillion ($36.7 billion) for infrastructural projects and…
- 6 Nov 2022
NCC Inaugurates Committee to Accelerate Broadband Infrastructure Deployment
In a bid to give verve to expansion of broadband services in the country, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has inaugurated an industry-wide committee to facilitate the deployment of…
- 22 Mar 2025
Nigeria to Launch $40 Million Fund for Tech Startups
Nigeria has plans to launch a $40 million fund to support early-stage tech startups, aiming to strengthen the country’s entrepreneurial ecosystem and reduce young companies’ reliance on private…
- 14 Dec 2020
InfraCo Africa Invests $27m in InfraCredit to Finance Infrastructure
InfraCredit, a specialised local currency infrastructure credit guarantee institution, has announced the completion of a $27 million equity investment by InfraCo Africa, part of the Private…
- 16 Dec 2021
Ventures Platform Secures First Close of US$40mn Pan-African Fund
Ventures Platform, the early-stage “discovery” venture capital fund championing the next generation of African entrepreneurs, has announced the first close of its new US$40m Pan-African, early-stage…
- 2 Aug 2021
Agusto & Co Assigns ‘AAA’ Rating, Stable Outlook on DBN
Agusto & Co., a credit rating agency assigns an “AAA” rating on the Development Bank of Nigeria Plc, DBN, the highest rating possible on any institution. In summarizing the rating, which…
- 20 Jun 2023
TNW Conference Extols Nigeria’s Innovative Approach in Development of Startup Act
Nigeria’s Innovative approach in the development of the Nigeria Startup Act was celebrated by the global technology ecosystem stakeholders during the Deep Tech Roundtable, held as part of ‘The…
- 2 Nov 2023
Tizeti Secures Facility to Expand Solar-Based Internet Access in Nigeria
Tizeti Network Limited, West Africa’s pioneer solar-based internet service provider, has secured long-term financing from Chapel Hill Denham’s Nigeria Infrastructure Debt Fund (NIDF) to finance the…