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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, has floored Lagos State as Nigeria\u2019s top foreign investment destination in quarter one 2025.<\/p>\n

This comes as capital inflows into Nigeria surged by 67.12 percent to $5.6 billion in the first quarter of 2025 compared to $3.4 billion recorded in the same period of 2024.<\/p>\n

The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, disclosed this in its latest report titled \u2018Nigeria Capital Importation Q1 2025\u2019.<\/p>\n

According to NBS, the capital inflow surge reflects a 10.86 percent rise from the $5.1 billion reported in the fourth quarter of 2024.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn Q1 2025, total capital importation into Nigeria stood at US$5642.07 million, higher than the US$3376.01 million recorded in Q1 2024, indicating an increase of 67.12%. In comparison to the preceding quarter, capital importation increased by 10.86% from US$5089.16 million in Q4 2024,\u201d the report stated.<\/p>\n

The report indicated that portfolio investment ranked top with $5.2 billion, accounting for 92.25 percent, followed by other investment with $311.17 million, accounting for 5.52 percent.<\/p>\n

NBS noted that two Nigerian states, the Federal Capital Territory and Lagos, received the highest amount of capital importation in Q1 2025.<\/p>\n

\u201cOut of the five states that recorded capital importation during the quarter, Abuja (FCT) remained the top destination with US$3047.45 million, accounting for 54.11 percent of the total capital imported. Lagos State followed with US$2564.68 million (45.44 percent), and Ogun State with US$7.95 million (0.14 percent).<\/p>\n

\u201cOthers were Oyo and Kaduna States with US$7.81 million and 4.06 million, respectively,\u201d the NBS report stated.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Nigeria. Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, has floored Lagos State as Nigeria\u2019s top foreign investment destination in quarter one 2025. This comes as capital inflows into Nigeria surged by 67.12 percent to $5.6 billion in the first quarter of 2025 compared to $3.4 billion recorded in the same period of 2024. 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