Tinubu Meets Global Businessmen Belo-Osagie, Ogunlesi, Seeks Boost For Oil, Infrastructure

President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, met with two of Nigeria’s foremost global investment leaders, Hakeem Belo-Osagie of Metis Capital and Bayo Ogunlesi of Global Infrastructure Partners & BlackRock, as part of efforts to attract funding into the country’s vital oil and infrastructure sectors.

The meetings, which held in Lagos, centred on unlocking large-scale investments in upstream oil and gas and in critical infrastructure projects needed to power Nigeria’s long-term growth.

Details of the engagements were shared on the President’s verified X handle, @officialABAT.

“We agreed on the urgency of unlocking large-scale investments in upstream oil & gas and critical infrastructure to drive Nigeria’s long-term growth,” Tinubu wrote, stressing that such partnerships are essential to transform the nation’s economic trajectory.

The President added that his administration’s reforms were already reshaping the investment climate.

“Our administration’s reforms are creating a better enabling environment whilst opening new frontiers for sustainable financing, global capital, and transformative projects. We are determined to make Nigeria Africa’s premier investment destination,” he added.