Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has introduced the launch of Make investments Lagos 3.0, the Lagos State Authorities’s flagship worldwide funding platform for 2026.
The summit is geared toward accelerating structured capital mobilisation and increasing cross-border commerce.
The governor made the announcement on Thursday at a press convention held at Lagos Home, Marina.
The summit is scheduled to happen from June 9 to June 10, 2026.
Sanwo-Olu stated the upcoming summit would additional strengthen Lagos’ place as Africa’s main sub-national gateway for funding inflows and {financial} integration.
In accordance with him, earlier editions considerably enhanced the state’s international funding profile and facilitated structured engagements with buyers throughout key sectors.
The governor disclosed that Lagos State has entered into a strategic partnership with the Commonwealth Enterprise and Funding Council to deepen international capital mobilisation and strengthen commerce ties throughout Commonwealth nations.
The 2025 version, tagged Make investments Lagos 2.0, was held beneath the theme “Scaling Motion: Daring Options In the direction of Making Lagos a twenty first Century Financial system.”
Organised in partnership with Sterling One Foundation, the summit centered on changing improvement blueprints into actionable investments, significantly in infrastructure, expertise and the blue financial system.
It additionally featured a Deal Room the place commissioners and authorities officers pitched investment-ready tasks on to native and worldwide buyers, anchored on the state’s 30-year improvement roadmap and strengthened public-private partnership (PPP) framework.
Sanwo-Olu attributed rising international investor confidence in Lagos to the {economic} reforms of Bola Tinubu, citing improved macroeconomic stability, elevated international direct funding inflows, stronger international reserves and easing inflationary pressures.
He described Make investments Lagos 3.0 as a transaction-driven platform designed to ship measurable outcomes slightly than a ceremonial occasion.
The summit is anticipated to host a minimum of 500 high-level delegates, together with representatives of sovereign wealth funds, improvement finance establishments, multilateral companies and senior public sector leaders from throughout the Commonwealth area.
A key spotlight will likely be advancing discussions across the proposed Lagos Worldwide {Financial} Centre (LIFC), with a concentrate on showcasing investment-ready tasks, facilitating structured matchmaking between buyers and undertaking sponsors, and securing agency commitments.
Sanwo-Olu famous that the LIFC initiative has acquired presidential backing and is progressing following engagements with stakeholders throughout the private and non-private sectors.
The summit will highlight tasks throughout transport infrastructure, power, logistics, digital financial system, city improvement, healthcare, housing and industrial enlargement, with curated deal rooms designed to result in Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs), formal commitments and outlined implementation pathways.
In March 2025, the Federal Authorities formally endorsed the institution of the Lagos Worldwide {Financial} Centre (LIFC) following high-level engagements involving EnterpriseNGR, Citi UK and Lagos State officers.
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Financial system, Wale Edun, described the initiative as a strategic transfer to place Nigeria as a number one international {financial} hub and strengthen macroeconomic stability and funding mobilisation efforts.
