Canada-Nigeria Business & Investment Summit:

Oct 9-10, 2024

Trade and investment opportunities in Africa’s biggest economy -

Oct 9-10

- Toronto

Nigeria has the highest largest economy in Africa (GDP of US$480 billion in 2022) and the largest population (218 million in 2022) in addition to one of the largest populations of youth in the world. Nigeria is a multi-ethnic and culturally diverse society consisting of 36 autonomous states. With an abundance of resources, it is Africa’s biggest oil exporter, ranks first in African in farm output and also has the largest natural gas reserves on the continent. Despite some development challenges Nigeria possesses strong business and investment fundamentals and represents a tremendous market opportunity for Canadian companies looking to invest, export products or source imports.

We are currently in the planning stages for our third Canada-Nigeria Business & Investment Summit this October 9-10, 2024 in Toronto and are looking for expressions of interest from potential presenters, panelists, sponsors and site visit hosts.

Key participants from Nigeria will include senior government officials and leading business CEO’s from the following industry sectors:

  • Agriculture

  • Creative industries (film and media production)

  • Energy (solar, wind, etc)

  • Fintech

  • Health care and medical devices

  • Infrastructure and real estate

  • Natural resources (mining)

  • Training and education

Why Participate?

  • discover potential new markets in Nigeria and Africa for your product and services

  • learn from expert speakers about the current business climate, risk profile, priority industry sectors and the opportunities for doing business in Nigeria

  • hear about specific investment opportunities in Nigeria from senior business leaders

  • meet potential local joint venture partners, or suppliers of products and services for importing into Canada

  • meet senior Nigerian business and government leaders

  • meet project sponsors, private and public sector investors and lenders to accelerate your project

For More Information

If you are interested in participating please contact:

For Nigerian companies and government officials interested in participating please contact Kola and Sam who will be visiting Nigeria April 16 to May 3, 2024.

Download the program from our last summit in 2022.