Overview

• Vice-President Kashim Shettima announced Nigeria's goal to scale its economy to $1 trillion within the next decade during the AMEDA 2025 conference in Lagos.
• The plan emphasizes strengthening financial market infrastructures through regulatory reforms, inclusive financing, and digital transformation initiatives.
• CSCS CEO Haruna Jalo-Waziri detailed commitments to invest in future-ready infrastructure, enhance investor confidence, and foster systemic resilience.
• The strategy includes broadening access to finance for MSMEs and start-ups through instruments like green bonds, social bonds, and sukuk.
• Regional integration under the African Continental Free Trade Area and collaboration with private-sector innovators were highlighted as critical to achieving the vision.