2025 WEF: Nigeria is a beautiful bride, needs to build trust – Oduwole

The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Jumoke Oduwole, has said what Nigeria needs most to attract foreign investors into the country is trust.

Naija News reports that Oduwole described Nigeria as a beautiful country, filled with so many opportunities that have to be maximized to boost its economy.

She stated this in an interview with Arise News at the ongoing World Economic Forum (WEF) 2025 session in Davos, Switzerland.

“Nigeria is a beautiful bride. We’re friends with China, we’re friends with Brazil. The Indian Prime Minister after 17 years was in Nigeria, UAE, we’re having meetings, Saudi Arabia, Germany, we’re open for business and we’re looking at everybody’s body language including the United States,” she said.

The Minister further highlighted Nigeria’s efforts to create a conducive environment which has led to the development of unicorns of the country’s origin.

“With five of Africa’s nine unicorns originating from Nigeria, the…