Tinubu: Our mission at TICAD9 is to unlock $1bn trade, investment, driving green innovation

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared that Nigeria’s participation at the ongoing Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9) in Yokohama, Japan, is anchored on a clear and ambitious mission: to attract over $1 billion in trade and investment, among other reasons.

The President also noted that he and his team aim, through the TICAD9, to accelerate green innovation and industrial growth, expand opportunities for young Nigerians, and position the country as the heart and gateway to West Africa’s vast market.

In a post on his verified X handle, @officialABAT, on Wednesday, President Tinubu underscored the central goal of his trip, noting that Nigeria was not attending TICAD9 as a passive participant, but as a continental leader with clarity of purpose.

“At #TICAD9, themed ‘Co-create innovative solutions with Africa,’ Nigeria comes with clarity of purpose. Our participation aims to unlock $1Billion+ in trade & investment, drive green innovation & industrial growth, expand opportunities for our youth, and position Nigeria as the heart and gateway to West Africa’s vast market”, the President wrote.

The President described the summit as a launchpad for “lasting development and global partnership, anchored on technology, talent, and trust,” stressing that Nigeria would lead from the front as Africa charts a path to prosperity, saying “Nigeria will lead, and Africa will rise”.

TICAD9, jointly organised by the Japanese government and international development partners, brings together African leaders, global investors, and multilateral institutions to craft solutions for sustainable economic growth across the continent.

For Nigeria, Tinubu’s statement signalled a decisive push to deepen trade ties with Japan, strengthen innovation-driven industrialisation, and highlight Nigeria’s centrality to regional integration.

Ardo  Zubairu 

National Secretary 

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