Summit, which will be held in the city of London in April 2025, to meet investors and showcase the best of what Lagos can offer.

She said: “We would like to hit the ground running to drive progress at speed. We are very committed to supporting your ambition and aim to open up Lagos. We will bring some of the Commonwealth Business Community to Lagos in 2025 and develop a programme where we could look at the Commonwealth Trade and Investment Forum in Lagos hosted by the State Government.

“We could look at how we can put this together in 2025 to drive the interest from the global business community into Lagos and showcase some of the best investment opportunities in Lagos and also for some of the businesses in Lagos to meet counterparts in full partnership to grow their businesses with the rest of the Commonwealth. We are very much hopeful that this is an ambition we must drive together in 2025.”

Also speaking the Commissioner for Commerce, Cooperatives, Trade and Investment, Mrs. Folashade Ambrose-Medebem, said the signing of the MoU underscores the progressive vision of Lagos State and also demonstrates the Babajide Sanwo-Olu administration’s unwavering commitment to partnerships that drive inclusive growth, innovation, and sustainable development.

“The partnership with CWEIC is a natural progression in our quest to make Lagos a globally competitive megacity. I would like to use this opportunity to call on private sector stakeholders to take full advantage of the opportunities that this partnership with CWEIC presents. Let us foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and entrepreneurship that will propel Lagos to new heights.”