By Zaccheaus Babalola (Abuja)
The Federal Government has announced the establishment of Nigeria House Davos at the 56th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2026, scheduled for 19–23 January 2026 in Davos, Switzerland.
The landmark initiative marks Nigeria’s first official National House on the Davos Promenade.
It provides a strategic national platform to showcase Nigeria’s economic reforms, investment readiness, institutional capacity, and cultural identity to global leaders and investors.
In a statement, the Director of Information and Public Relations at the Presidency, Mr Abiodun Oladunjoye, said Nigeria House Davos is designed to attract increased foreign direct investment (FDI), deepen strategic partnerships, and strengthen Nigeria’s global economic positioning in line with the administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
He explained that the project is built on a Public–Private Partnership (PPP) framework involving key ministries, including the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, the Ministry of Finance, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The initiative also brings together the private sector and international technical and delivery partners.
This structure blends public-sector leadership with private-sector execution expertise, ensuring a professional, credible, and high-impact national representation at the global forum.
Nigeria House Davos will operate as a sovereign convening platform for ministerial engagements, high-level roundtables, policy dialogues, investment meetings, cultural diplomacy, and strategic bilateral discussions.
The programme will run across five thematic days, focusing on solid minerals and mining value chains; trade infrastructure and agriculture; climate investment, energy and environmental sustainability; digital trade and technology; the creative economy and cultural exports; and cross-sector convergence.
Finance, legislation, investment security, and investor assurance will cut across all discussions.
For decades, leading countries and global corporations have used Davos Houses as tools of soft power, economic diplomacy, and global influence.
With Nigeria House Davos, Nigeria joins this league, presenting its story on its own terms and engaging global decision-makers directly.
The Presidency has called on key public institutions, the private sector, development finance institutions, and international partners to participate strategically, ensuring Nigeria’s debut presence on the Davos Promenade is unified, dignified, and impactful.
Nigeria House Davos, the Presidency said, reflects Nigeria’s confidence, ambition, and readiness to engage the world with clarity, credibility, and purpose.
Edited by Maxwell Oyekunle
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