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With robust opportunities in real estate, agriculture, technology, education, financial markets, and infrastructure, Nigeria has been described as the premier investment destination for Africans in the diaspora. For renowned international businessman, Prince Bimbo Roberts Folayan, he has been working on how to tap into these economic potential and the range of opportunities with a special focus on Nigerians living abroad seeking to channel resources and expertise back home.
Folayan, the Executive Director of J Williamz Limited and Founder of Diaspora Direct Investment Summits Ltd, has designed platforms such as the Nigerian Diaspora Direct Investment Summit, NDDIS, to enable members of the diaspora in Europe, North America, the Middle East, Asia, and the Caribbean to forge direct partnerships, explore joint ventures, and access streamlined investment processes aimed at maximizing success and reducing barriers. He said Nigeria stands ready as the ‘Next Big Deal’ for Africans in the diaspora with a unique chance to invest in a nation brimming with potential.
For more than two decades, Folayan has built institutions and platforms that connect the global African diaspora with investment opportunities across Nigeria and the continent. He has championed a model of diaspora engagement focused on strategic investments, enterprise development, knowledge transfer, and ethical leadership. They include Nigerian Diaspora Direct Investment Summits, NDDIS; African Diaspora Direct Investment Summits, ADDIS; the Eminent Nigerian Series and the Eminent African Series. These initiatives have become convening platforms where presidents, governors, ministers, ambassadors, policymakers, business leaders, institutional investors, development finance institutions, entrepreneurs, academics, and members of the African diaspora exchange ideas, build strategic partnerships, and mobilize investments aimed at transforming economies across Nigeria and Africa. For all these initiatives in diaspora investment mobilization for Nigeria and Africa, Folayan has been recognized by various governments and organisations.
