Northern Nigeria is shifting its focus from decades of underinvestment and systemic challenges to unlocking its vast untapped resources in mining, agriculture, and power. This transformation gained momentum at the Northern Nigeria Investment & Industrialisation Summit (NNIIS) held in September 2025, marking the beginning of a concerted effort to reshape the region’s economic future.
Ango Abdullahi, CON, convener of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), emphasised that the summit was “a pivotal moment in Northern Nigeria’s history, one where w
