The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation WTO, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has urged the Nigerian government to deliberately court global investors and position the country to benefit from ongoing supply chain relocations to reduce import dependence, deepen local manufacturing, and create jobs.
Okonjo-Iweala made the call on Wednesday at Nigeria House on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, during a panel discussion titled "From Scale to Capital: Financing Nigeria's Role as Africa's Digital Trade and Infrastructure Anchor."
The WTO chief said rising geopolitical tensions, particularly between the United States and China, had accelerated global supply chain diversification, creating opportunities for countries like Nigeria.
