This article was produced with the support of Invest in Lagos 3.0
Lord Marland speaks about Lagos with fondness and the conviction of someone who has watched the city evolve. As he prepares to deliver the opening remarks at Invest in Lagos 3.0 his message is clear: Lagos is no longer a promise; it is a proposition. “What I’ve noticed in the last few years is great transformation in Nigeria but in particular Lagos,” he says. “It’s become open for business.”
The shift, he says, is not abstract; it is visible in the energy of the private sector, the ambition of developers and the boldness of industrialists.
Nigerian businesses doing wonders for Nigeria
He points to the Dangote Refinery as a defining symbol of this new era. “I think the magnificently brave decision by Mr. Dangote to build this refinery has done wonders for the Nigerian economy,” while the free port, he adds, has created “very strong access to the Nigerian economy but also the greater economies of Western Africa”.
