Despite the population and the huge market that Nigeria presents, Nigeria is ranked 146 out of 190 economies in the Global Ease of Doing Business Index as rated by the World Bank annual ratings.

This sad development reflects a deficiency in Nigeria’s business capital (Lagos) to attract foreign investment and present a level playing field for business to thrive. In the bid to make Lagos into a more investor and business-friendly destination, the gubernatorial candidate of the APC Babajide Olushola Sanwo-olu has made  Lagos a business-friendly a matter of priority in his manifesto.

To achieve this, he will leverage technology through an e-governance platform to deliver critical public services to drive the governance process and reposition Lagos Global / PPP Office as a Government to Business relations office to drive the engagement process of the private sector with the government within his first 6 months of office.

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He will also provide MSMEs and IDEs with access to finance by committing N60 billion over a period of 4 years to provide capital development to aid MSMEs. He will also increase access to funding by 100% through the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF) to facilitate job and wealth creation.