Media Release

Enugu to Showcase Climate Credentials as UK Investors Back Nigeria Summit in London

The Enugu State Government has joined the growing lineup of public and private sector stakeholders confirmed to participate in the Nigeria Climate Investment Summit (NCIS), billed to hold in London next month.

This is as the United Kingdom’s most consequential cluster of investors and companies in the energy sector has endorsed the summit and expressed readiness to engage on bankable projects and investment-ready opportunities from Nigeria.

A statement released over the weekend by GLOBE Legislators and SOStainability, conveners of NCIS London, said the growing interest in the summit, designed as a major programme of the London Climate Action Week (LCAW), confirms Nigeria’s rising profile as a destination of choice for green global investments.

Recent data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) indicate that the UK is Nigeria’s biggest source of foreign direct investment, with some $12.21 attracted to the country between 2023 and 2025 following the diplomatic engagements of President Bola Tinubu. The NCIS has been programmed to leverage investments into Nigeria by specifically signposting financing and multilateral funding into bankable green project pipelines in states like Enugu and Lagos that have shown leadership in climate policy delivery.

Under the administration of Governor Peter Mbah, Enugu State has created a solid policy ecosystem in climate governance. The state is a pioneer in enacting the national version of the climate change law and quickly commenced implementation with a climate action plan. The State is also the first to domesticate the Electricity Act of 2023, with an ambitious and growing power generation and distribution infrastructure emerging. In terms of climate governance, Enugu has a Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, which speaks to a clear understanding that climate change is more than an environmental issue.

In a correspondence to the organisers of NCIS London, Secretary to the Government of Enugu State, Prof. Chidiebere Onyia, confirmed the state’s participation in the summit and expressed the Governor’s readiness to use the platform to engage with global investors to take advantage of the emerging transition opportunities in the state.

Reacting to the development, Oke Epia, CEO of SOStainability, commended Enugu State for coming on board NCIS London, noting that Governor Mbah has continued to show leadership in governance among his peers in the country. “By signing up for NCIS London, Governor Mbah has reaffirmed the remarkable credentials of Enugu State in climate governance as a springboard to attract green finance and donor support for the notable projects being delivered for the benefit of the people of Enugu State,” he said.

Meanwhile, the London-based Worshipful Company of Fuellers, the UK’s foremost group of investors in the energy and transportation sectors, has reiterated its support for NCIS. While hosting the CEO of GLOBE Legislators and LCAW Ambassador, Malini Mehra, at its recent Grocers’ Hall gathering, the fuellers highlighted the Nigeria Climate Investment Summit (NCIS) as a welcome idea.

Ashutosh Shastri, Master of the Fuellers, spoke of the vital role the group continues to play as the principal livery company for the energy sector, representing the entire spectrum and supporting the next generation of sustainable energy projects across the UK and partner countries like Nigeria.

Mehra told the esteemed gathering that the NCIS is a timely and well-thought-out initiative to take advantage of the global gathering of investors and climate diplomats at the London Climate Action Week. She said: “With GLOBE’s headquarters moving to Africa and the focus of the global climate regime now firmly on finance and implementation, we are pivoting our efforts on legislative engagement to support implementation of national energy strategies and NDCs. The Nigeria Climate Investment Summit marks this shift towards resourcing plans and strategies taking shape across the continent. We are proud to host this inaugural summit at LCAW 2026, leveraging the unbeatable financial, institutional, trade, and diplomatic assets of the City of London, for a new era of creative and ambitious partnership for climate action, including by bringing together London’s diaspora communities.”

Designed as a major programme of the London Climate Action Week (LCAW), the largest, most diverse, and influential gathering of climate change and investment professionals in the world, the NCIS will convene senior Nigerian officials, including the leadership and members of the National Assembly, Heads of Ministries, Departments and Agencies, Governors and subnational leaders, key regulators, corporates, and other pertinent actors.

They will be joined by members of the UK and global investment community, intergovernmental organisations, Development Finance Institutions, regulators, institutional investors, businesses with innovative investment plans in Nigeria, and diaspora capital networks.

The Summit will provide a structured platform to present Nigeria’s climate policy progression, highlight investable transition opportunities, and showcase institutional ESG performance before a key global audience in London, the epicentre of climate finance.

The NCIS will explore investment pathways into numerous renewable energy and transition opportunities in Nigeria, given recent policy initiatives like the launch of the National Carbon Market Framework (NCMF), Phase 3 of the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), activation of the Climate Action Plan, and unbundling of the electricity sector through the Electricity Act 2023.

The Summit will reaffirm, with demonstrable evidence, Nigeria’s position as the destination of choice for climate finance, green investments, and delivery of SDG 7 on energy access; broker deals and initiate twinning opportunities for investment uptake and sustainable, productive partnerships around energy access, renewables, and transition projects; support engagement by leading Nigerian lawmakers and subnational leaders with global energy and climate diplomacy, ahead of COP 31 in Antalya, Turkey; and offer policy recommendations and clear implementation pathways, including through Nigeria’s NDC on advancing climate action with intergovernmental and policy partners.

NCIS is being convened by SOStainability, a sustainability consulting firm with head offices in the UK, and GLOBE Legislators —Focal Point of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Parliamentary Group.

While GLOBE will build on its pioneering Parliamentary Guide to Carbon Markets and Article 6 (2025) to foster the role of legislatures in the climate policy and implementation loop, SOStainability will unveil its Sustainability Policy & Practice Spotlight (SPPS), a structured accountability initiative profiling ESG performance and compliance, climate policy alignment, and sustainability integration across corporate Nigeria.

About SOStainability and GLOBE Legislators

SOStainability is a global enterprise dedicated to promoting sustainability and responsible climate action across businesses, communities, governments, and non-governmental entities. With headquarters in the United Kingdom, our work centres on helping organisations deliver meaningful value to stakeholders by strengthening the balance between Nature, Humanity, and Society to assure a resource-secure tomorrow. We also focus on structuring credible bridges between African institutions and global investment ecosystems. This focus on Africa stems from our extensive experience working with African institutions, communities, businesses, and government. SOStainability publishes a weekly column in THISDAY Newspaper (one of Nigeria’s leading national dailies) to create awareness, engage stakeholders, and publicise the sustainability initiatives of public and private entities.

GLOBE Legislators is a non-partisan, cross-party parliamentary organisation dedicated to improving governance for sustainable development. Founded in 1991 by Senators Al Gore, John Kerry and their counterparts in the European Parliament, Russian Duma and Japanese Diet, GLOBE has grown to include legislators from every global region. GLOBE members have been instrumental in creating legislation on climate change, biodiversity and natural resource protection in parliaments across the world. GLOBE’s work supports implementation of the Rio Conventions (climate change, biodiversity, desertification), the Sendai Framework on Disaster Risk Reduction, and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Since COP26 in Glasgow in 2021, GLOBE has served as the first-ever UNFCCC Focal Point for the Parliamentary Group, providing a platform for more effective engagement by the world’s parliamentarians in global and regional climate change and sustainable development policy processes. GLOBE is a foundational partner of London Climate Action Week.

About the London Climate Action Week (LCAW)

The London Climate Action Week (LCAW) has evolved into the leading and most consequential global climate platform, working with the Conference of the Parties (COP) Presidencies and the UNFCCC to build momentum and shape diplomacy and investment ahead of COP31 in Antalya, Turkey. LCAW annually convenes governments, trade representatives, development finance institutions, asset managers, corporates, and philanthropic capital into a concentrated week of formal and informal engagement across Westminster and the City of London. The proximity to Parliament, Whitehall, and global capital markets makes it a strategic environment for shaping policy-finance alignment.

In June, during LCAW 2026, GLOBE will mark its 35th Anniversary at the UK Parliament. This event will bring together GLOBE founders, Members of Parliament from around the world, members of the GLOBE family, and heads of financial, academic, and civil society sectors at the UK Parliament.

More like this:

Enugu, UK Energy Investors Rally Behind Nigeria Climate Summit in London