Pre-eminent global, national and municipal agencies as well as leading private-sector institutions have endorsed the inaugural Nigeria Climate Investment Summit (NCIS) billed to be held in London in June 2026.
Top among these are the United Nations Sustainable Energy for All (SEforAll), the Commonwealth Secretariat, the City of London, and the Worshipful Company of Fuellers, a livery company representing the energy industry with membership spanning electricity generation, renewables, oil, and gas supply chains.
Comprehensive details of confirmed partnerships, supporting organisations and high-level participants, according to the organisers of NCIS London, will be released in the weeks leading up to the epoch-making event.
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 three 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 London will leverage the work of intergovernmental organisations and multilateral development agencies, including the World Bank, African Development Bank (AfDB), NDC Partnership, and philanthropic institutions such as Ashden, African Climate Foundation, and the Earthshot Prize.
The Summit will also leverage the proven paradigms of key London-based institutions and initiatives, including the UK and City of London Corporation’s Transition Finance Council, which are positioning London as the best place in the world to credibly raise transition capital, invest, and obtain financial and professional services in support of UK and global net zero ambitions, including in key trading partners such as Nigeria.
In its statement, the Commonwealth Secretariat said NCIS London offers an opportunity for the global body to deepen ongoing engagements with Nigeria, especially on climate data and gender mainstreaming.
According to Suresh Yadav, Senior Director, Climate Change and Oceans of the Commonwealth Secretariat, “investors value transparency and predictability above all else. Nigeria’s national framework for gender and climate data is a deliberate step toward meeting that standard, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is proud to support this initiative alongside its partners. By bringing together a strong coalition around a coherent long-term vision, Nigeria is building the foundations of investment-grade climate infrastructure that no single institution can deliver alone.
“The framework establishes the basis for a National Data Hub that will centralise high-quality, gender-disaggregated climate data, helping to de-risk the ‘S’ in ESG and strengthen the evidence base required by global capital markets. For the global investment community, the message is clear: Nigeria is not only open for business; it is building the systems needed to attract and scale high-integrity, sustainability-aligned capital.”
Sponsor of Nigeria’s Climate Change Law and President-designate of GLOBE Legislators, Rt. Hon. Sam Onuigbo FCIS, FNIM, KJW, described NCIS as a critical engagement for global stakeholders interested in investing in Nigeria’s numerous green investment opportunities.
He said: “The Nigeria Climate Investment Summit (NCIS) will be a pivotal moment for green industrialisation for Nigeria as it seeks to leverage the global convergence of key actors at London Climate Action Week to showcase the Nigerian landscape, especially the policies and investment opportunities. It is therefore critical that both local and international actors take it seriously and prepare to maximize the opportunities.”
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.
The strategic partnership between both organisations ensures that lawmakers at the national and sub-national levels are closely involved from the inception, formulation, and iteration of legislative frameworks, while ensuring effective oversight and accountability.
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.
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.
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.
Culled from The Sun