Gov Sule Meets Angolan Sovereign Fund President, Explores Investment Opportunitie
By Favour Behagh
The governor of Nasarawa state, Engr. Abdullahi Sule, met with Armando Manuel, president of the Angolan Sovereign Fund, on Tuesday evening at the Edificio IMOB Business Tower in Luanda to discuss investment opportunities in the state’s critical minerals and agriculture sectors.
Those present at the meeting included the Angolan ambassador to Nigeria, H.E. Dr Jose Bamoquina Zau, and Ibrahim Abdullahi, managing director of the Nasarawa State Investment and Development Agency (NASIDA). The discussions focused on building cooperation and advancing economic development.
Governor Sule highlighted Nasarawa’s rich mineral deposits and agricultural potential, while Manuel expressed interest in exploring viable areas for sovereign fund investment.
The engagement is part of ongoing efforts by Nasarawa state to attract foreign investment and deepen cross-border partnerships, with critical minerals and agribusiness identified as priority sectors for growth.
In recent months, Governor Sule has embarked on a series of international investment drives. In January, he undertook a week-long working visit to Beijing at the invitation of LOVOL Heavy Industries, a leading manufacturer of tractors and farm machinery. The governor also met with a Chinese company constructing a cassava processing plant in Gudi, designed to convert cassava into starch and allied products.
Outcomes of that trip include the establishment of training and maintenance centres for agricultural mechanisation in Nasarawa, alongside the supply of modern tractors. In addition, meetings with Chinese lithium processing firms such as Julian and Canmax, as well as Kenyang, paved the way for a proposed $250 million tantalite processing plant in Udege.
