The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reported that 18 of the country’s 36 states failed to attract foreign investment in the last three years (2021-2023).
NBS listed the states as follows :
1. Bauchi
2. Bayelsa
3. Benue
4. Borno
5. Cross River
6. Ebonyi
7. Edo
8. Enugu
9. Gombe
10. Imo
11. Jigawa
12. Kaduna
13. Kebbi
14. Nasarawa
15. Sokoto
16. Taraba
17. Yobe
18. Zamfara