{"id":9905,"date":"2025-11-05T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ctproductions.co\/index.php\/news\/the-nigeria-summit-2025-event\/2025\/11\/05\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T13:05:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T13:05:40","slug":"the-nigeria-summit-2025-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ctproductions.co\/index.php\/events\/the-nigeria-summit-2025-event\/2025\/11\/05\/","title":{"rendered":"The Nigeria Summit 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\" id=\"wpb-content-root\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221;][vc_column][vc_single_image onclick=&#8221;link_image&#8221; image=&#8221;9940&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_shadow_border&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 14px; margin: 10px 0 30px;\">\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 200px; background: #f5f5f5; border-radius: 6px; padding: 16px 20px; border-left: 4px solid #8c0f24;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 1px; text-transform: uppercase; color: #8c0f24; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 6px;\">Date<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 15px; color: #333333; line-height: 1.4;\">5 November 2025<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 200px; background: #f5f5f5; border-radius: 6px; padding: 16px 20px; border-left: 4px solid #8c0f24;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 1px; text-transform: uppercase; color: #8c0f24; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 6px;\">Location<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 15px; color: #333333; line-height: 1.4;\">Federal Palace Hotel, Lagos Island, Nigeria<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 200px; background: #f5f5f5; border-radius: 6px; padding: 16px 20px; border-left: 4px solid #8c0f24;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 1px; text-transform: uppercase; color: #8c0f24; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 6px;\">Format<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 15px; color: #333333; line-height: 1.4;\">Summit + evening gala \/ networking<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 200px; background: #f5f5f5; border-radius: 6px; padding: 16px 20px; border-left: 4px solid #8c0f24;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 1px; text-transform: uppercase; color: #8c0f24; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 6px;\">Presented by<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 15px; color: #333333; line-height: 1.4;\">CT Productions and The Guardian Nigeria<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 200px; background: #f5f5f5; border-radius: 6px; padding: 16px 20px; border-left: 4px solid #8c0f24;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 1px; text-transform: uppercase; color: #8c0f24; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 6px;\">Context<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 15px; color: #333333; line-height: 1.4;\">Nigeria at 65; sustainability, sovereignty and collaboration<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=&#8221;top&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; el_class=&#8221;small-custom-title&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"title-xlarge\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #8c0f24;\"><strong>The Nigeria Summit 2025<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator border_width=&#8221;2px&#8221; el_width=&#8221;75&#8243; accent_color=&#8221;#D13D55&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=&#8221;top&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"title-h5\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #982d41o;\">5 November 2025 | Federal Palace Hotel, Lagos Island, Nigeria:<\/span><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Nigeria Summit 2025 marked Nigeria&#8217;s 65th year of independence by bringing leaders from business, policy, technology, energy, finance, culture and media together at the Federal Palace Hotel in Lagos. Presented by CT Productions and The Guardian Nigeria, the summit looked beyond the anniversary itself to the partnerships, investment, innovation and cultural influence that can shape Nigeria and Africa over the next 65 years.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6eOo1Ujz5M0\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; el_class=&#8221;small-custom-title&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"title-h4\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #982d41o;\">Key themes \/ programme<\/span><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; el_class=&#8221;small-custom-title&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Panel 1 \u2013 The Business of Energy, Infrastructure &amp; Industrialisation.<\/li>\n<li>Panel 2 \u2013 The Business of Finance, Technology &amp; the Digital Economy.<\/li>\n<li>Projections for The World Ahead 2026 \/ global outlook from Tom Standage.<\/li>\n<li>Visionary reflections on Nigeria at 65; leadership and international collaboration.<\/li>\n<li>Panel 3 \u2013 The Business of Culture.<\/li>\n<li>Fireside conversation \u2013 Payments, Prosperity &amp; the Next 65 Years.<\/li>\n<li>Panel 4 \u2013 The Business of Media and Branding.<\/li>\n<li>Evening gala, cultural showcase, cocktails and networking.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image onclick=&#8221;link_image&#8221; image=&#8221;9942&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_shadow_border&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; 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read more<\/span><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; el_class=&#8221;small-custom-title&#8221;]| Highlights video: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6eOo1Ujz5M0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CT Productions YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p>| Full event-day recap: <a href=\"https:\/\/ctproductions.co\/index.php\/news\/the-nigeria-summit-2025-a-thought-provoking-start-to-an-inspiring-summit\/2025\/11\/05\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">read here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>| Panels &amp; gala recap: <a href=\"https:\/\/ctproductions.co\/index.php\/news\/the-nigeria-summit-2025-the-business-of-finance-technology-the-digital-economy\/2025\/11\/06\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">read here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>| FOCUS 2025 publication: <a href=\"https:\/\/ctproductions.co\/pdf\/FOCUS2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">download PDF<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;][vc_single_image onclick=&#8221;link_image&#8221; image=&#8221;9433&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_shadow_border&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image onclick=&#8221;link_image&#8221; image=&#8221;9948&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image onclick=&#8221;link_image&#8221; image=&#8221;9947&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; el_class=&#8221;small-custom-title&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"title-h4\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Digital press<\/span><\/div>\n<h3>FOCUS 2025 \u2013 Celebrating Nigeria at 65<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Nigeria turns 65 this year. This milestone sparks both celebration and reflection. In the six and a half decades since attaining independence in 1960, the nation\u2019s journey has told a story of reinvention and relentless ambition. The early years were marked by political awakening.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;]<a href=\"https:\/\/ctproductions.co\/pdf\/FOCUS2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9386 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ctproductions.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/FOCUS-on-AFRICA-THE-NIGERIA-SUNMMIT-2025.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"980\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ctproductions.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/FOCUS-on-AFRICA-THE-NIGERIA-SUNMMIT-2025.jpg 980w, https:\/\/ctproductions.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/FOCUS-on-AFRICA-THE-NIGERIA-SUNMMIT-2025-230x300.jpg 230w, https:\/\/ctproductions.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/FOCUS-on-AFRICA-THE-NIGERIA-SUNMMIT-2025-784x1024.jpg 784w, https:\/\/ctproductions.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/FOCUS-on-AFRICA-THE-NIGERIA-SUNMMIT-2025-768x1003.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;DOWNLOAD&#8221; shape=&#8221;square&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; style=&#8221;flat&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fctproductions.co%2Fpdf%2FFOCUS2025.pdf&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; el_class=&#8221;small-custom-title&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"title-h4\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">SPONSORS<\/span><\/div>\n<h3>FOCUS 2025 \u2013 Celebrating Nigeria at 65<\/h3>\n<p><strong>A look at how strategic reforms and global partnerships are redefining Nigeria\u2019s economic landscape.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image onclick=&#8221;link_image&#8221; image=&#8221;9946&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; el_class=&#8221;small-custom-title&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"title-h5\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #982d41o;\">CT Productions events:<\/span><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_basic_grid item=&#8221;theGem_basicGrid_2&#8243; post_type=&#8221;post&#8221; max_items=&#8221;4&#8243; gap=&#8221;15&#8243; element_width=&#8221;3&#8243; taxonomies=&#8221;66&#8243; grid_id=&#8221;vc_gid:1790599729058-33f6b87d-9458-3&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221;][vc_column][vc_single_image onclick=&#8221;link_image&#8221; image=&#8221;9940&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_shadow_border&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Date 5 November 2025 Location Federal Palace Hotel, Lagos Island, Nigeria Format&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9451,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"categories":[66],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9905","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-events"],"menu_order":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ctproductions.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9905","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ctproductions.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ctproductions.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ctproductions.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ctproductions.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9905"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ctproductions.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9905\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9962,"href":"https:\/\/ctproductions.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9905\/revisions\/9962"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ctproductions.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9451"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ctproductions.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9905"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ctproductions.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9905"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ctproductions.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9905"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}