President of the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA), Dr Jami Ibrahim, said Nigeria’s ambition of building a one trillion dollar economy by 2030 is achievable.
Ibrahim, who said this on Saturday in Abuja at the NACCIMA Youth Entrepreneur National Youth Summit 2025, stressed that the road to its achievement lay in digital transformation.
He urged government at all levels alongside stakeholders to work assiduously toward unlocking the potential of the youth to achieve the nation’s goal.
“Nigeria’s ambition of building a one trillion dollar economy by 2030 is bold, it’s also very achievable. But you only realize it if we unlock the future full potentials, the full potentials of our youths.
“So, I want to throw a challenge to the youth that it can be done, and that the element and the people that we do it is those of us who are sitting in this room today, the youth.
“The road to this economy lies in digital transformation. Digital transformation, innovation driven entrepreneurship and robust policy frameworks that enable young people to thrive. Young people must thrive,” he said.
The NACCIMA boss who advocated a conducive environment for youth to thrive in business, urged the lawmakers to pass necessary law to promote business development in the country.
“Perhaps maybe we’ll be engaging the legislatures, you know, for legislative agenda that they should pass a law that you must not discriminate against any young business in this country so that they can be encouraged.
“Let them know that they have the full backing of the law to do what they have to do. It’s a task and it must be done. There is no alternative. It is something that must be done,” he said.
While giving the commitment of NACCIMA in ensuring the achievement of the economic target, he highlighted the association’s focus areas for strategy to include trade facilitation and export promotion.
He said that it also included simplifying trade processes, improving logistics and opening up markets for our youths, enterprise development and MSME support.
The president said this also included building the capacity of small businesses through incubation and linkages going forward.