The National Bureau of Statistics says Rivers State and 27 other states failed to attract any foreign investments in the first half of 2023.
The NBS disclosed this in its latest capital importation report for the second quarter (Q2) of 2023.
It also said Nigeria’s capital imports for the first half of 2023 totalled $2.16 billion, with $1.13 billion imported in Q1 and $1.03 billion in Q2.
The 28 states include: Abia, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Benue, Borno, Cross River, Delta, Ebonyi, Edo, Enugu, Gombe, Imo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa, Osun, Oyo, Plateau, Rivers, Sokoto, Taraba, Yobe and Zamfara.