Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu used the Invest Lagos 3.0 event to court private capital for rail, tech, agriculture and water projects, while a Norwegian delegation led by Deputy Minister Andreas Kravik toured OmniRetail and other innovation hubs to explore partnerships. These moves position Lagos as the launchpad for pan-African scaling, with food-delivery startup Swoop explicitly betting on the city before expanding continent-wide.

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