The Chairman Dar Global Financials, Kunle Diamond has called on NIgerians to invest along the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Roads for improved economy.
Speakig at a World Press Conference in Abuja, Mr Diamond said that the massive road projects across Nigeria, present an opportunity for estate and hospitality investments.
He described the 2026 Nigeria Budget as a Goldmine Hidden in Plain Sight for Real Estate Investors.
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” The 2026 Nigeria Appropriation Bill is out, and while the headlines are filled with talk of the ₦51.59 trillion total expenditure, the real story for developers and investors is buried in the fine print. The average Nigerian—the petty trader, the small-scale farmer, and even many local landowners—will not read these 2,790 pages.
“They do not see the massive capital shifts coming to their neighborhoods. Because they remain unaware, they may still sell their heritage at today’s “cheap” prices, not realizing that the government has already signed off on billions to transform their backyards. If you have the insight to look where others are not looking, here is your roadmap for 2026,” he explained.
Mr. Diamond who is also the Founder, Jacob &Co Hospitality and CEO, Wardiere Oakmount, said that while everyone is fighting for residential land in the city centers, the 2026 budget reveals a massive focus on institutional builds in the outskirts.
” Invest in Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) or staff housing around these specific federal training centers. Local villagers and small-scale sellers near these institutions rarely track these budget cycles; they don’t know that new hostels mean a sudden influx of rental demand, and they might let go of surrounding land for a fraction of its future worth,” he said.
He also called for investment in the Green Pivot: Solar and Water Infrastructure by the Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development has a ₦95.3 billion capital budget.
” A significant portion of this is going toward ‘secondary infrastructure’ like solar-powered water supply systems in places like Tofa (Kano), Obosi (Anambra), and Rimaye (Katsina),” he said.
He also advised wise investors to secure high-yield land in the FCT while the prices are still at “satellite” rates.
Agriculture and Food Security
Mr Diamond also pointed out that on Agriculture and Food Security, the government has allocated a massive ₦1.3 trillion to capital projects in Agriculture.
He noted that it is one of the highest sectoral spends in the bill, yet most small-scale farmers and land sellers are unaware of the scale of industrialisation coming.
Mr. Diamond added that Dar Global Financials is unveiling a twenty five Million Dollars investment in the Nigerian Estate and Hospitality sector aimed at providing affordable homeownership to the Nigerian masses.
