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About
About ATIPC
Invest Arewa: One Region, Multiple Opportunities
A unified, investor-ready market across 19 Northern States and the FCT.
Who We Are
The Arewa Trade and Investment Promotion Council (ATIPC) is a public–private partnership institution mandated to coordinate investment promotion, trade development, and regional economic integration across the 19 Northern States of Nigeria and the FCT.
ATIPC is the official regional investment promotion, trade facilitation, and economic integration institution for Northern Nigeria. Established as a public–private partnership, it coordinates all 19 states and the FCT toward a unified agenda of competitiveness, industrialization and sustainable development.
It serves as the region's premier economic development catalyst, ensuring coordinated, investor-ready transformation.
Our Vision
To become a leading hub for technological innovation and professional development, recognized for excellence, integrity, and transformative impact.
Our Mission
To empower individuals and organizations through innovative technology solutions and professional collaboration, ensuring sustainable growth and meaningful impact.
ATIPC operates at multiple levels:
Policy harmonization
Investment promotion
Trade integration
Ease of Doing Business
PPP development
Regional cluster and industrial strategy
International cooperation & diaspora engagement
Research, analytics, and market intelligence
Institutional Mandate
Core Mandates:
Core Mandates
1
Promote the Arewa region as a unified investment destination.
2
Facilitate domestic and foreign direct investment.
3
Strengthen trade competitiveness and export capacity.
4
Support policy harmonization and regional reforms.
5
Improve institutional capacity of State IPAs.
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Build regional industrialization clusters.
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Coordinate PPP pipelines.
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Serve as a knowledge and research hub.
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Engage diaspora and global partners.
10
Drive inclusion through women and youth programmes.
Strategic Positioning Statement
The Arewa region represents approximately 79.4% of Nigeria's total landmass, over 65% of its population, the country's largest agrarian belt, the continent's richest untapped solid mineral reserves, and one of Africa's highest solar irradiance zones.
ATIPC provides the institutional mechanism to unlock this potential, harmonize regional investment policy, and drive coordinated, investor-friendly economic transformation.
A Region Rich in Opportunity
The Arewa region is home to one of the largest endowments of farmland, minerals, livestock and human capital on the African continent. With major reforms underway, ATIPC is shaping Arewa into a globally competitive, fully integrated investment destination.
Pillars of Competitive Advantage:
1. Massive Geography & Resource Advantage
55% of Nigeria's landmass
70% of Nigeria's arable land
18 million tonnes annual output of key crops
Africa's highest livestock concentration
Strategic mineral deposits (gold, lithium, zinc, tin, iron ore, gemstones)
Exceptional solar energy yield (6.5–7.2 kWh/m²/day)
2. Unified Market of 120M+ Consumers
Through ATIPC's Common Investment Area (CIA), investors access a single regional market with harmonized incentives and coordinated state-level procedures.
3. Accelerated Reforms (EoDB Region-wide)
ATIPC's EoDB framework is aligning all northern states around:
Business entry simplification
Construction & land reforms
Property systems
Contract enforcement
Investor dispute mechanisms
Subnational competitiveness benchmarking
4. Lowest-cost Production Environment in Nigeria
Labour availability
Large contiguous land parcels
Lower operational overhead
Strong agricultural and mineral raw material base
Growing logistics infrastructure (rail, dry ports, roads, airports)
5. Strategic International Partnerships
China–Arewa BENNCH Framework
Gulf Investment Corridors (UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia)
African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) integration
ECOWAS regional value chains
Partnerships with NEDC, NWDC, NCDC, N-HYPPADEC
Governance
Governance Structure
Life Patron (ceremonial); Board of Trustees (supreme governing); CONGETI; Board of Advisers; Management Board; Executive Directors; Non-Executive Directors.
Download: Organogram (PDF)
Directorates
Cards with roles & leads (Investment, Trade, PPP, EoDB, Research & Policy, Corporate Services, Women & Youth, Global Engagement)