*As nominations portal closes for WES 2025 Awards For Outstanding Economic Impacts
All is set for the annual WorldStage Economic Summit 2025 on Friday November 21, 2025 at The Event Centre, Nigerian Exchange Limited, 2/4 Customs Street, Lagos by 10AM, with top experts from the public, private and academia set to address the theme: Tackling the Issue of Low Productivity in Nigeria.
According to a statement by the organisers, World Stage Limited, a research and technology driven Africa focused firm, among the top chief executives that have confirmed participation in the summit include Dr. Olasupo Olusi, Managing Director/CEO, Bank of Industry (BoI); Mr Segun Ajayi-Kadir, Director-General, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN); and Mr. Adewale Smatt-Oyerinde, Director General, Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA).
The statement also said that Dr Abidemi Adegboye, an academia from the University of Lagos, Nigeria will deliver a researched paper on why Nigeria’s economy has been trapped in low productivity over the years.
The statement confirmed that the online nominations by stakeholders including the media for the WES 2025 Awards For Outstanding Economic Impacts has closed.
It said winners from different sectors of the economy have been notified and will be presented with Certificates For Outstanding Economic Impacts during the summit.
WES is conceived to address economic challenges through diagnoses and application of practicable solutions with public and private sector engagement in a research and innovation driven platform to inspire new thinking in business initiative, policy formulation/implementation, economic reform and development.
Top corporate institutions that are supporting the WES 2025 include Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Nigerian Exchange Group Plc (NGX), NLNG, Zenith Bank, Access Bank, Polaris Bank, Fidelity Bank, Sterling Bank, Shara Group and Ecobank.
Other critical stakeholders for economic productivity expected to take the front seats at the summit include federal, state governments and private bodies responsible for food production, technology transfer, job creation, energy supply, blue economy, banking and export promotion.
The statement said, the summit will specifically attract those in the manufacturing, oil and gas, housing, agriculture, and water resources, banking, insurance, maritime, ICT, aviation, mining, hospitality & tourism, health care, education, transportation, local and foreign investors, and the media.