Investors

In just 75 years, Lagos has grown from a small coastal city to a megacity. Conservative estimates put the population at roughly 17 million, while others claim it has already surpassed 20 million. Alongside this growth, rising demand from the Nigerian diaspora, reforms by the current administration and Nigeria’s strengthening position in the oil value chain continue to create meaningful opportunities for investors.

Yet for many diaspora investors, Lagos’ real estate sector can feel opaque and too high-risk — shaped by a disparate business culture, questionable developers and contractors and regulatory challenges. Nigeria, for instance, ranked 131 out of 190 in the World Bank’s final Ease of Doing Business Index.

The useful news is that these risks are mitigable. As with investments everywhere, risk cannot be eliminated — but it can be managed. For investors who approach the market with professional rigor, Lagos real estate can offer something rare: surface-level uncertainties paired with the potential for deep, long-term value.

Rootstone Homes exists to make that value accessible. We turn a complex market into a clear, investable pathway for diaspora clients — enabling them to participate in Lagos’ real-estate growth with greater trust, transparency and peace of mind, wherever they are in the world.