Welcome to September 2025 Nigeria Business Events Roundup!
Below are the list of the top Business Events happening this month of September in Nigeria.
September 2025 Nigeria Business Events Roundup
1. GITEX Nigeria Startup Festival
- Connect with 300+ active investors
- Meet global accelerators and incubators
- Network with corporates and government leaders
- Gain insights from expert mentors
2. The Ambassadors Summit 7.0
Join us for the highly anticipated return of The Ambassadors Summit, a Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Career Conference! After a four-year hiatus, we’re back with exciting new angles and insights to shape the next generation of leaders.
We’re inviting passionate individuals to join us as delegates, partners/sponsors and potential business pitchers. This event promises to be a platform for networking, learning, and growth. Whether you’re a student, entrepreneur, leader, or simply looking to develop your skills, we invite you to be part of this impactful experience.
What to Expect
- Inspiring keynote speakers and panel discussions
- Opportunities for networking and collaboration
- A platform to pitch your business idea and attract potential investors
- Insights into leadership, entrepreneurship, and career development
Why Register
Be part of a dynamic community shaping the future of leadership and entrepreneurship
Gain valuable insights and knowledge from industry experts
Expand your network and connect with like-minded individuals
Take the first step towards developing your skills and achieving your goals
Dress Code: Strictly formal. We encourage you to dress in black or navy blue with a white shirt on red or gold tie.
Date: Thursday, September 4th, 2025
Venue: Oriental Hotel, Lekki (800-seater Ballroom)
3. Sterling Leadership Series
Education should not be a phase of life; it should be a way of life. Yet too often, we treat it as a box to tick, a chapter to close, or a certificate to frame.
The upcoming Sterling Leadership Series will challenge this thinking. Together with visionary leaders and bold thinkers, we’ll explore the future of learning, the failures of formal education, and the urgent need to bridge the widening gap between knowledge and relevance, competence over compliance, and creativity over conformity.
This is a call to reimagine how individuals, institutions, and nations prepare for the future, and to turn learning into a lifelong pursuit that fuels real change.
Venue: Alliance Francaise Ikoyi, Lagos.
Time: 3pm
Date: Thursday, September 4th 2025
4. Finance Fundamentals for SMEs
Are you an entrepreneur ready to take control of your business finances?
Join us for Finance Fundamentals for SMEs — a hands-on session designed to equip you with the clarity and confidence you need to manage your business money effectively.
Date: September 4, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM
Venue: Fidelity SME Hub, No. 22 Lanre Awolokun Street, Gbagada Phase 2, Lagos
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5. National Leadership Conference 2025
Meet some of our esteemed attendees for the National Leadership Conference 2025!
These leaders have secured their seats at this transformational gathering of 1,000+ leaders across Nigeria.
The National Leadership Conference is more than an event, it’s where connections are built, groundbreaking ideas are shared, and opportunities are unlocked.
Date: 5th & 6th September, 2025
Venue: Transcorp Hilton, Abuja
- Ticket Categories:
- Virtual Pass – ₦100,000
- Regular Pass – ₦200,000
- VIP Pass – ₦500,000
- VVIP Circle – ₦1,000,000
- Corporate Group – ₦4,500,000 (10 delegates)
Don’t miss this opportunity to sit at the table with leaders shaping the future.
Click here to register
6. The Lagos Mainland Tradefair
Mainlanders, it’s your time to shine! The BIGGEST trade fair is coming to your area, and it’s going to be massive!
From fashion to food, gadgets to beauty, TLMTFAIR is where brands and shoppers meet to shop, vibe, and connect.
Date: 6th – 7th September 2025
Time: 10 AM – 8 PM Daily
Venue: Yard 158, Kudirat Abiola Way, Ikeja
Click here to register
7. The Culture and Creative Economy Summit
The National Council for Arts and Culture invites you to join us at the 2nd Culture and Creativity Summit in Enugu, with the theme “Monetizing Culture and Creative Industries at the Subnational level”.
Let’s explore the opportunities where Culture drives Economy and Creativity fuels Growth.
Theme: Monetising Culture and Creative Industries at the Sub-National Level
Date: 8-12 September 2025
Venue: Nike Lake Hotel, Enugu State
8. PROPAK West Africa 2025
Lagos will host 5,500+ visitors and 250 global brands at West Africa’s largest exhibition for Packaging, Plastics, Printing & Processing
Here’s what’s in store:
1. Discover the latest machines & tech on the floor
2. Connect with industry leaders & peers
3. Upgrade your factory supply chain
4. Watch live equipment demos
Date: 9 – 11 September 2025
Venue: Landmark Centre, Lagos, Nigeria
Entry: FREE! Secure your pass today
9. StableAfrica Summit 2025
We have curated the best 2 days experience just for you!! And it’s loading
Young people, listen…
You say you want more; more money, more opportunities, more access. But when the opportunity shows up, you let ₦18,900 stop you?
That’s less than a night out in Lagos
But this ticket? It puts you in the room with 3,000+ innovators, creators, and investors who can change your future.
Don’t tell yourself “later.” Later is how people stay stuck.
Tell yourself “now.”
Young Professional Ticket — ₦18,900
Date: Sept 10–11, Lagos
Venue: Livespot Entertainment Center, Lagos, Nigeria
10. The I.C.E. Summit
Every year, the UUBO Investigations, Compliance & Ethics (I.C.E.) Summit brings together some of the most important voices in compliance, ethics, and corporate governance. On Thursday, 11 September 2025, in Lagos, we will do it again, and this year’s lineup of speakers is truly one to look forward to.
From global perspectives on ESG, to navigating the promises and risks of AI, to the hard but necessary conversations about whistleblowing, accountability, and culture, our speakers bring the breadth of experience needed to spark fresh ideas, challenge assumptions, and provide practical strategies that attendees can take back to their businesses and institutions.
The I.C.E. Summit has become a platform for conversations that are shaping the future of corporate governance and compliance in Africa. Seats are already filling up, and we would love for you to be part of it.
If you haven’t registered yet, now is the perfect time to secure your place.
Theme: Compliance, Culture and Consequence: The Blueprint for Coporate Integrity
Date: Thursday September 11, 2025
Time: 8:30am
Click here to register
11. Creative Continuum Africa Summit
Creative Continuum Africa Summit 2025 x ACM is redefining the future of African performers! With the theme “Empowering Africa’s Performers for a Sustainable Future,” this summit is where innovation, culture, and performance collide.
Save the date—Africa’s creative revolution is here!
Date: September 16, 2025
Time: 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Venue: Landmark Event Center, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria
12. Building Beyond You Conference
The Building Beyond you conference brings the opportunity for management team members /High performing employees of founder led companies to be in this esteemed room .
Building Beyond You is a conference for African founders and entrepreneurs who are ready to evolve from being the engine of their business to building one that runs with or without them.
Whether you’re in the growth stage, where everything still depends on you, where your name drives the brand, your hands are in every operation, and the business slows when you take a break or in the maturity stage, where the business is stable but you’re now seeking to institutionalize your brand, this conference is for you.
This isn’t just for those looking to exit. It’s for entrepreneurs who want to build companies with backbone. With systems. With teams and operations that can function, grow, and scale without them in every room.
At this conference, you’ll learn how to:
• Build structures that reduce founder-reliance
• Design operations that empower your team
• Navigate business transitions with clarity
• Scale with sustainability and strategy
• Draw lessons from real-life examples like House of Tara’s evolution from founder-led to institution-led
This is not about stepping away. It’s about stepping up:
To leadership. To structure. To legacy.
To building a business that thrives BEYOND YOU.
Date: 18th September 2025
Venue: Habour Point Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria
Registration fee: N50,000
Click here to register
13. African Female CEO Conference
The game is changing, and women are leading it.
On Sept 18, the Africa Female CEO Conference lands at Radisson Blu, Ikeja.
Expect bold conversations, game-changing ideas, and a room full of Africa’s most inspiring women in business.
If you’re ready to lead, this is where you need to be.
Date: 18 Sept 2025
Venue: Radisson Blu, Ikeja
13. TENacity 10.0
Smart Stewards Summit 10.0 is pulling out all the stops, and you already know it’s going to be
Here’s a taste of what’s waiting for you:
– Keynotes from thought leaders you don’t want to miss
– The Prophetic Panel — voices who believed in us from the very beginning
– An Asset Debate you’ll love: “Which Asset is Best?”
And of course, our super-charged panels
Ground Up: Tenaciously Rising the Ladder
- Olufunmi Ogunniran (Moderator)
- Bodam Taiwo
- Oyinda Akinyemi
- Modupeoluwa Iroju-Williams
- Naomi Osegha-EboseGame-Changers in the Spotlight: Real Business, Real Impact
- Olajumoke Seye-Oyagbile (Moderator)
- Morenike Molehin
- Bunmi George
- Jennifer Awirigwe
Date: Saturday, Sept 20th, 2025
Venue: KICC Dome, Maryland, Lagos
Time: 10 AM Prompt
Click here to register
14. Ecobank Design & Build Exhibition 2025
The Ecobank Design & Build Exhibition 2025: Celebrating creativity, innovation, and excellence in Nigeria’s building and construction industry.
Date: September 24th – September 28th, 2025.
Venue: Ecobank Pan African Center, Victoria Island, Lagos.
Attendance is FREE
14. New Media Conference
10 years of disruption. 10 years of innovation. 10 years of shaping Africa’s digital future.
We are calling all DISRUPTORS to join us for the New Media Conference 2025!
Theme: A Decade of Disrupting New Media: Shaping Africa’s Future
Date: Thursday, September 25, 2025
Time: 10am
Venue: The Podium, Lekki, Lagos
Are you ready to be part of history?
15. 10th Fate Business Conference
Have you registered for the 10th FATE Business Conference?
This year, we’re going BIG with the theme: AI Powered Business – Innovate. Automate. Accelerate.
Join top entrepreneurs, thought leaders, and business professionals for a full day of insights, innovation, and networking.
Date: Friday, September 26, 2025
Time: 9AM WAT
Venue: Balmoral Convention Center, 6–8 Ahmadu Bello Way, VI, Lagos
Fees: FATE Alumni: ₦20,000 | Non-Alumni: ₦50,000 | Online: ₦15,000
15. IDP Study World Expo
IDP Education Study World Expo is back in Lagos
Make your study abroad dream a reality in 2025!
Did you miss the last one? No worries. This promises to be bigger and better
Meet with university representatives from top universities in the UK, USA, Australia, Canada and Ireland
Discover available tuition discounts.
Experience the IELTS test for free through our IELTS Familiarization test.
Receive a ₦20,000 voucher when you book and pay for your IELTS test at the IDP Study World Expo.
Date: 27th September 2025
Time: 11:00AM-4:00PM
Venue: Eko Hotels & Suites, Victoria Island Lagos.
