Foreign investors withdrew a net ₦266.07 billion from Nigeria's equities market between January and July 2026, bringing in ₦513.36 billion over the period while pulling out ₦779.43 billion. Atiku Abubakar cited the outflow as evidence that investor confidence in the Tinubu administration's economic direction has weakened rather than strengthened, despite government claims of macroeconomic stabilisation. Analysts have linked the trend to concerns over policy consistency and the sustainability of recent gains in the naira, cautioning that headline market milestones can mask underlying capital flight if the fundamentals driving investor sentiment do not improve.