President Bola Tinubu says his administration has achieved 12 remarkable economic milestones in just over two years, driven by sound fiscal and monetary policies. Speaking during a televised broadcast marking Nigeria’s 65th Independence anniversary, the president said his reforms were now delivering tangible results. He said: “Under our leadership, our economy is recovering…
The Nigerian Stock Exchange has witnessed extraordinary gains since President Bola Tinubu took office, with the All-Share Index nearly tripling in just over two years, according to the Tinubu Media Support Group (TMSG). In a statement issued on Wednesday, the group credited the surge to sweeping economic reforms aimed at restoring investor confidence. “The ASI…
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has defended Nigeria’s current wave of economic reforms, describing them as “painful but inevitable” steps toward long-term recovery. Delivering the keynote address at the Nigerian Economic Society’s 66th Annual Conference in Abuja, Shettima said Africa must shift from “outdated explanations” of economic growth to a knowledge-based model that drives productivity. “President Tinubu…
President Bola Tinubu has defended his government’s sweeping economic reforms, insisting they have stabilised Nigeria’s fragile economy and restored confidence among investors and international partners. “The bleeding has stopped. The haemorrhage is gone. The patient is alive,” Tinubu said on Tuesday during a meeting with Oba Ghandi Olaoye, the Soun of Ogbomosoland, at the presidential…
Nigeria has reaffirmed its commitment to adolescent and youth sexual and reproductive health, framing it as a foundation for human capital development and long-term economic growth. Speaking at a National Policy Dialogue in Abuja on Monday, Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate, said youth health was not just a medical concern…
Nigeria’s Vice-President Kashim Shettima has hailed a “quiet revolution” taking place in Nigeria’s economy under President Bola Tinubu, as Abuja hosted the Nigeria–Brazil Business Forum on Wednesday, bringing both nations closer in pursuit of shared economic goals. The event, themed “Roots to Revenue: The Nigeria–Brazil Corridor,” spotlighted the opportunities for expanded South-South cooperation between the…
George Onafowokan, Managing Director of Coleman Wires and Cables, has praised the economic policies of President Bola Tinubu, describing them as bold corrective measures that have started to reposition Nigeria’s economy on a sustainable growth trajectory. In remarks released on Sunday, Onafowokan acknowledged that the past year had been particularly challenging for the private sector….
Dayo Ayeni, the Founder, CareerXpress, a digital marketing outsourcing portal, says that the recent layoffs by some tech giants globally are not solely because of Artificial Intelligence (AI), but largely due to economic shift. Ayeni said this during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Monday. He explained that most…
The Federal Government says significantly reducing or completely eradicating malaria in Nigeria can lead to a major boost in economic growth. Dr Aminu Umar, Special Assistant to the National Coordinator of the National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP), said this during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. NAN quotes…
Nigeria and the U.S. have expressed commitment to strengthening bilateral cooperation between them through various economic sectors. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Yusuf Tuggar, disclosed this in a statement by Alkasim Abdulkadir, his Special Assistant on Media and Communications Strategy, on Monday in Abuja. Tuggar disclosed that the commitment is the outcome of an…
