The Tinubu Media Force, led by National Coordinator Oluwagbenga Abiola, has described recent remarks by World Trade Organization Director-General Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on Nigeria’s economic trajectory as an independent endorsement of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s progressive governance.
Speaking at an international forum, Dr. Okonjo-Iweala commended the President’s economic policies for steering the country toward “irreplaceable positivity” and “revolving progression.”
According to the Tinubu Media Force, this recognition affirms that the administration’s reforms are building a solid foundation for sustainable growth.
In a statement signed by Abiola on Friday, the group cited recent economic indicators, noting that Nigeria’s GDP grew by 3.13% in the first quarter of 2025, driven largely by a 5% surge in the services sector.
The Tinubu administration aims for 7% annual growth by 2027 and a quadrupling of the economy by 2030, based on a rebased GDP of ₦372.8 trillion.
Reforms span energy, transport, education, agriculture, and industry, with education highlighted as a flagship priority.
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The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has disbursed over ₦104 billion to more than 600,000 students in federal tertiary institutions, including ₦20.07 billion in tuition payments and ₦12.82 billion in stipends. Over 9,000 applications are processed daily, providing critical support to Nigerian families.
On infrastructure, the administration is pushing landmark projects such as the $11 billion, 700km Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, designed to link nine states and create millions of jobs. The first 47.47km segment is already under construction with $747 million funding.
Other key projects include the 1,000km Sokoto-Badagry Superhighway, dualisation of the Kano–Maiduguri Road, rehabilitation of the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway, completion of the Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano Road, and reconstruction of over 330 roads and bridges nationwide.
Beyond roads, the government has launched construction of 10,000 affordable housing units, expanded the national health insurance scheme to include children, improved passport processing, stabilised electricity supply across board, and commissioned new federal medical centres to for affordable access to health care for the average Nigerian Man. Agricultural reforms and the introduction of compressed natural gas (CNG) as an affordable transport fuel are also expected to reduce food and transportation costs.
The Tinubu Media Force also highlighted the proposed tax reform bill, which aims to ease burdens on low and middle income earners by eliminating regressive levies, simplifying tax collection, and focusing more on high income sectors and large corporations.
Commending Dr. Okonjo-Iweala for her “objective and fact-based” analysis, the group urged commentators to evaluate the administration’s performance on measurable achievements rather than partisan narratives.
As Nigeria’s largest grassroots media network, the Tinubu Media Force reaffirmed its commitment to monitoring every ministry and parastatal, publicising the benefits of their policies, and ensuring citizens understand and feel the impact of government initiatives.
