2026-01-01 07:35:00
According to Vanguard, President Bola Tinubu said 2026 would mark the beginning of a more robust phase of economic growth as reforms mature.
The messaging positions recent macro decisions—subsidy removal, FX changes, and fiscal tightening—as a bridge from instability toward higher growth and investor confidence.
Household pressure points—prices, jobs and purchasing power—remain the practical scorecard for whether the optimism resonates.
Punch also framed the outlook as Tinubu pledging a “strong economic rebound.”
The Guardian Nigeria similarly carried the “more robust phase of economic growth” line in its reporting of the New Year message.
Echotitbits take:
The market will judge by outcomes: inflation direction, FX stability, real wages, and whether power/transport constraints ease. Watch Q1 indicators and whether policy consistency holds under social pressure.
Source: Guardian — January 1, 2026 (https://guardian.ng/politics/full-text-2026-marks-start-of-more-robust-economic-growth-says-tinubu-in-new-year-message/)
Guardian 2026-01-01
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