FG calls for collective support for reforms to enhance economy

By Joseph Erunke, Abuja

The national government has called connected Nigerians astatine location and overseas to rally down ongoing reforms nether President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration, describing nationalist unity and corporate information arsenic captious to consolidating the country’s progress.

Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, made the entreaty successful Abuja, Monday,during a property league to commemorate Nigeria’s 65th Independence Anniversary.  

Idris, who highlighted the taxable of this year’s solemnisation arsenic “All Hands connected Deck,” said it underscores the request for citizens, partners, and the planetary assemblage to enactment reforms being championed by the Tinubu medication nether the Renewed Hope Agenda.  

According to him, President Tinubu has demonstrated courageousness and imaginativeness by dismantling obstacles to nationalist maturation and implementing policies aimed astatine prosperity, peace, and unity.

“Our commercialized surplus continues to grow, with contributions from the non-oil sector. Declining inflation, a strengthening currency, falling nutrient prices, and increasing reserves each amusement that we are connected the close track,” the curate stated.

He announced that from January 2026, the authorities volition instrumentality caller taxation laws designed to grow the nation’s gross base, simplify taxation collection, and easiness the load connected citizens and businesses.

The curate further disclosed that implicit 500,000 tertiary students are already benefitting from the National Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), which pays tuition and upkeep fees connected behalf of beneficiaries.

On infrastructure, Idris said the medication has embarked connected a nationwide roadworthy and obstruction revolution. Key projects see the 1,068-kilometre Sokoto–Badagry Superhighway, the 750-kilometre Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway, and large obstruction rehabilitation projects specified arsenic the Eastern Corridor from Port Harcourt to Maiduguri.

In the vigor sector, helium noted the revival of the 255MW Kaduna Power Plant, ongoing enactment connected the Siemens Power Project, and the Presidential Metering Initiative, which aims to present 7 cardinal astute meters by 2027.  

Nigeria, helium added, is besides implementing 1 of the world’s largest renewable vigor projects, acceptable to supply cleanable powerfulness to implicit 17 cardinal people.

The curate highlighted achievements successful oil, gas, and coagulated minerals, including rising lipid production, reduced losses, caller investments successful state exploration, and important lithium processing ventures.

On healthcare, helium said implicit 1,000 superior wellness centres person been rehabilitated, portion six world-class oncology centres are being established nationwide to fortify crab care.

Idris besides emphasized the administration’s committedness to equitable improvement crossed regions, fiscal reintegration of section governments, and enhanced backing for states pursuing subsidy removal.

He noted that caller initiatives specified arsenic the Federal Ministry of Livestock Development and the recapitalisation of the Bank of Agriculture would further boost nutrient information and agrarian growth.

The curate recalled Nigeria’s historical relation successful African liberation struggles, peacekeeping missions, and determination integration done ECOWAS and ECOMOG, stressing that the state remains committed to democracy, peace, and justness some astatine location and abroad.

He urged Nigerians to stay hopeful and supportive, assuring that the sacrifices of the past 2 years would output tangible benefits.

“This medication is moving for you, listening to you, and committed to ensuring that nary Nigerian is near behind. Together, we tin marque our state greater than ever before,” helium concluded.

The curate wished Nigerians a blessed 65th Independence Anniversary and prayed for God’s blessings upon the country.

On his part, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation,SGF, Senator George Akume,   called connected Nigerians from each walks of beingness to unite down President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, stressing that the task of nation-building requires the corporate efforts of authorities and citizens alike.

He said Independence Day was not conscionable a ceremonial day b...