President Bola Tinubu has delivered a rallying call to action, declaring that the era of painful economic rescue is over and that the nation has officially entered a new “age of prosperity.”
Addressing the nation from a position of economic recovery, the President looked back at decades of structural challenges—comparing past leadership to a patient seeking “morphine” instead of treating cancer—while firmly defending the difficult reform choices made since 2023.
​Highlighting the tangible fruits of these interventions, Tinubu pointed to a stabilized foreign exchange market, falling inflation rates, and a historic non-oil export milestone.
“Our economy has grown by over 4 per cent this year. Both oil and non-oil sectors have contributed to the renewed period of stable growth,” the President stated, adding that non-oil exports exceeded $6 billion in 2025.
“These are not idle claims. International observers, journalists, NGOs and multilateral institutions can see the change.”
​Transitioning from emergency stabilization to broad-based growth, the administration’s primary focus has shifted squarely to lowering the cost of living and expanding local production.
The blueprint prioritizes agriculture through mechanized irrigation, dry-season farming, and improved transportation corridors to link farms directly to markets.
“When a farmer produces more cheaply, when fewer crops are lost between the farm and the market, when a manufacturer spends less on electricity… all those savings will ultimately find their way into the price of goods in the market,” Tinubu explained.
​Alongside food security and infrastructural development, the government is leaning heavily on industrialization and job creation to harness Nigeria’s youth demographic.
The strategy involves deploying domestic gas to power new industries, expanding digital connectivity, and boosting specialized skills. “I want to see more Nigerians making things. I want to see more Nigerian farms feeding our cities and supplying our factories,” the President emphasized, noting a vision where homegrown startups and modern enterprises drive long-term employment.
​Acknowledging that millions of families still navigate severe hardships caused by decades of accumulated policy failures, the administration insists that social intervention remains a critical bridge rather than a permanent substitute.
Programmes such as the Nigerian Education Loan Fund and CREDICORP are actively easing pressures by providing student financing and consumer credit without requiring years of prior savings.
“We cannot erase in four years what accumulated over generations. But we can change its course,” Tinubu affirmed, promising a future where poverty is systematically defeated.
​Concluding his address with a powerful biblical metaphor, the Commander-in-Chief urged citizens to reject regressive calls to reverse reforms and slide back into addictive subsidies.
“Nigeria has corrected its course. We have passed through our own Red Sea. This is not the time to look back. Let us go forward together, with faith in ourselves, faith in our Country, and faith that the sacrifices we have made will yield their reward,” he urged.
​He assured that with a renewed commitment to unlocking the nation’s immense potential, noting that the government pivots from crisis management to realizing the ultimate promise of independence.
“The Promised Land before us is a Nigeria of abundance and opportunity; a nation where prosperity is broadly shared, where every child can dream beyond the circumstances of his birth…
“Our destination is in sight. Our foundations are strong. Our direction is clear. So let us go forward. No looking back”, Tinubu stated.
