‘Nigeria recorded 11.2 % GDP growth in dollar terms last year’
• Growth to be sustained post-2027, Tinubu assures investors President Bola Ahmed Tinubu met with global investors yesterday in Paris, France and assured them that economic reforms will be sustained
• Growth to be sustained post-2027, Tinubu assures investors
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu met with global investors yesterday in Paris, France and assured them that economic reforms will be sustained post-2027.
Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, gave an overview of the economic performance last year and plans to drive growth in the coming years.
In his first outing on the international stage as the driver of the economy, Oyedele presented encouraging macroeconomic data, revealing that Nigeria recorded an 11.2 per cent GDP growth in dollar terms in 2025.
He said the performance reinforces Nigeria’s ambition to grow its economy to $1 trillion by 2030.
He added that the government’s immediate priority is to translate ongoing reforms into tangible benefits for citizens.
The minister also assured investors of increased transparency, unfolding plans to publish quarterly financial data as part of efforts to build confidence and accountability.
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According to a statement by Presidential media adviser Bayo Onanuga, President Tinubu outlined the next phase of his administration’s economic agenda, pledging to deepen fiscal discipline, entrench transparency, and ensure policy consistency at the meeting.
The President said his post-2027 outlook would focus on consolidating reforms already underway while maintaining stability in policy execution.
One of the investors had sought clarity on the administration’s direction beyond 2027, to which President Tinubu responded with assurances of continuity in reform implementation and governance discipline.
The statement said: “The focus remains on policy stability and diligent execution to ensure these strategic shifts translate into concrete benefits for all Nigerians.”
Director-General of the Debt Management Office, Patience Oniha, reaffirmed the government’s commitment to responsible borrowing and sustainable debt management practices.
President Tinubu, who departed Nigeria on Sunday for a three-nation diplomatic tour, highlighted his administration’s sweeping economic reform programme.
He said it is designed to eliminate distortions, stabilise macroeconomic indicators, and lay the groundwork for sustained and inclusive growth.
He reiterated the government’s commitment to deepening reforms across critical sectors, including enhancing transparency in the oil value chain and deploying a multi-pronged security strategy that features police decentralisation and efforts to disrupt terrorist financing.
The investor group at the meeting included representatives from Citibank and Amundi, led by Valerie Baudson, as well as BlueCrest, Ninety One, Kirkoswald Capital, Principal Finisterre, Prudential Global Investment Management (PGIM), and Mesarete Capital.
Many investors commended the administration’s reform drive, describing it as transformative and expressing optimism about Nigeria’s economic trajectory.
