President Tinubu told a hall of young supporters that their movement has become real organisation — and reminded them, and his son, that the work has only started.
From State House to ward meetings in Oyo and Ondo, the City Boy Movement is building one of the most organised youth operations in Nigerian politics. Alongside it sit the programmes the President calls his youth agenda.
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A pledge of a million votes in Oyo, three members in every polling unit in Ondo, and a national retreat that drew every state. This is how a youth movement builds from the ground up.
Since its portal opened in May 2024, the student loan fund has paid fees to 319 institutions and upkeep directly to students, and its first graduates have started paying back.
₦355.87bn disbursed since May 2024, paid as fees to 319 institutions and as upkeep to students.
How it works: NELFUND →Named by the President as one of his flagship youth programmes when he hosted youth groups on 19 October.
Read the State House story on 3MTT →The consumer credit corporation the President highlighted alongside NELFUND and 3MTT as part of his youth agenda.
Read the State House story on CREDICORP →
Growth hit 4.2 per cent in the first half of 2026, reserves climbed to $53.8bn and states have gained most from a revenue surge. The Bank adds that the gains must be sustained.
Inflation fell to 15.39 per cent in August from 23.14 per cent a year earlier. Weeks later, the Central Bank cut its policy rate by 3.5 points to 23 per cent.
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Answering Atiku Abubakar’s call for a “production subsidy”, the President told young supporters that the country has “nothing left to pay subsidy”, and that growth is heading the right way.
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From Wike to Soludo, an unusual coalition sat down at the Villa as President Tinubu asked the party to “renew its covenant” with Nigerians, one polling unit at a time.
From Akwa Ibom to Kano, sitting governors have moved into the APC over the past 18 months. The party now says it controls 31 states.
Section One of the Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway is built. Works Minister David Umahi says Section Two is on course for mid-November, and that surveying is underway further east.
In his Independence Day broadcast, President Tinubu said the economy has grown by over four per cent this year, and pledged to put the gains to work where families feel them first.