Reform Watch: growth, prices, tax and the hard choices behind them, explained for people who live with the results.
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.
Four new tax laws took effect on 1 January 2026. Here is what they mean for minimum-wage earners, small businesses and young founders.
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.
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.