Nigeria: Tinubu - A Critical Second Half
- Afenifere, a pan-Yoruba socio-political group, released a midterm assessment criticizing worsening economic hardship under President Bola Tinubu's 24-month administration in Nigeria.
- The group linked hardship to ill-planned removal of fuel subsidies, floating the naira, and selective salary increases benefiting only about 4.1% of the population.
- Afenifere condemned government spending on luxury items and corruption in palliative distribution, describing the period as one of "unmitigated suffering" and citizens’ hunger as undeniable.
- Despite these criticisms, official data show Nigeria's GDP grew 3.84% in Q4 2024, driven by the services sector, with the World Bank forecasting 3.3% growth in 2025 amid ongoing structural reforms.
- The group urged urgent, empathetic government action to address widespread hardship and insecurity, warning that without selfless leadership Nigeria’s challenges may deepen despite some economic gains.
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Nigeria: Tinubu - A Critical Second Half
Nigerians are so divided and their partisan preferences so cast in concrete that, in most circles, there is hardly any room for dissent or alternative viewpoints. The biting economic hardship which flagellates us all has rendered some people incapable of buying any hope agenda in this season of Tinubu's "Renewed Hope". They can't be bothered with the niceties of whether the glass of progress is half full or half empty.
Tinubu: A critical second half, By Wole Olaoye
Tinubunomics may potentially encapsulate the hope for tomorrow, but the taste of the theory is in its practice. The thinking of the common man is this: How can my country be said to be doing so well when I’ve been reduced to bare bones?.. In soccer, a game of two halves, the half time period […] The post Tinubu: A critical second half, By Wole Olaoye appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
Response to Afenifere faction’s deceitful statement on President Bola Tinubu’s mid-term
By Sunday Dare– The statement from a factional Afenifere group raises serious concerns about a penchant and deliberate attempt to find faults and trade in deceit instead of objectivity. The group has found it challenging to accept that under the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu, Nigeria’s comeback story is firmly underway. The rebellious Afenifere claims that President Bola Tinubu’s administration’s performance over the past two year…
"Worst Insult To Poor And Suffering Masses" - Okutepa SAN Slams Akpabio's "Things Are Getting Better" Song - TheNigeriaLawyer
*Challenges Him to Travel from Abuja to Lagos by Road Without Escorts Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Jibrin Samuel Okutepa, has expressed outrage over recent comments by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, describing them as a gross misrepresentation of the suffering endured by ordinary Nigerians under the current administration. In a strongly worded statement on Tuesday, Okutepa reacted to a video showing Senator Akpabio singing praises of Presiden…
Analysts’ verdict on Tinubu’s midterm points to complex paradox economy
Onome Amuge Two years into President Bola Tinubu’s administration, financial analysts assert that Nigeria’s economic landscape presents a complex paradox. While bold reforms have ushered in a semblance of stability, particularly in the volatile foreign exchange market, their transformative impact on real sector growth remains largely subdued. The initial uncertainty that blanketed the economy in May 2023, following the current administration’s a…
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