Where Tinubu stands.

Economy

Petrol subsidy removed on inauguration day (29 May 2023). Pump price tripled from ₦185/litre to ₦617+/litre within months. Subsequent N-Power-style cash transfers rolled out unevenly; CBN reserves freed from naira-defence absorbed by float-and-unify policy.

Economy

CBN unified multiple FX windows in June 2023; naira lost ~70% of value against USD by mid-2024. Significant capital flight from the parallel market; CBN reserves stabilised after IMF/World Bank engagement. Inflation crossed 30% in 2024.

Economy

Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms (Oyedele committee) submitted recommendations in late 2024. Proposed VAT rate increases, harmonisation of multiple taxes, removal of nuisance levies. Tax-to-GDP ratio target: 18% by 2026 from ~10.8% baseline.

Economy

NBS reported youth unemployment in double digits across 2023–2025. Japa (mass emigration of professionals) intensified post-subsidy removal. Government countered with the Renewed Hope Job Creation strategy and ITF/SMEDAN programmes.

Economy

Food-inflation crossed 40% in 2024 after subsidy removal + naira depreciation hit input costs. State-of-emergency declared on food insecurity in mid-2023. Dry-season farming initiative launched in 2024 with CBN-supported irrigation.

Security

Banditry, kidnapping, Boko Haram / ISWAP resurgence in the North-East, IPOB-linked unrest in the South-East and farmer-herder conflicts across the Middle Belt. The administration inherited a strained security architecture and has prioritised force expansion over structural decentralisation.

Energy

Electricity Act 2023 signed June 2023, decentralising grid management to states. Several states (Enugu, Ondo, Edo, Lagos) have begun establishing electricity markets. National grid still collapses periodically; generation hovers ~4–5 GW for 220M+ Nigerians.

Education

Student loan scheme (NELFUND) launched 2024 for higher-education access. ASUU strikes paused after early-administration negotiations; primary/secondary funding still constitutionally devolved to states.

Health

National Health Insurance Authority Act (2022, signed pre-administration) now mandatory; FG launched the Sector-Wide Approach (SWAP) with multilaterals in 2024 to coordinate health financing. Brain drain among doctors / nurses remains acute.

Governance

EFCC and ICPC mandates broadly retained. New convictions in 2024 (former CBN governor, former minister of humanitarian affairs). Critics argue selective prosecution; defenders point to genuine prosecutorial autonomy.

Governance

Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway broke ground 2024 (~700km, multi-year). Standard-gauge rail extensions to Kano and Kaduna under continuation. Tinubu Renewed Hope Infrastructure Fund (with private capital) launched 2024.

Governance

Constitutional amendment in 2024 raised judicial-officer salaries (first major review since 2007). Election tribunals criticised in 2023 cycle for procedural inconsistency; calls for tribunal-process reform from across the political spectrum.

Governance

Tinubu was historically aligned with the restructuring camp (1999–2007 SDP/AD bloc). In office, restructuring has slowed in favour of incremental devolution (Electricity Act 2023, VAT-collection litigation).

Governance

Chairmanship of ECOWAS through the Niger / Burkina Faso / Mali coup-aftermath period. Aligned with the African Continental Free Trade Area secretariat. AU climate-finance advocacy. Quiet warming with Saudi Arabia and the UAE for FX-backstop support.

Social

Minimum wage tripled from ₦30,000 to ₦70,000 in July 2024 after NLC industrial-action threats. State governments split between immediate implementation and phased adoption pending FAAC distributions.