Idris: Tinubu’s Economic Reforms Will Be Consolidated in 2025

Olawale Ajimotokan in Abuja 

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has assured that ongoing reforms being implemented under President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda will be consolidated in 2025.

He affirmed this yesterday at the management retreat of the Voice of Nigeria (VON).

The minister also stated that the reforms by President Bola Tinubu were already delivering remarkable results across various sectors of the economy. 

He noted that public broadcasters were expected to project the success stories being recorded by the administration.

“There’s no doubt, I assure you, that year 2025 will consolidate Mr. President’s Renewed Hope Agenda reforms, which is already yielding good results in different facets of our socio-economic and political life,” he said.

He added that Tinubu was pursuing an ambitious fiscal reform agenda designed to allocate more resources to state and local governments, and ultimately to the Nigerian people, in line with the principles of true federalism.

He tasked VON, as the nation’s external broadcaster, to tell the world of the country’s newfound road to economic recovery and as a re-emerging regional and international economic and political powerhouse.

“The Voice of Nigeria must be able to tell the world that Nigeria is working again; that we are winning the war on terrorism, banditry, and ethnic warlords that seemed to define us lately; that we are re-energising our population towards sustainable productivity; that our young population has a clearer path to quality tertiary education through the National Education Loans (NEL) Fund, and importantly, that our nation is going through an energy transition phase that will guarantee more sustainable electricity and gas to power our homes and machinery.

“It is important that through the deliberate reportage of news and analysis on Nigeria to international audiences, no gaps are left in the curating of our nation’s gradual road to greatness,” he said. 

The Minister said for media organisations such as VON to remain competitive in the crowded global media landscape, they must leverage emerging digital technologies to enhance the quality and reach of their content, ensuring relevance in an ever-evolving world.