The All Progressives Congress has unveiled its official platform, promising 6% annual economic growth by 2031, 200,000 affordable homes, and a dramatic cut to youth unemployment. However, the administration's controversial decision to scrap fuel subsidies drove massive price surges for everyday staples, including an 184% increase in the cost of imported rice. Opposition leaders are actively leveraging this widespread frustration, with Atiku Abubakar promising to reverse the fuel subsidy cuts. Meanwhile, ongoing insecurity across northern Nigeria threatens the agricultural improvements needed to realize the government's ambitious growth targets.
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Opposition rivals Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar pose significant electoral threats ahead o…: Opposition rivals Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar pose significant electoral threats ahead of the January 2027 general election.
Persistent regional insecurity continues to suppress agricultural output, threatening the…: Persistent regional insecurity continues to suppress agricultural output, threatening the administration's core economic targets.
Despite modest recent declines in food price indices, high living costs remain the primar…: Despite modest recent declines in food price indices, high living costs remain the primary challenge to regaining public trust.
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Nigeria's President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has launched his re-election manifesto, promising to grow the economy, tackle insecurity and address housing shortages.
The plan targets 6% annual economic growth by 2031, 78,000 additional security personnel and 200,000 affordable homes.
Titled From Reform to Prosperity, the manifesto builds on Tinubu's first-term economic reforms, including the removal of the fuel subsidy, which has pushed up living costs.
Nigeria is due to hold a general election in January 2027, with Peter Obi and former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar among Tinubu's main challengers.
The manifesto, launched on 10 November by his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), reflects the government's bid to win back the trust of Nigerians.
Elected in 2023, Tinubu undertook a series of economic reforms, including the removal of fuel subsidies, the harmonisation of official and parallel foreign exchange rates, and tax reforms in Africa's largest oil producer.
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