President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has met with global investors in Paris, France, emphasising transparency, fiscal discipline, and the rationale behind the swift implementation of key economic reforms.
At the meeting, Taiwo Oyedele, who chairs the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee, highlighted Nigeria’s GDP performance in dollar terms in 2025.
He said the country recorded 11.2 per cent growth in dollar terms last year, reinforcing its ambition to build a $1 trillion economy by 2030.
Oyedele added that the government’s near-term priority is to translate reforms into tangible results for Nigerians and pledged that quarterly financial data would be published.
Mrs Patience Oniha, The Director General of the Debt Management Office assured investors of the government’s responsible approach to debt financing and its focus on sustainable debt management.
Moreover , investors were from Citibank and France’s Amundi, led by Valerie Baudson. There were also BlueCrest, the Britain- and South Africa-based Ninety One, Kirkoswald Capital, Principal Finisterre, US groups Prudential Global Investment Management (PGIM) and Mesarete Capital.
President Tinubu, who left Nigeria on Sunday for a three-nation trip, said the economic reform program of his administration includes measures to remove economic distortions and stabilise macroeconomic indicators, laying the foundation for sustained inclusive growth.
He said the government is committed to deepening reforms, enhancing transparency across the oil value chain, and implementing a multi-pronged security strategy, including police decentralisation and efforts to disrupt terrorism financing.
“The focus remains on policy stability and diligent execution to ensure these strategic shifts translate into concrete benefits for all Nigerians,” President Bola Ahmed Tinubu said.
