Independence Day: Nigeria Is Moving From Reform To Prosperity, Tinubu Assures Nigerians
Tinubu said reforms have lifted growth above 4% and cut inflation as his government shifts focus to jobs and broader prosperity.
- On Thursday, October 1, 2026, President Bola Tinubu delivered his 66th Independence Day address, declaring Nigeria had "corrected its course" while the traditional military parade remained absent from the official programme for the second consecutive year.
- Missing since 2025, the military parade follows coup plot investigations that the government has not officially linked to the cancellation, leaving unanswered questions about the ceremony's continued absence.
- Tinubu cited over 4 per cent economic growth and $6 billion in 2025 non-oil exports, while the Nigerian Education Loan Fund has provided interest-free loans to more than 1.4 million students across 356 tertiary institutions since 2024.
- Former Minister Solomon Dalung and ADC chieftain Dele Momodu faulted the address as "rhetorical" and "disappointing," while analyst Abiodun Sowunmi found it "most compassionate" regarding Nigeria's economic struggles.
- Ahead of the January 16, 2027 presidential election, Tinubu faces criticism over living costs despite promising a transition from economic reform to an age of "shared and widespread prosperity.
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