News from the Tinubu/Shettima campaign trail
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Growth, inflation, reserves, revenue and the reforms that shaped them.
Economy Subsidy
Responding to Atiku Abubakar’s proposed “production subsidy”, the President says the country has nothing left to pay for it and that the economy is “on the right trajectory”.
Economy Prices
Headline inflation is down from 23.14 per cent a year earlier. The government says its reforms are aimed at bringing it to single digits.
Economy World Bank
The Bank raises its 2026 forecast to 4.3 per cent and reports a 69 per cent real rise in federation revenues. The President says the findings show reform is on track.
Economy Explainer
Four laws in force since 1 January 2026 exempt small companies from company income tax and take minimum-wage earners out of personal income tax.