In a strategic bid to bolster foreign direct investment, President Bola Tinubu met with a high-level consortium of global financial titans in Paris this Tuesday. Addressing representatives from Citibank, Amundi, BlueCrest, and Prudential Global, the President reinforced his administration’s commitment to “policy consistency” and macroeconomic stability.
The engagement served as a platform to showcase Nigeria’s recent economic gains. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, revealed that Nigeria recorded a remarkable 11.2% GDP growth in dollar terms in 2025. According to Oyedele, this trajectory is pivotal to the administration’s ambitious target of achieving a $1 trillion economy by 2030. To further build investor trust, the Minister pledged the commencement of quarterly financial data publications to ensure maximum transparency.
Supporting the fiscal narrative, the Director-General of the Debt Management Office (DMO), Patience Oniha, assured the delegation of Nigeria’s “responsible approach” to debt. She emphasized that the current strategy focuses on sustainable financing and fiscal prudence.
President Tinubu articulated that his reforms—ranging from removing economic distortions to decentralizing the police force and disrupting terrorist financing—are designed to create a secure, predictable environment for capital. When questioned on his post-2027 vision, the President doubled down on his promise of “fiscal discipline,” signaling a long-term roadmap for Nigeria’s industrial resurgence.
