President Bola Tinubu used his first major meeting with Renewed Hope Ambassadors at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, to defend democracy, urge grassroots mobilisation, and receive strong endorsements from governors and party leaders backing his reform agenda.
President Bola Tinubu has signed Nigeria’s ₦68.32 trillion 2026 budget into law and extended 2025 capital spending to accelerate ongoing projects nationwide.
The Federal Government has been urged to implement new fiscal measures carefully to protect farmers, sustain local production, and strengthen Nigeria’s long-term food security.
The IMF has warned that rising transport costs are deepening Nigeria’s cost-of-living crisis, driving food inflation higher and increasing pressure on already stretched households.