Two years of Tinubu’s bold reforms and implications for Nigerians

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has always made the point that no one should pity him in the discharge of his duties as he asked for the job and is ready to tackle it head-on. That is why in the midst of the ongoing reforms and its implications for the administration and Nigerians as a whole, […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has always made the point that no one should pity him in the discharge of his duties as he asked for the job and is ready to tackle it head-on.

That is why in the midst of the ongoing reforms and its implications for the administration and Nigerians as a whole, the President has continued to keep faith with his ideals in taking decisions that he believes will uplift Nigerians.

This is because while, the President belief that the only way out of the prevailing socio-economic challenges confronting the nation is reforms, to right the wrong years of the past, its implications many at times had also pitched the people against the present administration.

However, one thing has remained constant, and that is the fact that President Tinubu has remained true to his duties, remains unwavering that he has what is necessary, decided on the cause of action and the initial difficulties will not make him to change the direction of his administration.

On May 29, the present administration clocked two years in office in what those in the field of football will call half time in a four year tenure of the Tinubu-led administration.

As expected while opinion remains divided by Nigerians on the performance, or not of the administration, that did not stop President Tinubu and his team from telling Nigerians, efforts that they have made, the impact of such efforts and what to expect in the next two years.

Just like the Minister of Information and National Orientation Muhammed Idris, said recently, the present administration has outperformed all its predecessors in two years.

Idris who spoke at the inaugural National Dialogue on citizen engagement and national security organised by the Voice of Nigeria (VON) in Abuja said, “No preceding government has ever achieved what the Tinubu administration has achieved in two years.

He said, the courage to vanquish the monster of oil subsidy and the forex racket, and then massive road infrastructure, an unprecedented students’ loans scheme, and the CreditCorp, indeed, policies that are re-stimulating confidence in our young population.”

He said despite a difficult start, the administration’s policies have begun to yield meaningful results that are being felt across the country.

“After a stormy start, food prices are falling, even as we are stemming the tide of insecurity, while the impact of governance, for the first time in decades, is making a new headway through the local government autonomy, the creation of ministries for regional development, and the biggest boost in agriculture – the creation of the Federal Ministry of Livestock Development,” he added.

Idris urged stakeholders at the event to move beyond dialogue and commit to real action that strengthens public trust and accountability.

While critics and opposition leaders continue to kick, the administration had remained persistent that its reforms have borne fruit.

The government also boasts new regional development commissions and technology-focused projects like the Tinubu Technology Innovation Complex. In energy, the Presidential CNG Initiative is underway, and Nigeria recorded its highest-ever daily power generation of 6,003MW.

On the international scene, Tinubu has taken an active role. He was elected Chairman of ECOWAS, led Nigeria’s delegation to the G20 Summit in Brazil, and hosted global leaders like Narendra Modi and Frank-Walter Steinmeier. His government signed landmark energy and infrastructure deals with Qatar, Brazil, and China, while pushing regional integration through the AfCFTA Digital Trade Protocol.

During his two years Anniversary broadcast, the President said what he inherited required that his administration redirect the country’s affairs with a bold and new vision. “I immediately implemented two necessary policies to stop our country from further drifting into the precipice. It was apparent that if the federal government and the other two tiers of government must remain viable and cater to the citizens’ welfare, we must do away with decades-long fuel subsidies and the corruption-ridden multiple foreign exchange windows.

“The two were no longer sustainable and have become a chokehold on our nation’s neck, strangling our nation’s future.

“I made a pledge before God and fellow countrymen and women to confront Nigeria’s challenges head-on by rebuilding trust, fostering prosperity, and restoring our nation’s economic health.”

According to the President, in the last two years the oil and gas sector is recovering; rig counts are up by over 400% in 2025 compared to 2021, and over $8 billion in new investments have been committed. We have stabilised our economy and are now better positioned for growth and prepared to withstand global shocks.

“In the first quarter of this year, we recorded over N6 trillion in revenue. We have discontinued Ways & Means financing, which has been a major contributor to high and sticky inflation. The NNPC, no longer burdened by unsustainable fuel subsidies, is now a net contributor to the Federation Account. We are also achieving fuel supply security through local refining. Our debt position is improving.”

Also thanks to our reforms, state revenue increased by over N6 trillion in 2024, ensuring that subnational governments can reduce their debt burden, meet salaries and pension obligations on a timely basis, and invest more in critical infrastructure and human capital development.

Among other developmental projects that the administration showcased were the construction of the 700km Lagos – Calabar Coastal Highway, which phase one has been inaugurated.

The Launch of the Renewed Hope Cities and Estates Programme, with the groundbreaking of a 3,112 housing unt project in the Karsana District of the FCT.

Induction of newly acquired T-129 ATAK hecopters and King Air 360i aircraft into the Nigerian Ar Force (NAF) and launch of N50bn Pulaku initative aimed at addressing the root causes of herder-farmer clashes.

Under the Renewed Hope Agenda, additional 5,500 PHCs are being upgraded while government is also establishing Six new cancer treatment centres. The three that are ready now offer free dialysis services in pilot tertiary hospitals and subsidise the service in others.

The Health Insurance Coverage has been expanded from 16 million to 20 million within two years.

The federal government has also continued with major road construction and rehabilitation projects across all geopolitical zones, from the Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano Dual Carriageway, the 9th Mile-Oturkpo-Makurdi Road, the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, Abuja-Lokoja-Benin Road, Enugu-Onitsha Expressway, Oyo-Ogbomoso Road, Sokoto-Badagry Road, Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway, Second Niger Bridge Access Road to Bodo-Bonny Road among other ongoing road projects across the country.