Tinubu’s reforms position Nigeria as top investment destination, says minister

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has stated that the bold reforms introduced by President Bola Tinubu’s administration are repositioning Nigeria as a leading hub for investment, innovation, and sustainable economic growth.

The minister made these remarks in an exclusive interview published on July 8, 2026, by Impact Reports, a publication of the Los Angeles Times focused on global development, business, investment, and public policy.

According to Idris, the removal of the fuel subsidy and the unification of the foreign exchange market have restored confidence in Nigeria’s economic trajectory.

This was contained in a statement signed by the Minister’s Special Assistant on Media, Rabiu Ibrahim.

“President Tinubu took difficult but necessary decisions in the national interest to secure Nigeria’s long-term future. These reforms are creating the fiscal space needed to invest in other priority sectors while positioning the country for sustainable growth,” Idris said.

He noted that the reforms are already yielding measurable results, including improved revenues for all three tiers of government, stronger external reserves, enhanced macroeconomic stability, and growing investor confidence.

Idris also highlighted the administration’s investments in infrastructure, as well as interventions in transportation, energy, agriculture, healthcare, education, and the digital economy. He pointed to initiatives such as the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) and the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Programme.

The minister said Nigeria is diversifying its economy beyond oil by expanding opportunities in agriculture, solid minerals, technology, manufacturing, and the creative industries.

“The narrative about Nigeria today is one of reform, resilience and opportunity. Beyond being Africa’s most populous nation, Nigeria is emerging as a hub for innovation, technology, creativity and enterprise, driven largely by one of the youngest populations in the world,” he said.

He explained that the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation is supporting the government’s development agenda through strategic communication that promotes national unity, civic responsibility, and trust in public institutions.

“Our responsibility is to communicate Nigeria’s progress through facts and measurable outcomes. Investors respond to credibility, consistency and transparency,” Idris stated.

Looking ahead, he said Nigeria would use the 2026 World Public Relations Forum to project a modern, forward-looking national image while showcasing its technology ecosystem, creative industry, and leadership in information integrity through the UNESCO Category 2 International Media and Information Literacy Institute (IMILI), established in Abuja.

The interview, published by Impact Reports, examines Nigeria’s ongoing economic transformation, investment prospects, strategic communications, public diplomacy, and the country’s long-term development vision under the Tinubu administration.

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Dele Fashomi

Dele Fashomi, seasoned journalist and communication teacher, is a holder of Master of Arts degree in Communication and Language Arts from the University of Ibadan in 1992/93.

Earlier, he had bagged a Bachelor degree from the same university in 1984, after which he proceeded to the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos, in 1990, for a postgraduate diploma in Journalism.

He had done many courses in communication, including the EU-BBC Editing Course in 2002.

Mr. Fashomi combines effectively the practice, research and teaching of communication. And to date, he has published two academic works in communication: Issues in Communication Technology and Policy (2010) and Economic and Social Issues in Advertising and PR (2013).

He had his first break in the Nigerian media in Concord Newspapers in 1990 and today, he has over two and half decades experience earned in several newspapers.

He has been part of many start-ups, such as The Republic (1987), The Comet (1999), The Anchor 2001 – 2002; Sun Newspapers (2003); Westerner newsmagazine (2005 – 2010) as Editor; National Life (2011) as Sunday Editor, and Newswatch Newspapers (2012- 2016) as Daily Editor.

Dele Fashomi is now the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Newstide247.com newspaper online, which he started in July 2015. He is also into biography writing, with many books in his trail, some of which he wrote alone and one he co- authored with his mentor, Mr Dare Babarinsa, entitled:  Olabiyi Durojaiye – DARE TO BE DiFFERENT. He also guided and collaborated with Pa Olatunji Odusanya in writing his autobiography – AGAINST ALL ODDS. There are many other books in the works under his pen.

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