President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assured Nigerians that he will rest when they feel his economic policies impact.
According to Tinubu, the economy continues to expand following the National Bureau of Statistics’ newly released third-quarter Gross Domestic Product report.
According to the NBS, Nigeria’s GDP grew by 3.46%, compared to the 3.19% growth recorded in the second quarter.
The growth in GDP shows that President Tinubu’s quest for a more robust boost in the economy and, by extension, a better standard of living for all Nigerians is on course.
The 3.46% growth indicates Nigeria is recovering from the reforms’ unintended effects.
President Tinubu, in a statement by his special adviser on media and communications, Sunday Dare, said his administration has not and will always remember his promise of a $1 trillion economy by 2030. He assured that the country would be on its way to shared prosperity once the economy was rebased by early 2025 to capture its dynamism and record significant changes in different sectors.
The latest GDP growth in the third quarter is driven by key sectors such as Agriculture, Transport, Education, Health, Real Estate, Finance and Insurance, ICT, Trade, and Manufacturing.
This performance again shows that the reforms embarked upon by the Tinubu administration to reposition the economy and ensure better fiscal management are beginning to yield fruits.
The proposed tax reforms also indicate the administration’s resolve to reduce the tax burden on small businesses and spread prosperity to the poor. The new Tax regime seeks to promote equity by reducing what is known as the headquarters effect—a situation where states, where company headquarters are based, get more benefits because their taxes for the whole nation are remitted—in favour of spatial and demographic equity.
President Tinubu said, “I am excited by the latest report from the National Bureau of Statistics that our economy grew in the third quarter more than last quarter and even beyond projected estimates. While I welcome this development, the latest figure shows how much work is needed. We won’t rest until Nigerians feel the positive impacts in their pockets and experience a better living standard. My administration remains committed to the welfare of our people.”
The top contributing sectors to GDP in Q3 2024 are Agriculture (28.65%), ICT (16.35%), Trade (14.78%), Manufacturing (8.21%), Crude Oil (5.57%), Finance and insurance (5.51%), and Real Estate (5.43%).
