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FG inaugurates advisory committee to deepen economic reforms

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  • The Federal Government has established a Ministerial Advisory Committee to review its economic reforms and ensure they translate into tangible benefits for Nigerians.
  • The committee will provide independent, data-driven advice to strengthen economic policymaking and improve living standards.
  • This initiative aims to shift from implementing reforms to achieving concrete results, focusing on job creation, inflation reduction, and business confidence.

Nigeria's Federal Government has launched a Ministerial Advisory Committee tasked with providing independent, evidence-based reviews of its ongoing economic reforms. The committee's primary goal is to ensure that policy changes translate into tangible improvements in the living standards of Nigerians.

Today is not simply about constituting another committee. It is about institutionalising a new way of thinking, a new way of solving problems, a new way of connecting ideas with implementation and strengthening the quality of economic decision-making in service of the Nigerian people.

— Mr. Taiwo OyedeleDescribing the significance of the newly inaugurated Ministerial Advisory Committee.

Finance Minister and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Taiwo Oyedele, inaugurated the committee in Abuja, emphasizing a move towards a "public-policy-private partnership." He stated that the committee signifies a new approach to problem-solving and strengthening economic decision-making. The administration has implemented significant reforms, including subsidy removal and exchange rate unification, and now seeks to ensure these measures yield positive outcomes.

We want to move from reform to results.

— Mr. Taiwo OyedeleHighlighting the government's objective to achieve tangible outcomes from its economic reforms.

Oyedele acknowledged the immediate costs associated with these reforms but stressed their necessity for sustainable development. He indicated that the success of these policies will be measured by their real-world impact, such as job creation, declining inflation, currency stabilization, and increased business investment, rather than just the number of policies introduced.

sustainable development cannot be built on fiscal illusion.

— Mr. Taiwo OyedeleJustifying the necessity of the economic reforms despite their immediate costs.

The committee will offer external, data-driven advice without executive authority, aiming to strengthen government decisions. Its work will focus on analyzing the second- and third-order effects of policies, identifying risks, incorporating international best practices, and providing feedback on how reforms affect businesses and communities. The minister urged members to move beyond quick actions and focus on rigorous analysis to avoid creating new problems while solving old ones.

The true measure of reform is not the number of policies announced or macroeconomic indicators cited. It is the number of jobs created, inflation declining, the naira stabilising and businesses investing with confidence. It is about the number of lives improved. That is why this committee has been established.

— Mr. Taiwo OyedeleDefining the metrics for evaluating the success of the economic reforms.
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