The President has told us several times the economy is turning the corner. We now know that the economy has turned the corner
By Moses Okorie
President Bola Tinubu says Nigeria’s economy has rebounded, while enhanced collaboration among security and intelligence agencies is yielding improved results in the country’s fight against insecurity.
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this on Tuesday after leading members of the National Communications Team to a meeting with the President at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
The delegation comprised members of the Presidential Media Team and heads of key government information agencies, including the News Agency of Nigeria, Nigerian Television Authority, Voice of Nigeria and the National Orientation Agency.
Addressing journalists after the meeting, Idris said the engagement focused on assessing public perception of government policies and provided an opportunity for the President to offer guidance on the administration’s communication strategy.
“We thought it is important to continuously talk to Mr President, to hear from him, and to tell him what we are doing,” the minister said.
He explained that the session also enabled the communications team to relay feedback from Nigerians on government policies while exploring ways to improve public engagement and information dissemination.
According to Idris, President Tinubu reaffirmed that the administration’s economic reforms were beginning to yield positive outcomes, expressing confidence that the country had moved beyond its economic difficulties and was on a path to sustainable growth.
“The President has told us several times the economy is turning the corner. We now know that the economy has turned the corner,” he said.
On security, Idris said the President acknowledged that challenges remained in some parts of the country but expressed optimism that ongoing operations were recording measurable progress.
He attributed the gains to improved coordination among the nation’s security and intelligence agencies, which he said had been strengthened under President Tinubu’s leadership.
“Government is strategising and working with the security agencies. You can see the better coordination this time around,” Idris stated.
The minister added that President Tinubu emphasized the importance of sustained engagement with citizens to ensure government policies were properly communicated and that public feedback continued to shape policy implementation.
On the role of the media, Idris said the President reaffirmed his commitment to protecting press freedom while reminding journalists of the need to uphold professionalism and responsibility in their reporting.
“The media will continue to have freedom to do their work. But freedom also has to come with responsibility,” he said.
He further disclosed that the President called for closer collaboration between the government and the media to counter the spread of fake news, misinformation and disinformation, particularly in the era of rapidly evolving artificial intelligence technologies.