FG ends economic volatility —Shettima
Abdullateef Fowewe
The Vice President, Kashim Shettima, announced that the unstable and volatile regimes that once plagued Nigeria’s economy are now over under President Bola Tinubu’s leadership.
Speaking at the opening of the Digital Nigeria International Conference and Exhibition 2025, Shettima highlighted the administration’s resolve in steering the economy through global shocks and technological disruption.
He said, “What this Administration has achieved is to end the regimes of volatility and unpredictability that once defined our economy.”
The VP pointed to international recognitions as proof of progress, noting Nigeria’s sovereign rating upgrade by Fitch to B with a stable outlook and Moody’s issuer rating improvement to B3 with a stable outlook.
“The world is taking note of the steady course the nation is maintaining,” he remarked.
Shettima stressed that the macroeconomic gains must now benefit all Nigerians, “The phase before us now is to ensure that these macroeconomic gains trickle down to the people, from the kiosks of our neighbourhood traders to the boardrooms of our multinational corporations.”
He connected the theme of the conference, “Innovation for a Sustainable Digital Future: Accelerating Growth, Inclusion, and Global Competitiveness,” directly with the government’s economic reforms aimed at digital inclusion and youth empowerment.
“The future the administration is building is one where the young Nigerian takes the front seat, sits at the decision-making table, and has a voice in shaping our destiny.”
Voicing urgency on digital infrastructure, Shettima called for a national digital ecosystem that works equally across cities and rural areas: “The digital success we seek is one where the farmer in Bida can access real-time market data to sell his harvest at a fair price, where a young woman in Oguta can work remotely for a global company because she has connectivity and the skills to compete.”
Praising Tinubu’s visionary leadership, the Vice President said, “And at the forefront of this ambition stands a man of a thousand visions His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR.”
On the pillars of the administration’s digital strategy, he outlined People, Infrastructure, and Policy:
• People: Building digital talent via school curricula integration, Digital Literacy for All initiative, and the 3 Million Technical Talent program.
• Infrastructure: Establishing broadband networks ensuring equal access nationwide through projects like Bridge and 774.
• Policy: Creating an enabling environment with successful fintech reforms and advancing the National Digital Economy and e-Governance Bill to promote smarter governance and transparency.
Shettima emphasised the critical role of the private sector, calling them “the innovators, the disruptors, the dreamers who turn possibilities into progress.”
Minister of Communications Dr Bosun Tijani and heads of key digital bodies also affirmed the government’s commitment and urged collaboration to make Nigeria a global leader in technology adaptation.
