Tinubu’s policies are aimed at improving lives and the economy

The Special Adviser to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Media and Public Communications, Sunday Dare, has acknowledged that poverty remains a major challenge in Nigeria, but insists that the Tinubu administration has rolled out targeted interventions to reduce its impact and improve the lives of millions of Nigerians.

Speaking during an interview on Mic On Podcast on Saturday, June 27, 2026, Dare said that successive governments had grappled with the challenge of poverty long before the current administration took office.

He explained that while the administration has implemented difficult but necessary economic reforms to stabilize the economy, it has simultaneously introduced several social intervention programmes aimed at cushioning the effects of the reforms and lifting vulnerable Nigerians out of poverty.

According to Dare, flagship initiatives such as the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), the Conditional Cash Transfer programme, the revitalisation of primary healthcare centres across the country, the student loan scheme, expanded social safety nets, increased allocations to states, and other targeted interventions are designed to provide immediate relief while laying the foundation for sustainable economic growth.

He argued that these programmes demonstrate the administration’s commitment to ensuring that the benefits of ongoing reforms reach ordinary Nigerians.

“The reforms are beginning to yield results at the macroeconomic level, but government is equally focused on the micro level—how these gains translate into better lives for citizens through education, healthcare, social protection, and economic opportunities,” he said.

Dare maintained that the administration remains committed to implementing policies that will strengthen the economy while expanding opportunities for Nigerians, expressing confidence that the current reforms would ultimately deliver broad-based prosperity.