Nigeria’s economic reforms face a crucial test as 2027 election approaches

Every morning, Shukurat Oyedele unlocks her small plastic goods shop near Offa Garage in Ilorin, north-central Nigeria, even when she expects few customers.

From his Lagos home, elder statesman and respected business leader, Chief F.E. Ojugbana, reflects on Nigeria’s economic direction with the perspective of a man who has witnessed several chapters of the nation’s political and economic history. For Chief Ojugbana, the economic reforms of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s adm