NESG: Economic growth must deliver jobs, higher incomes
- ✦“It means farmers earn more because their productivity has improved; manufacturers produce at lower cost; graduates find decent jobs; businesses access affordable financing; and children receive the nutrition and healthcare they need to thrive.” Introducing “Growth that Delivers” as the guiding principle of his tenure as NESG chairman, he said: “While recent reforms have helped restore macroeconomic stability, stability is only the starting point.
- Olusanya made the call at the closing of the 32nd Nigerian Economic Summit (NES#32) in Abuja, saying: “Growth that delivers is growth whose impact is strongly felt.
- By Babajide Komolafe Chairman of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG), Mr. Omoboyede Olusanya, has called for a shift from measuring Nigeria’s economic progress by headline growth figures to delivering tangible improvements in jobs, incomes, productivity and living standards.
- “It means farmers earn more because their productivity has improved; manufacturers produce at lower cost; graduates find decent jobs; businesses access affordable financing; and children receive the nutrition and healthcare they need to thrive.” Introducing “Growth that Delivers” as the guiding principle of his tenure as NESG chairman, he said: “While recent reforms have helped restore macroeconomic stability, stability is only the starting point.
Chairman of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG), Mr. Omoboyede Olusanya, has called for a shift from measuring Nigeria’s economic progress by headline growth figures to delivering tangible improvements in jobs, incomes, productivity and living standards.
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Olusanya made the call at the closing of the 32nd Nigerian Economic Summit (NES#32) in Abuja, saying: “Growth that delivers is growth whose impact is strongly felt.
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On evidence-driven policy, he said: “We will strengthen our research and policy intelligence to produce rigorous, practical and costed recommendations linked to the National Development Plan 2026–2030.” On investment mobilisation, he pledged that the NESG would work with government, financial institutions and development partners to “turn policy ideas into bankable projects and mobilise capital into agriculture, manufacturing, infrastructure, technology, entrepreneurship and skills.” He also promised to expand economic opportunities across all regions and states, with greater attention to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and the informal economy.
