Key facts
- The All Progressives Congress launched the manifesto on November 10, 2026, the report said.
- The plan targets 6% annual economic growth by 2031, 78,000 extra security personnel and 200,000 affordable homes.
- Tinubu promised to halve youth unemployment if he wins re-election in January 2027.
- Nigeria's headline inflation was 14% in September 2026, the National Bureau of Statistics said.
Nigeria's President Bola Ahmed Tinubu launched his re-election manifesto on November 10, 2026, his party, the All Progressives Congress, said, promising to grow the economy, tackle insecurity and address housing shortages.
The plan, titled 'From Reform to Prosperity', targets 6% annual economic growth by 2031, 78,000 additional security personnel and 200,000 affordable homes. Tinubu promised to halve youth unemployment if he wins re-election.
Nigeria is due to hold a general election in January 2027, with Peter Obi and former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar among Tinubu's main challengers. Obi, the Nigeria Democratic Congress presidential candidate, unveiled his 2027 Governance Agenda on November 10, under the slogan 'A New Nigeria is Possible', placing national unity first and security second.
The manifesto builds on Tinubu's first-term reforms, including the removal of the fuel subsidy, which raised living costs. His administration also harmonized official and parallel foreign exchange rates. Nigeria's headline inflation stood at 14% in September 2026, down from a high of 34% in 2024, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.
An analysis by Nigeria's International Centre for Investigative Reporting found the price of imported rice rose 184% between May 2023, when Tinubu took office, and October 2025. SBM Intelligence, a security risk consulting firm, said the cost of preparing a pot of jollof rice fell 11.5% between June and September 2026, the sharpest decline in the 10 years of its Jollof Index.
The manifesto promises to increase available electricity generation toward 10,000MW. The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission said the country had installed generation capacity of 13,625MW at the end of 2024 but generated an average of just 4,223MW during the year. A technical committee set up by the housing ministry put Nigeria's housing deficit at 14.9 million units in 2025.