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Nigeria Revenue Service defends Tinubu's economic reforms and lifestyle
Zacch Adedeji, Executive Chairman of the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS), has defended President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms, including the removal of the petrol subsidy and the unification of foreign exchange rates. Adedeji argued that these measures were essential to prevent a deeper financial crisis, claiming that maintaining the subsidy could have cost Nigeria N53 trillion annually and that the naira could have depreciated to N3,500 per US dollar without these interventions.
Adedeji also asserted that the Nigerian economy is showing signs of full recovery, citing increased tax collections, which rose 113 percent to N27.1 trillion by July 2026, and improved domestic refining capacity. He dismissed reports alleging a $279 million fraud within the Frontier Exploration Fund as sponsored fake news intended to tarnish the administration's reputation.
In response to public criticism regarding the cost of governance and the President's lifestyle, Adedeji claimed that Tinubu lives modestly, noting that the President often walks to his office, eats only once a day, and has not traveled abroad in the last three months. These comments have drawn mixed and often critical reactions from Nigerians facing high inflation and living costs.
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Bola Ahmed Tinubu · Bola Tinubu · Channels Television · Frontier Exploration Fund · Nigeria · Nigeria Revenue Service · Zacch Adedeji
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- [● 5 SOURCES] President Tinubu eats only once per day. thewhistler.ng · www.nigerianeye.com · www.gistlover.com · www.fellowpress.com
- [● 5 SOURCES] Maintaining the petrol subsidy would have cost Nigeria approximately N53 trillion annually. newscentraltv.com · pointblanknews.com · platinumpost.news · www.nationalaccordnewspaper.com
- [● 5 SOURCES] President Tinubu has not traveled outside of Nigeria in the last three months. www.gistlover.com · thewhistler.ng · www.nigerianeye.com · www.fellowpress.com
- [● 5 SOURCES] President Bola Tinubu walks from his residence to his office and only uses a vehicle for airport trips. www.gistlover.com · thewhistler.ng · www.nigerianeye.com · www.fellowpress.com
- [● 4 SOURCES] The NRS claims the Nigerian economy is showing signs of full recovery due to recent structural reforms. thepodiummedia.com · blueprint.ng · www.thisdaylive.com · tribuneonlineng.com
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Nigeria's tax collections increased by 113 percent to N27.1 trillion by July 2026 compared to 2023.
- [● 5 SOURCES] The NRS Chairman dismissed reports of a $279 million fraud involving the Frontier Exploration Fund as fake news. theglittersonline.com.ng · www.worldstagenews.com · www.energyfocusreport.com · newmail-ng.com · realnewsmagazine.net
- [● 4 SOURCES] The naira could have depreciated to N3,500 per US dollar without the administration's economic reforms. pointblanknews.com · platinumpost.news · www.nationalaccordnewspaper.com