President Bola Tinubu has affirmed that the nation’s Gross Domestic Product growth report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) is an indication that the country is recovering from the Reforms’ Unintended Effects.
NBS, in a GDP report for Q3, 2024 released on Monday said the nation’s GDP grew by 3.46%, compared to the 3.19% growth recorded in the second quarter.
Commenting on the development, President Tinubu said his administration has not and will never forget its promise of a $1 trillion economy by 2030.
Tinubu, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Communication, Sunday Dare, assured that once the economy is rebased by early 2025 to capture its dynamism and record significant changes that have occurred in different sectors, the country will be on its way to shared prosperity.
The latest GDP growth in the third quarter was driven by key sectors such as Agriculture, Transport, Education, Health, Real Estate, Finance and Insurance, ICT, Trade, and Manufacturing.
This performance once again shows that the reforms embarked upon by the Tinubu administration to reposition the economy and ensure better fiscal management are beginning to yield fruits.
The proposed tax reforms also indicate the administration’s resolve to reduce the tax burden on small businesses and spread prosperity to the poor.
President Tinubu said, “I am excited by the latest report from the National Bureau of Statistics that our economy grew in the third quarter more than last quarter and even beyond projected estimates. While I welcome this development, the latest figure also shows the much work that needs to be done. We won’t rest until Nigerians feel the positive impacts in their pockets and experience a better living standard. My administration remains committed to the welfare of our people.”
The top contributing sectors to GDP in Q3 2024, according to NBS, are Agriculture 28.65%, ICT 16.35%, Trade 14.78%, Manufacturing 8.21%, Crude Oil 5.57%, Finance & Insurance 5.51% and Real Estate 5.43%.
