Omokri Lists 12 Challenges That Have Disappeared Under Tinubu

Ambassador-Designate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala and Nicaragua, Bemigho Reno Omokri, has listed 12 challenges he said have disappeared or significantly reduced in Nigeria under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

Omokri, in a Facebook post on Saturday, identified the challenges as the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike, non-payment of salaries, half-salary payments, fuel scarcity, crude oil theft, Niger Delta militancy, Ogoni agitation, economic recession, dollar and foreign exchange scarcity, executive-legislative face-off, budget padding and Boko Haram attacks on Abuja.

He also referenced security challenges in Southern Kaduna and attacks on police stations and closures in the South-East as among the issues that had previously confronted the country.

According to him, Nigeria under Tinubu is making steady progress across various sectors, despite what he described as efforts by opposition elements and their supporters in the media to portray the country as being in decline.

Omokri cited recent economic indicators, claiming that Nigeria recorded 4.43 per cent GDP growth, which he said was about twice the global average.

He also claimed that Nigeria’s stock market had become the world’s most profitable, according to Bloomberg, while the country’s inflation rate had dropped significantly from the level recorded on May 29, 2023.

He further stated that Nigeria’s foreign reserves had risen to an 18-year high of $54 billion, while the country’s GDP had increased by $67 billion in two years.

On the petroleum sector, Omokri said Nigeria had moved from being Africa’s leading petrol importer in 2023 to becoming the leading fuel exporter in West Africa in 2026.

He added that the development had contributed to Nigeria overtaking South Africa to become Africa’s second-largest manufacturing capacity, with Egypt remaining ahead.

According to him, Nigeria had recorded 23 consecutive quarters of uninterrupted GDP growth as of the first half of 2026 and was positioned for strong gains in the value of the naira.

Omokri also cited an IMF assessment which, he said, ranked Nigeria as the sixth-largest contributor to global GDP growth in 2025.

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He acknowledged that significant challenges remained but maintained that the Federal Government was addressing them through various initiatives.

He pointed to the Nigeria Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) student loan programme, which he said was benefiting about one million university undergraduates, as well as the expansion of the Nigerian Army from eight to 12 divisions.

He said the additional four Army divisions would increase the number of troops by 28,000.

Omokri further noted that the Federal Government planned to recruit between 2,000 and 5,000 forest guards in each state, depending on the landmass of the state.

He said Nigeria’s challenges could not be overcome overnight but expressed optimism that the country was gradually making progress under the Tinubu administration.

“Much still needs to be done, and it is being done. However, progress is evident,” Omokri said.

He urged Nigerians to recognise the improvements while acknowledging that more work remained to be done.