FG Targets Jobs, Capital Inflows With 2026 Growth Acceleration Blueprint
By Raymond Akorede
The Federal Government has unveiled a far-reaching fiscal and investment framework aimed at accelerating economic growth, attracting capital inflows, and creating jobs in 2026, as Nigeria transitions from macroeconomic stabilisation to expansion.
The policy framework, titled the Growth Acceleration and Investment Mobilization Strategy, outlines the government’s priorities as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration enters what officials describe as the second wave of economic reforms focused on productivity, capital formation, and private-sector-led growth.
The Minister of State for Finance, Doris Uzoka-Anite, said the Federal Ministry of Finance would serve as the coordinating hub for the strategy, which is designed to strengthen macroeconomic stability and reposition Nigeria as a preferred destination for long-term foreign direct investment.
“The Federal Ministry of Finance will anchor a comprehensive Growth Acceleration and Investment Mobilization Strategy aimed at strengthening macroeconomic stability and positioning Nigeria as a premier destination for long-term foreign direct investment,” Uzoka-Anite said in a statement.
According to her, 2026 represents a defining moment for Nigeria’s economy, marking a shift from stabilisation to sustained expansion.
“Nigeria’s economy will move from stabilisation to expansion as we focus on scaling output, deepening domestic value creation, and placing the economy on a credible path toward a $1 trillion GDP by 2036,” she said.
Uzoka-Anite explained that the $1 trillion GDP ambition would be driven by building an open, export-oriented economy supported by strong domestic demand, while domesticating critical supply chains to maximise the use of locally sourced raw materials, labour, and intellectual property in line with the Nigeria First Policy.
“Our focus is to move decisively from stabilisation to growth. The reforms underway are designed to lower risk, unlock private capital, and ensure that Nigeria delivers sustainable returns for investors while expanding opportunity for our citizens,” she stated.
The minister outlined key policy and investment priorities for 2026, including tighter policy coordination to anchor stability and reduce risk premiums, sector-led growth strategies to unlock private capital, expanded capital formation, increased access to finance, deeper financial inclusion, and an enhanced role for development finance institutions.
She also underscored the importance of fiscal and monetary alignment, noting that the Ministry would maintain close and institutionalised coordination with the Central Bank of Nigeria to support disinflation, exchange-rate stability, and orderly credit conditions.
“Fiscal and monetary alignment will remain central to reducing macroeconomic volatility and restoring Nigeria’s investment-grade fundamentals over the medium term,” Uzoka-Anite said.
She disclosed that the Ministry had adopted the macroeconomic forecast published by the Central Bank on December 30, 2025, as its baseline outlook for the Nigerian economy.
“The government’s objective is to lower inflation expectations, compress sovereign risk premiums, and reduce the cost of capital for both public and private investment,” she added.
Uzoka-Anite said the coordinated policy framework is contained in the Disinflation and Growth Acceleration Strategy (DGAS), jointly sponsored by the Central Bank, the Federal Ministry of Finance, and the Federal Inland Revenue Service, now restructured as the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS).
The Federal Government expressed confidence that effective execution of the growth acceleration blueprint would boost job creation, stimulate domestic and foreign investment, and place the economy on a sustainable long-term growth trajectory.
