FG unveil 2026–2030 plan to build $1 trillion economy
- Federal Executive Council don unveil one National Development Plan for 2026 to 2030 wey target $1 trillion economy.
- Di plan focus on job creation, productivity and shared prosperity, na wetin di budget minister talk.
- Head of Civil Service talk say public servants must drive di target through one new strategy plan.
Federal government don unveil one National Development Plan wey cover 2026 to 2030, na five-year framework wey e talk say go drive Nigeria ambition to build $1 trillion economy through job creation, productivity and shared prosperity.
Di Minister of State for Budget and Economic Planning, Dr Doris Nkiruka Uzoka-Anite, announce di plan while e dey brief State House reporters after one Federal Executive Council meeting wey President Bola Tinubu chair for Presidential Villa, Abuja.
She talk say dem present di plan for di 32nd Nigerian Economic Summit, wey hold for Abuja from October 26 to 28, and private sector endorse am. Vice President Kashim Shettima represent di President for di summit, according to di minister.
Uzoka-Anite describe di National Development Plan as statutory document wey set out how government wan reach di $1 trillion target, with job creation, productivity and shared prosperity as di main routes.
Dem tell civil service to deliver
Same week, di Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Olumuyiwa Abel, tell federal civil servants say dem must take leading role to turn di target into reality by 2030.
Abel talk for Abuja for di 2026 Council of Retired Federal Permanent Secretaries (CORFEPS) Week Colloquium and di unveiling of di CORFEPS Journal on Public Policy and Governance. Di event hold for Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
He talk say to hit di target go need competent, innovative and results-driven workforce wey go fit translate government policies into tangible outcomes. Economic uncertainties, fiscal pressures and technological disruption, e add, make stronger public institutions and better policy implementation more urgent.
Abel talk say di Federal Civil Service Strategy and Implementation Plan 2026–2030 (FCSSIP30) go build on im predecessor, FCSSIP25, with focus on digital transformation, simpler administrative processes and improved performance management. He talk say di plan go only work if public servants change dia work ethics, mindset and institutional culture.
Vice President Kashim Shettima, wey Sadiq Wanka, Special Adviser to the President on Power and Infrastructure, represent, talk say national goals dey only met when public institutions turn policies into results.
Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation Boss Mustapha, wey give di keynote address, talk say civil service remain essential to administrative continuity and coordination across governments. He call for recruitment and promotion based on merit, stronger link between performance and promotion, and accountability for results.
CORFEPS Chairman Yayale Ahmed urge closer engagement between serving and retired public servants, talk say dia experience fit help solve current governance problems.
Wetin go happen next
Di 2026–2030 plan now dey guide national development priorities for di next five years. For ordinary Nigerians, di test go be whether e go deliver jobs and better services, and whether di civil service reforms go produce visible results before di 2030 deadline.
