President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has promised Nigerians reliable electricity, lower living costs and increased employment opportunities.
Tinubu made the promise on Tuesday, 10 November 2026, while addressing supporters at the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign rally in Dutse, the Jigawa State capital.
The President assured Nigerians that his administration would prioritise stable electricity supply, noting that reliable power was essential to strengthening businesses, expanding industrial activities and improving the standard of living.
“We will lower the cost of living. We will provide reliable power, not the whole privatisation that is not working.
“We will provide you with reliable power in this Nigeria,” Tinubu declared.
He also promised to strengthen Nigeria’s industrial base and provide greater support for nano, micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to stimulate economic activities and create more employment opportunities.
On the economy, Tinubu maintained that his administration would sustain its ongoing reforms, including the removal of petrol subsidy, while continuing intervention programmes such as the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND).
He further pledged that funds recovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from financial irregularities would be channelled towards supporting NELFUND and expanding access to higher education for Nigerian students.
In the agricultural sector, the President announced plans to establish six mechanised farming service centres across the country’s six geopolitical zones.
He also promised increased investment in irrigation infrastructure and agricultural research as part of efforts to boost food production, improve farmers’ productivity and reduce food prices.
Tinubu’s latest electricity pledge comes against the backdrop of longstanding challenges in Nigeria’s power sector, including inadequate generation, transmission limitations, distribution inefficiencies and frequent grid collapses.
His administration has previously introduced reforms, including the Electricity Act 2023, which allows state governments to establish and regulate electricity markets within their jurisdictions.
