Full Text of President Bola Tinubu's National Day Speech, with the theme: From Reforms To Prosperity.

My fellow Nigerians,

Sixty-six years ago today, our flag was raised, for the first time, over a free and sovereign nation. Since then, we have journeyed together as one nation, bound by our collective trust in the great promise of Nigeria: that a country of our size, our bountiful resources, our cultural diversity and, above all, our extraordinary people can build a giant in Africa; that in this blessed and fertile land we can build a united, strong and prosperous nation; a land of regional authority and global consequence.

(A Nigerian NewsLeader News Analysis of President Bola Tinubu's Independence Day Speech)

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)

He had hardly rested from the long journey of his weeks of presidential annual vacation in Europe when the October 1, Nigeria's independence anniversary ritual at the State House came.

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)

Following publications by two online media-Sahara Reporters and Secret Reporters, both of them allegedly carrying insinuations of financial impropriety by the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) in its handling of the ongoing construction of NASENI Campus project, the Agency has clarified that the publications are "false, malicious and intended to deceive the public".

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has called for increased public and private sector investment in telecommunications infrastructure to accelerate broadband expansion, improve service quality, and support Nigeria's growing digital economy.

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), in collaboration with the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), will on October 1, 2026, roll out the Zero Rated Data Access to Approved Educational Platforms and Content Initiative.

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)

President Bola Tinubu inherited an economy carrying major structural distortions. His administration removed the petrol subsidy and moved to unify the multiple foreign-exchange market.

By Janet Bassey (Governance Correspondent)

From the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa administration as Nigeria's Prime Minister in 1960 Parliamentary democracy through the military governments, the Shehu Shagari administration, the Babangida and Abacha years, the Abubakar transition, and the current Fourth Republic administrations of Obasanjo, Yar'Adua, Jonathan, Buhari and Tinubu, virtually every government has announced a development philosophy.

By Aminatu Daura (Environment/Lifestyle Reporter)

Nigeria's environmental challenges have intensified in Nigeria's 66 years.

By Kehinde Opeifa (Property Correspondent)

Nigeria's population has urbanised rapidly.
Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Kano, Ibadan, Enugu, Onitsha, Benin City and other cities have expanded dramatically.

By Richard Odeh (Security/Defense Correspondent)

Nigeria's security challenges have evolved in the past 66 years of independence and nationhood.

By Uwem Umana (Anti-corruption Reporter)

Nigeria's development failures in 66 years cannot be explained only by bad luck. Governance matters.

By Chuka Okeagu (Finance & Money Market Correspondent)

Nigeria's financial sector has undergone repeated reform. The SAP-era liberalisation increased the number of banks dramatically, followed by distress and consolidation.