NESG: Economic growth must deliver jobs and higher incomes

Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) chairman Omoboyede Olusanya urged Nigeria to judge economic progress by jobs, incomes, productivity and living standards, not headline growth figures alone. Speaking at the close of the 32nd Nigerian Economic Summit in Abuja, he made “Growth that Delivers” the guiding principle of his tenure and pledged to track summit commitments through named owners, timelines and measurable indicators. The NESG plans to strengthen evidence-based policy recommendations and mobilise investment in agriculture, manufacturing, infrastructure, technology and skills. Olusanya urged governments to cut power and logistics costs and called on businesses, young Nigerians and civil society to support productive job creation and hold institutions accountable.