President Bola Tinubu has assured Deloitte Africa that Nigeria’s economy is on a steady growth path, citing three years of fiscal and financial reforms that have stabilised the country’s economic indicators.
The President spoke on Wednesday in Abuja while receiving a delegation from Deloitte Africa, led by the firm’s Chief Executive Officer, Ruwayda Redfearn, at the State House.
Tinubu said the reforms, though difficult, were beginning to yield positive results. “Reforms are difficult. It has not been a McDonald’s customer relationship but a harvester of good things, if implemented well, and that is what we are about,” he said.
He thanked the Deloitte delegation for their attention to Nigeria’s fiscal and tax reforms, noting that revenue-focused policies would continue to drive growth despite short-term difficulties. The meeting was also attended by the Minister of Finance, Taiwo Oyedele, and the Chairman of the Nigerian Revenue Service, Zacch Adedeji.
According to the President, the reforms have strengthened the country’s fiscal and revenue sectors, repositioned financial institutions, and better positioned Nigeria to compete globally.
Tinubu urged Deloitte Africa to deepen its impact on the Nigerian economy by training and recruiting more young Nigerians, recalling his own early career in accountancy in Chicago. “Deloitte has a good training programme, and I believe you will continue to reflect that,” he said.
Finance Minister Taiwo Oyedele, who also addressed the delegation, called on Deloitte’s leadership to prioritise capacity-building among Nigerian youth.
Deloitte Africa CEO Ruwayda Redfearn said the firm’s global focus was on digital and business transformation, noting that the organisation employs over 500,000 people worldwide, including more than 6,000 across Africa. She disclosed that Deloitte generated $74 billion in revenue in 2025 and pledged the firm’s readiness to support the Tinubu administration.
Deloitte West Africa CEO Yomi Olugbenro also assured the President of the firm’s commitment to supporting the reforms, stressing the need to extend the benefits of the reforms to ordinary Nigerians. “There is a need to truly extract more value and deliver the dividends of democracy to ordinary Nigerians on the street,” he said, adding that Deloitte’s global experience positions it to support Nigeria’s reform agenda.
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