In his New Year address on 1 January 2026, President Tinubu told Nigerians the economy had moved beyond crisis management into a period of steady stabilisation, pointing to eight consecutive months of declining inflation driven by monetary tightening and the end of deficit financing through the Central Bank's 'Ways and Means' facility. He projected inflation would keep falling through the year and pledged renewed focus on growth, jobs and investment as the reform programme matured into its next phase.