— Says economic reforms must lift every Nigerian

— As FG rolls out 5 World Bank-backed initiatives to tackle poverty, strengthen healthcare, education, etc

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru & Progress Godfrey

ABUJA — President Bola Tinubu on Thursday launched five social protection and human capital development programmes valued at about $3 billion, aimed at eradicating poverty and bringing dividends of democracy to all classes of Nigerian citizens.

The President said the success of his administration’s economic reforms would ultimately be judged by their impact on the lives of ordinary Nigerians rather than by macroeconomic statistics.