{
  "id": 12465487,
  "title": "Presidency faults Economist report claiming Nigerians dislike Tinubu",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/presidency-faults-economist-report-claiming-nigerians-dislike-tinubu",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T20:54:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/presidency-faults-economist-report-claiming-nigerians-dislike-tinubu/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Presidency has dismissed claims made by The Economist that Nigerians dislike President Bola Tinubu, calling the assertion an \"intellectual fraud.\" In a statement, the Presidency emphasized that Tinubu's economic overhaul is \"unstoppable.\" The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communications, Sunday Dare, accused foreign publications of operating from \"comfortable, insulated drawing rooms\" and routinely \"traffic in sensationalist half-truths.\" The Presidency argued that these observers routinely paint a distorted picture of Nigeria's situation, ignoring the \"monumental, Herculean task\" undertaken by the Tinubu administration since May 2023. They highlighted the administration's accomplishments, including subsidy removal, forex reform, and the Nigerian Education Loan Fund. The Presidency also defended the economic reforms, stating that the economic problems inherited by Tinubu's administration were catastrophic, with a broken economic ecosystem on the verge of total sovereign bankruptcy.",
  "summary": "The Presidency has faulted a report by The Economist claiming Nigerians dislike President Bola Tinubu, calling the assertion an ‘intellectual fraud’. Read More: https://punchng.com/presidency-faults-economist-report-claiming-nigerians-dislike-tinubu/",
  "key_points": [
    "Presidency rejects Economist's claim Nigerians dislike Tinubu",
    "Tinubu's economic overhaul is unstoppable, Special Adviser claims",
    "Administration defends reforms, calls foreign media sensationalist"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Nigerians await cheaper transport fares as Tinubu’s October 1 deadline passes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/nigerians-await-cheaper-transport-fares-as-tinubus-october-1-deadline",
        "published": "2026-10-06T20:58:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Presidency faults Economist report claiming Nigerians dislike Tinubu",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/presidency-faults-economist-report-claiming-nigerians-dislike-tinubu-12466505",
        "published": "2026-10-06T21:00:18.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}