{
  "id": 16032639,
  "title": "Ex-senator backs Tinubu’s $1n economy ambition",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/ex-senator-backs-tinubus-1n-economy-ambition",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T11:04:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/ex-senator-backs-tinubus-1n-economy-ambition/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Senator Tolu Odebiyi has praised President Bola Tinubu's goal of achieving a $1 trillion economy in Nigeria, emphasizing that effective risk management is essential for sustainable economic growth and national development. Speaking at the Honorary Fellow Chartered Risk Manager (HFCRM) award ceremony in Lagos, Odebiyi commended Tinubu's economic vision and initiatives to transform the country's economy, attract investment, strengthen institutions, and create opportunities for sustainable growth. He stressed that achieving the $1 trillion target would require disciplined implementation, sound governance, strong institutions, and effective risk management. Odebiyi emphasized that risk management must be at the core of Nigeria's economic transformation, integrating into public policy, infrastructure development, financial management, and private-sector investment. He urged Nigerians to support the economic transformation agenda and highlighted the importance of responsible risk management in protecting public resources, improving project delivery, enhancing investor confidence, reducing waste, and ensuring measurable economic returns.",
  "summary": "A former senator, Tolu Odebiyi, has backed President Tinubu’s ambition for a $1tn economy, describing effective risk management as critical to achieving it Read More: https://punchng.com/ex-senator-backs-tinubus-1n-economy-ambition/",
  "key_points": [
    "Former Senator Tolu Odebiyi supports Tinubu's $1 trillion economy goal.",
    "Effective risk management crucial for sustainable economic growth.",
    "Odebiyi urges Nigerians to back economic transformation agenda."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Endorsing the trillion-dollar target shifts the focus from mere ambition to the necessity of integrating disciplined risk management into the core of Nigeria's public policy and institutional governance.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "title": "“It’s not debatable, we can’t go back,” Mbah backs Tinubu on fuel subsidy removal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/its-not-debatable-we-cant-go-back-mbah-backs-tinubu-on-fuel-subsidy",
        "published": "2026-10-22T09:55:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Ex-senator backs Tinubu’s $1n economy ambition",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/ex-senator-backs-tinubus-1n-economy-ambition-16037778",
        "published": "2026-10-22T11:49:39.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}