FG LAUNCHES DIGITAL BRIDGE TO IMPROVE POLICY IMPACT ON ENTREPRENEURS
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By: Fasasi Hammad
President Bola Tinubu has launched a new digital platform designed to bridge the gap between policymakers and entrepreneurs across Nigeria.
According to a statement from the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Entrepreneurship Development on Friday, the platform—known as the Renewed Hope Enterprise Bridge Initiative—was unveiled on Thursday at the State House Conference Centre in Abuja.
The initiative is part of government efforts to build a more responsive and business-friendly economic environment.
Represented at the event by his Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, Tinubu described the platform as a structured channel for continuous engagement between government officials and the private sector.
He acknowledged the disconnect that often exists between policy development and the realities faced by entrepreneurs.
“One side works with frameworks and projections, the other works with immediacy and risk. Bringing both into the same room is not symbolic; it is necessary,” he said.
Tinubu stressed that effective governance must be rooted in real-world experience, adding that policies only achieve impact when they reflect the daily challenges of businesses.
“If a policy is to be useful, it must be informed by lived experience. And if an enterprise is to thrive, it must be supported by a system that understands it,” he added.
The President said the platform would function as a feedback mechanism, enabling entrepreneurs to directly share insights, challenges, and recommendations with government to improve policy design and execution.
Speaking at the event, the Minister of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musa Musawa, highlighted the potential of the creative and digital sectors in driving economic growth and attracting foreign investment.
She said both sectors remain key to Nigeria’s economic diversification strategy, offering significant opportunities for entrepreneurs.
Also speaking, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Entrepreneurship Development, Chalya Shagaya, said the initiative reflects the administration’s commitment to placing entrepreneurs at the centre of national economic growth.
She noted that reforms are underway to reduce regulatory challenges and expand access to finance through key government institutions.
Shagaya added that achieving a trillion-dollar economy would require sustained engagement with entrepreneurs, describing the initiative as the start of a more open and collaborative governance approach rather than a one-off intervention.
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