Tinubu unveils platform to connect policymakers, entrepreneurs

President Bola Tinubu has launched a new digital platform, the Renewed Hope Enterprise Bridge Initiative, to connect policymakers and entrepreneurs. Unveiled on Thursday at the State House Conference Centre in Abuja, the platform aims to foster a more responsive and business-friendly environment. Represented by his Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, the President described it as a structured mechanism for continuous engagement between government and the private sector. President Tinubu acknowledged the disconnect between policy formulation and entrepreneurial realities, stating, "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 emphasized that effective governance requires policies informed by real-life experiences and that the platform will serve as a feedback loop for entrepreneurs to share insights and recommendations directly with the government. The Minister of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musa Musawa, highlighted the potential of the creative and digital sectors to drive economic growth and attract foreign investment. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Entrepreneurship Development, Chalya Shagaya, stated that the initiative reflects the administration’s commitment to placing entrepreneurs at the center of national economic growth, with reforms underway to ease regulatory bottlenecks and expand access to finance. Shagaya described th