The All Progressives Congress (APC) has outlined 35 major commitments in its 2027–2031 manifesto, covering security, education, healthcare, employment, housing, infrastructure, economic growth and governance.

The manifesto, titled Renewed Hope Agenda 2.0, sets out President Bola Tinubu’s agenda for a second term, with the party grouping its proposals under four pillars: a secure and resilient nation; a better quality of life for Nigerians; energy, infrastructure and economic growth; and effective and accountable governance.

Some of the commitments include recruiting 28,000 additional military personnel, deploying 50,000 new police officers, training two million young Nigerians, expanding health insurance coverage to 40 per cent of the population and delivering 200,000 homes.

The following are 35 major commitments contained in the manifesto:

A. Pillar One: Secure and Resilient Nation

1. Recruit 28,000 additional military personnel

The APC plans to recruit and train 28,000 additional military personnel approved by the government. It also promises to complete and equip four new Army divisions in Makurdi, Ilorin, Jalingo and Benin City, with public reports on their deployment.

2. Strengthen military operations against insurgency and kidnapping

The party promises to sustain intelligence-led military operations against insurgents and kidnapping networks, with independent verification of reported operational outcomes. It also plans to strengthen surrender, rehabilitation and reintegration programmes for former combatants.

3. Establish specialised counter-terrorism capabilities

The manifesto promises specialised counter-terrorism capabilities across the country’s geopolitical zones, alongside improved security at schools, markets, places of worship and major transport corridors. It also proposes expanding peace-building, trauma support and deradicalisation programmes to support the resettlement of displaced families.

4. Deploy 50,000 new police officers and reform the police

The APC plans to train and deploy 50,000 newly recruited police officers and work towards a police-to-citizen ratio of one officer to 400 people. It also promises digital police records, geographic mapping, body cameras, emergency dispatch prom isesesimproved forensic infrastructure.

5. Establish a legal framework for, state and community policing

The party says it will work with the National Assembly, state legislatures, and governors to establish a constitutional and legal framework for accountable state and community policing, while maintaining national standards and protecting citizens’ rights.

6. Strengthen border surveillance and protect farms and forests

The APC promises to complete electronic surveillance coverage of all mapped border areas, with 31 of the 190 mapped areas remaining. It also plans to extend e-Gates, passenger-data systems and other border management tools, while deploying Forest Guards, Agro-Rangers and Mining Marshals to protect farms, forests and mineral resources.

7. Expand domestic production of military equipment and improve security personnel welfare

The manifesto proposes increased local production of ammunition, protective equipment, armoured vehicles and tactical drones. It also promises to implement approved salary increases and operational allowances for security personnel, improve their housing and healthcare, rehabilitate police barracks and provide insurance, pensions and educational support for families of fallen officers.

8. Expand national identity registration and emergency response systems

The APC targets enrolment of 95 per cent of citizens and legal residents in the National Identity Database, compared with 137,260,026 people enrolled as of June 2026. It also plans to integrate remaining government databases, strengthen data privacy, modernise fire services towards coverage of every local government area and improve maritime surveillance, cybersecurity, emergency communications and search-and-rescue operations.

B. Pillar Two: Better Quality and More Affordable Life for Every Nigerian

9. Halve the number of out-of-school children by 2031

The party promises to expand the HOPE-EDU programme nationwide, with the target of reducing the number of out-of-school children by half by 2031. It also plans to extend the AGILE programme beyond its current 18 states and establish pathways for teenage mothers to return to school.

10. Recruit 20,000 additional teachers

Building on the 80,284 teachers already certified and licensed, the APC plans to recruit and train another 20,000 teachers, prioritising female educators and underserved rural communities. It also promises improved school safety, water and sanitation facilities, and an annual education dashboard tracking enrolment, dropout and completion rates.

11. Expand technical, digital and STEMM education

The manifesto promises greater emphasis on science, technology, engineering, mathematics and digital skills at all educational levels. It also plans to expand NELFUND, the National Smart Learning Initiative, the Student Venture Capital Grant and Diaspora BRIDGE, while strengthening partnerships between educational institutions and employers.

12. Expand primary healthcare and health insurance coverage

The APC targets an increase in the proportion of functional primary healthcare centres from 53 per cent to 90 per cent by 2031. It also plans to increase active health insurance coverage from more than 23 million enrollees to 40 per cent of Nigerians and reduce out-of-pocket spending from 71 per cent to below 50 per cent of total health expenditure.

13. Extend healthcare financing and emergency maternal services

The party promises to extend direct quarterly financing under the Basic Health Care Provision Fund from about 8,300 primary healthcare centres to all 17,600 facilities. It also plans to expand free emergency obstetric care from 172 local government areas to all 774, complete the revitalisation of remaining primary health centres and provide steady solar power to 30 per cent of health facilities by the end of 2027.

14. Increase local production of essential medicines to 50 per cent

The manifesto promises to commercialise BioVaccines Nigeria to support local production of essential medicines, with a target of meeting 50 per cent of national requirements by 2031. It also proposes completing oncology centres across all geopolitical zones, recruiting and retaining health workers, and introducing portable electronic health records by 2031.

15. Train two million young Nigerians and expand digital literacy

The APC plans to expand skills training to two million young people and scale the Digital Literacy for All programme towards 30 million Nigerians. The manifesto records 748,988 people as already trained under the digital literacy initiative.

It also proposes a national youth employment strategy aimed at halving youth unemployment by 2031.

16. Expand youth financing and entrepreneurship support

The party promises to expand lending through the NEXTGEN Bank, Nigeria Youth Investment Fund and YouthCred, while pursuing legislation for a proposed Youth Bank that would provide loans without traditional collateral requirements.

It also plans to expand entrepreneurship grants and loans for corps members and young innovators, strengthen MSME support hubs and establish a Digital MSME Academy.

17. Reform the National Youth Service Corps

The APC promises to undertake the first comprehensive review of the National Youth Service Corps in its 53-year history, repositioning it as a skills-driven programme. It also plans to rebuild orientation camps and publish information on corps members’ private-sector placements and business survival.

18. Increase women’s representation in government to at least 35 per cent

The manifesto promises to achieve at least 35 per cent women’s representation in the next Cabinet and major ministries, departments and agencies. It also proposes a legal framework and public dashboard to track progress towards the target across public appointments.

19. Expand women’s access to finance and protection services

The APC plans to expand the GLOW credit-guarantee facility and the Nigeria for Women Project across all 36 states. It also promises nationwide coverage of Sexual Assault Referral Centres and specialised services, including shelters, counselling and accelerated prosecution of cases.

20. Expand cash transfers and social welfare programmes

The party promises to complete the validation of the National Social Register using the National Identification Number, building on the 13,456,371 people already onboarded with NIN or Bank Verification Number. It targets verification of at least 20 million people by 2030 and plans to expand direct cash transfers beyond the more than 10 million people reached so far.

The manifesto also includes the US$1 billion HOPE-SP programme, which began with emergency cash transfers targeting 7.6 million vulnerable households.

21. Enforce the N70,000 minimum wage and expand employment training

The APC promises nationwide enforcement of the N70,000 minimum wage and plans to train 100,000 unemployed Nigerians annually by 2030. It also proposes modernising labour laws, strengthening factory inspections and implementing the 2027–2031 Labour Migration Roadmap.

22. Reduce food costs and strengthen consumer protection

The manifesto promises a monthly staple-food price tracker, stronger strategic grain reserves and measures to reduce food transportation and storage costs through better roads, cold-chain facilities and agro-processing.

It also proposes stronger enforcement against unregistered digital lenders, with penalties of up to N100 million or 19 per cent of turnover. The party further promises automatic reversal of failed transactions within a fixed period, refunds with interest for unexplained deductions and improved consumer complaint resolution.

23. Deliver 200,000 homes and expand social housing

The APC plans to work towards delivering 200,000 homes during the next term. It also proposes the Tinubu Mass Social Housing Scheme in all 774 local government areas, beginning with a pilot of 11,421 units and targeting 200 homes in each council area, amounting to 154,800 units.

The party also promises to complete the Renewed Hope Cities and Estates already under construction, comprising more than 15,000 housing units across 14 sites.

24. Expand affordable mortgages and issue one million digital land titles

The manifesto proposes capitalising the Ministry of Finance Incorporated Real Estate Investment Fund towards N1 trillion to support 20-year fixed-rate mortgages. It also targets increasing National Housing Fund contributors from six million to 10 million by 2028 and raising the mortgage loan ceiling from N50 million to N85 million.

Under the Land4Growth initiative, the party plans to issue one million digital land titles across 18 to 20 states before extending the programme nationwide.

C. Pillar Three: Energy, Infrastructure and Economic Growth

25. Improve electricity supply for households and businesses

The APC promises to strengthen power generation, transmission and distribution through gas-to-power projects, embedded and captive generation, network automation and investment in industrial electricity supply.

It also plans to expand metering, reduce technical and commercial losses and publish quarterly reports on electricity delivered to industrial clusters, reliable supply hours, voltage quality and manufacturing downtime.

26. Expand compressed natural gas infrastructure

The party plans to expand compressed natural gas refuelling and vehicle-conversion facilities along major freight and public transport routes. The manifesto notes that the Presidential Initiative on CNG and Electric Vehicles currently reports 105 refuelling stations across 24 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

27. Establish at least one major industrial cluster in each geopolitical zone

The APC promises to establish at least one anchor industrial cluster in each of Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones. The clusters are expected to have dedicated power and water supply, skilled labour, logistics infrastructure, investors and local supplier networks.

28. More than double non-oil export earnings

The manifesto targets more than doubling Nigeria’s non-oil export earnings from the $6.1 billion recorded by the Nigerian Export Promotion Council in 2025.

The party says it will pursue the target through manufacturing, processed goods, pharmaceuticals, digital services, creative industries, improved export financing and access to international markets.

29. Develop strategic industries and expand local value addition

The APC promises to support industries including critical minerals, mining services, steel, aluminium, petrochemicals, fertilisers, agro-processing, food manufacturing, textiles, garments, footwear, packaging and digital services.

It also plans to promote local processing of minerals and agricultural products, strengthen domestic supply chains and link government incentives to productivity, local value addition and export competitiveness.

30. Complete major transport and digital infrastructure projects

The party promises to publish completion plans for priority roads, railways, ports, airports, inland dry ports and cold-chain facilities. It also plans to improve freight movement, port operations and export logistics.

Under Project BRIDGE, the manifesto cites plans to deploy more than 90,000 kilometres of open-access fibre, increasing the estimated national fibre backbone from 35,000 kilometres to 125,000 kilometres.

The National Single Window will also be expanded to cover export processes, including permits, certification, inspections, customs documentation and payments.

31. Strengthen investor confidence and attract long-term productive capital

The APC promises to improve policy consistency, foreign exchange resilience, electricity supply and access to long-term financing to encourage investment in productive sectors.

It says public support will prioritise projects that demonstrate actual investment, job creation, local value addition, export performance and measurable productivity rather than investment announcements alone.

D. Pillar Four: Effective and Accountable Governance

32. Digitalise court processes and improve access to justice

The manifesto promises to expand electronic filing and case management across federal courts, extend the systems to magistrate courts and digitalise court processes nationwide by 2029.

It also proposes stronger judicial financial autonomy, additional judges where necessary, expanded Alternative Dispute Resolution services and improved access to legal aid.

33. Strengthen anti-corruption efforts and audit public assets

The APC promises to strengthen anti-corruption agencies and the courts, improve asset recovery and combat money laundering and human trafficking.

It also plans to conduct an independent audit of unfinished and underused public assets within the first 100 days of the administration and publish details of recovered assets, completed projects and savings.

34. Strengthen local government autonomy and reform public administration

The party promises to address outstanding implementation gaps in local government financial autonomy and publish allocations to all 774 councils.

It also plans to complete outstanding Oronsaye public-sector reforms, legislate for remaining regional development commissions and disclose how savings from subsidy reforms are being used.

The manifesto further promises to move federal ministries and agencies towards digital workflows, introduce a Citizen Service Guarantee and implement a ‘tell government once’ rule to reduce repeated paperwork for citizens and businesses.

35. Expand citizen participation and strengthen Nigeria’s foreign relations

The APC promises quarterly engagements with citizens and stakeholders, improved feedback systems and public reporting on government performance.

On foreign policy, it plans to strengthen regional cooperation on security and peace, complete the remaining 30 per cent of Automated Consular Services, improve diaspora data systems and pursue a stronger role for Nigeria in BRICS, the G20 and the United Nations Security Council.

How the APC plans to deliver

The manifesto outlines four broad delivery principles: recovering public resources before imposing new taxes or borrowing, completing existing projects before starting new ones, assigning every commitment a baseline, target, cost, responsible official and reporting date, and allowing citizens to monitor progress through public dashboards and independent verification.

Within the first 100 days, the party says it will publish baselines and the officials responsible for key commitments, release the first quarterly cost-of-living basket, identify and open secured farm-to-market corridors, and launch the Citizen Service Guarantee and the ‘tell government once’ rule. (The Nation)