The article critiques the Nigerian government's reliance on macroeconomic data from multilateral institutions and rating agencies to justify its performance. It cites the recent rebasing of the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP), which produced a figure of N372.8 trillion as the overall value of the economy. Minister of State for Industry, John Owan Enoh, stated that the country faces the challenge of translating this larger economy into higher manufacturing output, jobs and value addition, warning that a bigger economy on paper means little without stronger industrial capacity. The piece argues that data alone does not address the realities facing Nigerians.
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