Nigeria, Aug. 1 -- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has endorsed a new ward-based development approach aimed at accelerating grassroots development and lifting millions of Nigerians out of poverty.

The initiative, known as the Renewed Hope Ward Development Programme (RHWDP), was adopted Thursday at the 150th meeting of the National Economic Council (NEC), held at the State House in Abuja.

The RHWDP targets Nigeria's 8,809 administrative wards across the 36 states and is designed to serve as a direct intervention mechanism for poverty alleviation, food security, rural electrification, infrastructure improvement, and economic stimulation.

It is a key plank of Mr Tinubu's broader Renewed Hope Agenda, which aims to achieve a $1 trillion economy...