Nigeria, Feb. 9 -- As of Monday, February 9, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has spent 2 years, 8 months and 11 days in office, having been sworn in on May 29, 2023. That amounts to 981 days so far, with roughly 474 days left before the end of his four-year term on May 29, 2027.

With less than a year and a half to go, a legitimate question confronts Nigerians: is President Tinubu saving his best performance for the final stretch, or are the outcomes of the past three years a fair indicator of what lies ahead?

Tinubu's presidency began with one of the most consequential policy decisions in recent history - the removal of fuel subsidy on inauguration day. Petrol prices jumped almost overnight from about 187 per litre to over 1,200. The rippl...