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akingangan:
1. Removed fuel subsidy and unified exchange rates, leading to long-term economic stability because it eliminates fiscal distortions and attracts genuine investments.

2. Doubled government revenues in some periods, reaching over ₦31.9 trillion in 2024, because this provides more funds for infrastructure and social programs without excessive borrowing.

3. Reduced fiscal deficit from 5.4% of GDP in 2023 to 3.0% in 2024 because a lower deficit promotes fiscal discipline and reduces debt burden on future generations.

4. Increased foreign reserves from around $4 billion in 2023 to over $23 billion (some reports up to $46 billion) by late 2024 because higher reserves strengthen the naira and protect against external shocks.

5. Achieved trade surpluses for multiple consecutive quarters because this improves the balance of payments and supports currency stability.

6. Boosted non-oil exports to nearly 48% of total exports because diversifying exports reduces over-reliance on oil and builds economic resilience.

7. Nigerian Stock Exchange gained around 48% in 2025 because a strong stock market reflects growing investor confidence and creates wealth for citizens.

8. Upgraded credit ratings and attracted increased foreign direct investment, especially in the digital economy, because better ratings lower borrowing costs and drive job-creating investments.

9. Projected GDP growth exceeding 4% annualized because sustained growth expands the economy, creates jobs, and improves living standards.

10. Launched the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), benefiting hundreds of thousands of students (over 300,000–788,000 disbursements for tuition and upkeep) because it removes financial barriers to higher education and builds a skilled workforce.

11. Provided presidential grants and loans to over 900,000 Nigerians for entrepreneurship and skills development because this empowers youth to start businesses and reduces unemployment.

12. Implemented a ₦70,000 national minimum wage to improve living standards because higher wages boost workers' purchasing power and stimulate economic activity.

13. Allocated N80 billion for infrastructure upgrades in 100 federal unity schools because modern facilities enhance learning quality and promote national unity through diverse student interactions.

14. Reopened all 47 federal unity secondary schools after temporary closure due to insecurity because ensuring safe access to education supports continuous learning and student development.

15. Established 119 learning centers nationwide for almajiri education because integrating vulnerable children into formal education reduces street begging and builds future productivity.

16. Approved a new National Policy on Almajiri Education because a structured policy addresses root causes of out-of-school children and promotes inclusive development.

17. Began re-establishment of 157 model almajiri schools, integrating out-of-school children, because this brings millions back into education and curbs social vulnerabilities.

18. Appointed new leadership for the National Commission for Almajiri and Out-of-School Children Education because strong leadership ensures effective implementation of reforms.

19. Unveiled comprehensive almajiri education reforms with international support because modernized education for almajiri children fosters social integration and long-term national progress.

20. Initiated major highway projects, including Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road, Sokoto-Badagry Superhighway, Abuja-Kaduna-Kano Road, and Lagos-Ibadan Expressway because better roads reduce travel time, lower transportation costs, and boost trade.

21. Invested over ₦2 trillion in road infrastructure because massive investment creates jobs during construction and supports economic growth long-term.

22. Modernized ports (e.g., Tin Can Island, Lekki Deep Sea Port integration) and expanded rail networks because efficient ports and rail improve logistics, reduce import costs, and enhance export competitiveness.

23. Signed the Electricity Act 2023 to decentralize power generation and encourage private investment because reliable electricity is essential for industrial growth and household convenience.

24. Launched a diaspora mortgage scheme offering low-interest loans up to N50 million for Nigerians abroad to build or buy homes because it channels diaspora remittances into productive housing investment.

25. Unveiled a new housing platform for diaspora Nigerians to purchase properties across all 36 states and the FCT because easy access encourages diaspora contribution to the economy and reduces housing deficit.

26. Implemented Renewed Hope Housing Programme with nationwide construction and diaspora-inclusive financing because increasing housing supply makes homeownership affordable for more Nigerians.

27. Groundbreaking for 3,500 housing units in Renewed Hope City, Abuja because large-scale projects create construction jobs and provide modern living spaces.

28. Eliminated over 13,500 terrorists and enhanced military operations in troubled regions because improved security restores peace, enables farming and business, and protects lives.

29. Rolled out Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) program to lower transportation costs because cheaper fuel alternatives reduce public transport fares and ease inflation pressures.

30. Introduced consumer credit schemes because accessible credit helps families afford essentials and stimulates local consumption.

31. Provided agricultural funds leading to increased food production (e.g., 20% rise in rice output in some reports) because boosting local farming lowers food prices and enhances food security.

32. Distributed cash transfers and subsidies to vulnerable groups because direct support alleviates poverty and improves quality of life for the most needy.

33. Rewarded Super Falcons players (after 10th WAFCON title in 2025) with $100,000 equivalent each, a three-bedroom apartment, and national honour (OON) because generous rewards motivate excellence and inspire young girls to pursue sports.

34. Awarded Super Falcons technical crew $50,000 equivalent each, housing, and honours because recognizing support staff ensures sustained team performance.

35. Rewarded D’Tigress players (after fifth consecutive AfroBasket title in 2025) with $100,000 equivalent each, an apartment, and OON honour because such incentives promote women's basketball dominance and national pride.

36. Awarded D’Tigress coaching staff $50,000 each, housing, and honours because valuing coaches encourages professional development in sports.

37. Used these rewards to motivate athletes, inspire youth (especially girls), and promote women's sports and national unity because celebrating female champions advances gender equality and unites the country through shared success.

38. Increased oil production to around 1.68 million barrels per day because higher output boosts government revenue for public spending.

39. Expanded digital identity enrollment (over 126 million in NIMC database) because comprehensive identity coverage improves service delivery, reduces fraud, and enables targeted welfare programs.

40. Re-adopted the old national anthem because it restores cultural heritage and fosters a sense of historical continuity and patriotism.

These people will never cease to amaze me sha.
Imagine a full grown man quoting this as an achievement instead of a flaw of the government.
"Reopened all 47 federal unity secondary schools after temporary closure due to insecurity because ensuring safe access to education supports continuous learning and student development."
Whose incompetence allowed the insecurity that led to the closure of the school in the first place? APC data boys, Una mumu no get limit at all.

I

Ofunaofu:
In my view, the current Inspector General of Police has distinguished himself as one of the most ineffective and incompetent in the history of this country

When Sowore was doing one man protest against this man, some efulefu were busy insulting Sowore instead of saving their destinies that is being mortgaged in broad daylight.
Everything about this useless government is just upside down.

It seems budget presentation in this country is just a ceremonial exercise without any substance or accounting logic behind it. We are just about to end 2025, where you presented a budget of 35Trn and just two days ago, the minister of finance mentioned that you only realised a total revenue of 10Trn including your reckless borrowing.
It means you were only able to fund less than 30% of the budget. Now you are presenting a budget of 52Trn for 2026, where and how do you intend to fund the budget?
What happens to your deficit of over 70% in 2025? All these our leaders need to apply a bit of brain in what they do and how they lead this country even though majority of them are just plainly bland and don't have any substance.

Once this IPO is declared open I am buying NGN20m worth of shares straight and I have told my broker to put me on red alert already. I won't make the same mistake I made with Dangote cement on this one lailai.
The people that bought plenty Dangote cement that year are smiling to the bank today, the good thing is the refinery even has better prospect than the cement business . Dangote abeg do this thing quick make we investors cash out jare.

DeepSight:
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You are getting it wrong bro. Of course the major countries are the prize in terms of who everyone wants to see.

The point is that among African countries, many would like to see a Nigeria there above a less known DRC.

I think the international audience will be indifferent about who qualifies between Nigeria and Congo because they know the two won't have any impact in the world cup.
Look at it this way, it's like someone asking you who you will like to see at the world cup between Jordan and Iran at the world cup. Will your reaction towards the question not be indifferent?
It's the same way an Asian man will feel if you ask him who he'd prefer to see that the world cup between Nigeria and Congo, but if you ask the same person if he'd like to see Brazil, Argentina , Spain etc at the world cup then the reaction will be different. The world audience only want to see the big named footballing countries apart from their countries at the world cup.
I for one I don't watch the WC until it gets to the second round because that's when the teams I really want to watch will start playing themselves. Matches between Iran, Bolivia, Jamaica etc are not my concern and so will the average football fan worldwide will react to a Nigerian match too. The only reason you are seeing Nigeria as an exception is simply because you are a Nigerian and I won't blame you for that though.

DeepSight:
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The mistake you are making is I didn't mention FIFA. I mentioned international viewers. And yeah, Naija is more popular internationally. Thaz all.

I always get sick and tired of Nigerians and this chest beating. No international viewers want to see Nigeria at the world cup, it's only Nigerians that wants to see Nigeria at the world cup. The international viewers only want to see countries such as France, Spain, England, Brazil, Argentina,Portugal etc at the world cup and Nigeria is far from being in that category.
How can any international viewer be praying to see a country that played her first world cup only in 1994, 60 years after the first edition was played and whose only major achievement so far is to get to the second round when the likes of Cameroon already made quarter finals as far back as 1990 before Nigeria even qualified for a world cup.
This delusion is only in Nigeria head and if you on world forum like quora or Reddit you will see that Nigeria foes not have any levels at all in world cup and no international football fan is dying to see Nigeria there, infact Morocco is the only team being fancied internationally amongst the world audience.

politicoNG:
https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/836831-no-religious-genocide-in-benue-governor-alia.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawOLKWhleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAwzNTA2ODU1MzE3MjgAAR7un71wYR94nvMpPrJJXp0WRbyfeqMoc8M1gYzGohe5x9KZzQvFd-8tbjtVdg_aem_tRK5jBpGpFGZLMXJzgJ_Ug

This idiot governor just made a fool of himself for the whole world to see. There's a video of him saying the killings are religiously motivated just few months ago that I just watched on Arise. What then has changed between then and now that he's changed his mouth quickly.
Nigerian politicians can never make heaven at all.

odejimioflagos:
Nigeria is a sovereign nation. We solve Nigerian problems with Nigerian solutions. No foreign interference allowed.

It's easy for you to sit down in your village in Shango or Mushin and be telling the people affected by the genocide to wait for your lord and master for a home grown solution that will never come.
I pray that one of your family members will soon become a victim of terrorism so that you can repeat what you just typed here that we should wait for Nigerian solution.
Is it the same mirage solution we have been waiting for from the useless Nigerian government for over 15 years or another one.

stuffs2002:
You speak from both sides of the mouth. You are claiming a blatant lie yet still say this is not about religion.

Insecurity have been affecting both Muslims and Christians with Muslims being the biggest victims yet you claim it is a genocide against Christians and you say this is not about religion

I think it's plain stupid and lame excuse to argue that both Muslims and Christians are being killed. Infact I suppose it's only people of low IQ including the government that comes up with this lame excuse and it's indeed very embarrassing to say the least.

I'm not sure anybody and even America has argued that all the killings have been carried out on only Christians and there's no Muslim casualties at all. The message being passed is very clear and that is killing of Christians should stop ultimately and it's within the right of Christians to do that, if the Muslims are comfortable being killed that's their problem but Christians should not be killed.

What has been done here is to run to who can help the killing of Christians which is the US, ilthe Muslims too are free to run to Saudi Arabia to help them since it's clear that the Nigerian government is incompetent and unable to stop the killings. No Christians should be killed anymore, otherwise the bombs of US will rein in and it will be brutal.

Dangote should keep boboing ignorant fellows. As my famous investment banker will always say 'you can never bet against the Naira and lose'. No Nigerian dead or alive has more dollar position than Dangote yet he's advising ignorant people not to hold their own dollars. Wonders shall never end.
I will keep holding my dollars till Jesus comes, Dollar is a stable currency and naira is not so this short appreciation of naira is nothing to brag about.

IamANigerianMan:
Read through, nothing reversed

I have read through and there's something reversed.
You and I know this is a damage control thing and not what they stated there. Someone came up with an I'll thought idea of removing maths from subject in the name of Art students for o levels, the person is now reversing itself after realising the blunder, now because the person does not want to sound foolish he's telling you he only removed it as an admission criteria and not as a o level subject.
Has mathematics ever been a compulsory requirement for someone who wants to study history before?

judewrites:
Read carefully before you comment.

I said Nigeria has been finalists twice in 1989 and 2005 not winners.

What is the correlation between a winner of a competition and who got to finals. He referenced who has won a competition and you are talking about who got to finals twice.
History don't remember who got to finals it's who wins that history remembers, if I ask you who was the finalist in 2018 world cup you may not remember but but you will always know the winner hence theres no basis to respond with finalist.
I get you were trying to portray that Nigeria has done well in such competition too but it has no correlation with the subject of discourse.

judewrites:
Read carefully before you comment.

I said Nigeria has been finalists twice in 1989 and 2005 not winners.

What is the correlation between your comments between a winner of a competition and who got to finals. He references who has won a competition and you are talking about who got to finals twice.
History don't remember who got to finals it's who wins that history remembers, if I ask you who was the finalist in 2018 world cup you may not remember but but you will always know the winner hence theres no basis to respond with finalist.
I get you were trying to portray that Nigeria has done well in such competition too but it has no correlation with the subject of discourse.

Hemanwel:
Omor, the Moroccan football teams have really come to global limelight.

- The men's senior soccer team got to the semifinal of the World Cup in 2022.

- The men's U-23 soccer team also got to the semifinal of the Olympics

- Their women's senior soccer team got to the finals of AFCON 2024.

- And now, their U-20 team has won the U-20 World Cup for the first time.

NOTE ALSO: They are the only team that won all 10 matches of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.

Morocco is getting it right in all facets of football and I'm really envious of them. They have gradually developed their football through a system that works and perhaps FIFA football development academy set up there also helped it grow.
If there's any African country that can win the world cup sonner than later then that would be Morocco who have surpassed teams like Cameroon, Egypt and Nigeria before they even start going to the world cup.
It's also surprising that their women football has grown tremendously by getting to the wafcon final for an Arab nation who don't really value women .
Congratulations to Morocco and perhaps other African nations should go and understudy Morocco football and how they got it right.

emiye:
Nigeria is more consistent and usually have a formidable performance compared to other African countries, you can argue it, but it is true. The closest to Nigeria at the world cup with a relative consistent performance is Senegal. Morroco may do same at this next world cup.

Nigeria has progressed pass the first round 50% of the time it has featured , which is a good result, take note that usually half of the teams go home in the first round, for African sides the statistics is worse, more like 80%. On situations we didn't go pass first round, 2 of it has been a narrow miss. In 2018 world cup, we were looking good for 2nd round, until the last 8 minutes goal by Argentina, and a VAR penalty that should have been awarded but dismissed. In 2014, we stood on business against France in second round until they took out our main midfield maestro Onazie and loss to France. In 2010 world cup, a close one as well , a red card in 2nd game by Kaita cost us the game, and a 2-2 draw when we needed a win made us to drop out.
If you are observant, Nigeria has not been to any world cup losing all 3 games. We have played Argentina, an obviously better side about 4 times and only lost by a goal margin.

Even CAF will prefer Nigeria representing Africa in global tourney than a Togo or S/Africa or cape verde. There is a reason why Nigeria also has more Africa nations cup medal than any other African country; CONSISTENCY. Go figure.

All the times we have not been to the world cup in the last 44 years, we lost on either Head to Head or Away goal.

I suppose you are contradicting yourself in some of the comments you made here. How can you even be suggesting that Nigeria has had better outing in the world cup than Cameroon who has not only been in the world cup than Nigeria but has also been to the quarter final as far back as 1990 when Nigeria was yet to qualify for one. Also, you attested to losing to Argentina by a goal margin but forgetting that you have met Argentina 5 times and lost 5 times which indicates total dominance on a team just filling up the numbers and not competing, there's always a story or excuse to be given by every team beaten in a competition so forget about that penalty not given etc yarns. As far as I'm concerned Nigeria even if they get to the world cup is only just completing the numbers and not really competing Alfie anything as usual.
The only African team I see competing is Morocco so all that noise about Nigeria showing up in world stage is only imaginary and not based on facts on ground.

Icon4s:
If you have followed the Nigerian National team well enough you should know that we may struggle with minnows in Africa but we are no pushovers at the Global stage. This team might be struggling with less fancied African teams but they will be hard to beat at the World Cup. I am sure you must be one of those that doubted we could beat Benin by 4:0. WE ARE NIGERIA, WE RISE TO THE OCCASION.

Whenever I read statements like Nigeria always shine at the global stage I always laugh out loud.
Statistics on ground does not support this notion in any way, Nigeria has never gone beyond 2nd round in the world cup before meanwhile African countries like Cameroon, Senegal and Morocco have been to the quarter final and semi final respectively. So how can a country that has never gone past the second round and have lost to Argentina in every world cup it has ever played be boasting of rising to the occasion at the global stage?

Wallade:
Let me give you an assignment:

Go and study monopoly and different types of monopolies.

Write a brief report on your findings on monopoly upon completion of your study. You can drop the brief here for all to see

This is why I don't value a lot of nonsense that comes out of this forum.A lot of dumb ignorant people masquerade themselves as learned and being informed. Someone just corrected you that Dangote is not running monopoly in any of his business areas yet you are still boastful in your ignorance and telling someone that knows more than you to go and read.
Read what exactly? Do you know the meaning of monopoly at all? Who is your economics teacher if you don't know the difference between monopoly and oligopoly? Most of Dangote businesses that you ignorant people call monopoly are actually oligopoly. He's not the only one in any of his businesses but they are few of them in those businesses like cement, sugar, steel and not oil and gas and it's understandable because of the capital required to float such businesses.

saintkel:
If u speak against Tinubu government, u receive a ban.....I m beginning to think dis platform is no longer conducive for me

Are you just knowing that one? I have since left this forum for Seun and his APC minions because of this same sentiment. That the owner of this forum is a paid APC apologist is no longer a hidden fact but it's verifiable. Why do you posts supporting APC or the government get several likes within a short timeframe even without anybody reading it.
This year alone I have been banned over 5 times for just criticizing the government on this forum meanwhile I have posted worst things on Quora and twitter and I got several retweet on same issues.
This is why Nigerian companies don't scale up because they attach sentiments and political patronage to everything.

jahbenedict:
Nobody traveled abroad more than Obasanjo. Though most of his trips were non-medical or personal. But he made the word globetrottering popular. I believe he visited about 103 countries during his tenure.

Obasanjo is actually part of the problem. During his tenure all these mess you are witnessing today was brought back into our politics. You think Edris sang Jaga Jaga for fun? Or Blackfaze's Hard life was just for entertainment? Political opponents were killed, Bola Ige, Funsho Williams, Akande etc. He pursued Fayose from Ekiti via state of emergency and then impeachment. Seized Lagos State's Federal allocation, looked the other way when Ngige a sitting governor was kidnapped. Used El-Rufai as FCT minister to demolish houses, Ribadu at EFFC to harass political opponents. Saw to the impeachment of 3 senate presidents. Used INEC to rig elections, AD was strong in the West, APGA (a new party) in the East, ANPP in the North, but in 2003 elections the way PDP won was like magic, all the western states apart from Lagos went to PDP, same in the East. Ballot box snatching and stuffing was on another level. Let me stop here.

You were making sense until you included Funsho Williams. The one that killed Funsho Williams is in Aso Rock today and funshos death has nothing to do with Obasanjo. Was Funsho Williams not in the same PDP with obj so what motive does obj have to kill him?

blacksam01:
The problem is not pdp, but coruption in the judiciary, that is what he uses against them...

He bribes with heavy monies to the judges....

Tinubu's method also

Most poeple don't know how powerful wike is with Nigeria's judiciary, he has swinged so many judgment and his wife is also a powerful judge. Majority of the bigwigs in PDP has one or more court cases and he needs do is to revisit their files in court and assign his paid judges to do the needful.
That's why everybody in PDP is afraid of him, the ones that are unafraid of him have gone to ADC.

Reference:
Simple. That is what it should be. That is the way democracy works everywhere it impacts positively on countries and nations. A government stands or falls on performance, period, no sentiments.

There is no other incentive for politicians to work for the good of the people if they cannot be removed by the people. No company or entrepreneur will employ staff it cannot sack if discipline or performance comes to question.

That is why the peak of democracy came in 2015 when a non performing and corrupt government was removed at the polls but since then performace has not been the criteria two elections after. This is the result in Nigeria today, all development indices today are below 2015 levels.

So it is up to Nigerians to decide if the present government has performed and deserves another term. They should decide if the government is listening to them, doing their bidding and improving their lives, whether it's austerity measures are equitable and sustainable, whether their lives and properties are safe going forward.

People should vote based on their experiences under this government, period.
When a school or job or professional examination is conducted the establishment is not interested in what you knew yesterday or what you may know tomorrow with more effort. You will get that position, promotion or certificate based on what you know and can do now.

Elections are the examinations of political office holders. You, Mr. Citizen are one of many examiners.

I wish I can like your comment 10 times more because this is the expectation in any sane society or organisation and it shows that you understand corporate governance.
But unfortunately this country is the worst kind of country anyone can be not just because the leaders are bad but because the followers too are shallow minded. When it gets to election time instead of asking the fundamental question that should form the basis for voting which is " Was my life better off before Tinubu and now" so many unnecessary sentiments will take over that simple logical question.
Sentiments like, Omo wa ni eje o shey, it's a Muslim Muslim ticket, Tinubu has a private jet, Peter Obi is an Omo Ibo, Atiku is too corrupt, They should settle me to vote.
This country is beyond redemption so lets just give up.

abbey621:
You've just done what I call wuruwuru to the answer . Using the minimum wage in Nigeria and then turning around using one of the highest pay in forign country. If you're earning minimum wage in 9ja, you have no business buying a crate of eggs, even while growing up in the late 80s and early 90s, we only ate eggs on special days not all the time. Just like someone earning $8 or $15 an hour has no business buying organic eggs for $16.99, there are options as low as $6, trust me if you are comparing egg cost, make sure to compare housing and healthcare cost too, na then you go know say una dey enjoy for 9ja

Nigeria is not working because the people just like the government are clueless!

Though I understand where you are coming from and I know that poverty dealt a higher and serious blow to you while growing which is evident in this abnormal analysis you made . To think that you are postulating that eggs which is a common stable food and should form a nutritional diet of every child should only be reserved for special days is not only shallow but a miguided statement in all ramifications. Infact, the WHO recommended one egg per day for every child but in your attempt to support what is not supportable and to show that you probably grew up in a refugee camp you have decided to say eggs should only be eaten on special days like you did and even attach some luxury living to eating eggs!!!
If minimum wage cannot make someone to afford eggs then what else would be affordable to the person , is it rice which is a no go area because a bag is 80k, beans no go area too or potatoes.
You people should not bring your refugee camp mindset to this forum and allow people to live their lives in peace instead of gaslighting them unnecessarily in a bid to make Nigeria and government look ok. I don't blame you but the fellow that brought this stupid comparison to this forum in the first place.

iwaeda:
https://punchng.com/nnpc-refineries-will-work-ojulari-counters-dangote-others/

This scanner thinks he's deceiving us while deceiving himself. Someone that's being investigated for fraud.
He has seen that Kyari cashed out big time from the refineries and now it's his own turn to enrich himself so he can't let go.
Why are Nigerian thieves so corrupt and insatiable despite all the billions they have amassed for themselves?

oxygenlove:
Why is this Man always hoping for bad things to happen in the country before he talks ….

Everything bad gives him Joy…

Opposition Isonu

I think you should double check your comments because it's illogical. Peter Obi is not hoping for anything bad to happen to Nigeria if at all you read the message before commenting, he's merely drawing your attention to the fact that something bad has already happened to Nigeria which is championed by Tinubu and APC based on the fact on ground. You can either play the ostrich and dismiss it because of your political affiliation but it doesn't change the fact, Peter Obi did not prepare the report of the declining FDI it was prepared by the NBS which is an arm of the government so I don't get your point at all.