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Re: The Purchasing Power Of Nigerians By Government Since 1999 by Cromagnon: 9:15am On Aug 14, 2025
Trendie247:
N10,000 at the start of Tinubu's tenure is equivalent to N80,000 in just 2yrs...

By 2031, it should skyrocket to N1,800,000
it won't unless you print money
He just fast forwarded the evil day that others were postponing
Re: The Purchasing Power Of Nigerians By Government Since 1999 by Cromagnon: 9:15am On Aug 14, 2025
Awoleesu:
Check the data again...

Tis was Umaru who brought down inflation significantly than he met it.

Indeed, numbers don't lie!
how did he bring it down
Show workings
Re: The Purchasing Power Of Nigerians By Government Since 1999 by ibabz(m): 9:15am On Aug 14, 2025
They say insanity is doing the same thing over and over while expecting a different outcome. Nigerians have tested both PDP and APC. The facts are clear: under PDP, purchasing power moved from ₦24,000 in 1999 to a low of ₦16,000 by the end of their tenure in 2015; not perfect, but still within a manageable range.

This was the economy APC, the self-proclaimed “progressives” inherited. Instead of improving it, they wrecked it. In less than a decade, they’ve dragged us from ₦16,000 to over ₦300,000 by the close of 2024. Give this anti-progressive party another four years, and the economy won’t just be damaged, it will be unrecognizable, perhaps we might be looking at N1000,000.
Re: The Purchasing Power Of Nigerians By Government Since 1999 by Nobody: 9:16am On Aug 14, 2025
Kingpele:
This is the kind of variable indicator of how political parties have performed throughout the present democracy and a reminder that majority of those who support APC is either mischievous, ignorant or outright unpatriotic ....supporting the worst party to govern the country is not only wickedness but outrightly witchcraft of the highest order against this country....APC have failed Nigeria 🇳🇬 beyond redemption......and a greed of one man brought us to this sorry state....when people in this forum start to defend APC, I will always shake my head because is only lost souls that could defend people who are making life difficult for majority of citizens....if not rigging there's no way majority of citizens who are suffering presently will dare vote APC in 2027 except APC somehow perform miracle of increasing the purchasing power of citizens...which I doubt they're capable of doing....
Is it about party or person?
If Osibanjo were to be president under same APC won't be have done better?

Our parties here don't have ideologies so it not party, it's the person
Re: The Purchasing Power Of Nigerians By Government Since 1999 by Cromagnon: 9:20am On Aug 14, 2025
Reference:
What this simply means is that in 25 years Nigerians have been unable to use the instrumentality of democracy to better their lives.

Meh


Not one, not one, not one subsequent year, government or political tenure has been better than the previous one, that is the one it replaced which clearly shows a detachment of electoral choices from the reality of quality governance.


Not really
They got rice and wheelbarrow

Meaning that Nigerians by and large have been voting for the wrong reasons.

But they have been voting


And until integrity, knowledge and performance becomes the only, the only, the only criteria for empowering people at the ballot to superintendend over institutions, the decline will continue as sure as the sun rises.

But they performed by sharing rice, tribe and religion with integrity knowledge


Unfortunately up till yesterday night the signs through the polity and civil space, as a matter of fact. in our everyday lives paints a retention of the dark tunnel we seem unable to get out of.
need a light

Got one?
Re: The Purchasing Power Of Nigerians By Government Since 1999 by RenoOkriTheGoat: 9:20am On Aug 14, 2025
You won't see APC miscreants on this thread. But just create a thread about Peter Obi and watch them crawling out of their dark holes like zombies.
Re: The Purchasing Power Of Nigerians By Government Since 1999 by ibabz(m): 9:20am On Aug 14, 2025
Awoleesu:
Check the data again...

Tis was Umaru who brought down inflation significantly than he met it.

Indeed, numbers don't lie!
Seriously? Education is not a scam after all. Let me explain to you in a term that you would understand. At the beginning of Obasanjo’s government, the purchasing power he met was 24,000. By the time he handed over to Yaradua, it was reduced to 16,000. And that was what Yaradua met in 2007. Yaradua further reduced it to 14,000. And that’s what Jonathan met.

But if after this explanation and you still don’t understand then you might need to go and learn comprehension
Re: The Purchasing Power Of Nigerians By Government Since 1999 by Cromagnon: 9:21am On Aug 14, 2025
tuoyoojo:
Na wa o

I never thought in my life time that this astronomical raise was possible in Nigeria. We read about it in the likes of Zimbabwe and what not , believing that we as nigerians would never accept it

Weer are nowhere near Zim levels


But alas

We see the quiet acceptance of poverty and hardship. The gap btw the rich and poor gets wider every day

Even with the glaring failure APC still have people supporting them and to me, is it that they don't feel the suffering of people or what
Re: The Purchasing Power Of Nigerians By Government Since 1999 by Cromagnon: 9:22am On Aug 14, 2025
Reference:
I am happy that Nigerians are beginning to see this fact. That out of all the poor quality leaders Jonathan stood head and shoulders above them all. I said it on this forum about ten years ago and for two reasons.

One as relating to restructuring (which I have said for decades is the only way out of terminal decline of Nigeria as a state). He was the only one with half the courage to establish a confab to discuss the how, where and why, the bolts and nuts of a functional nation.

Two, as relating to his willingness to respect the wishes of the people to have another leadership through the ballot and in doing so acknowledged that he did not meet with their expectations, i.e he admitted he failed in making their lives better.

If these two ideals had been repeated after him over the course of the past decade. If those two ideals can be replicated today and in the future, this country will stand a chance of reversing it's fortunes and perhaps become great one day.

It is over to the people to determine their future by voting according to their present experiences only and the government of the day to honourably accept their decisions.
one person
Not Nigerians
We rejected the clueless one resoundingly
Re: The Purchasing Power Of Nigerians By Government Since 1999 by ibabz(m): 9:29am On Aug 14, 2025
Reference:
I am happy that Nigerians are beginning to see this fact. That out of all the poor quality leaders Jonathan stood head and shoulders above them all. I said it on this forum about ten years ago and for two reasons.

One as relating to restructuring (which I have said for decades is the only way out of terminal decline of Nigeria as a state). He was the only one with half the courage to establish a confab to discuss the how, where and why, the bolts and nuts of a functional nation.

Two, as relating to his willingness to respect the wishes of the people to have another leadership through the ballot and in doing so acknowledged that he did not meet with their expectations, i.e he admitted he failed in making their lives better.

If these two ideals had been repeated after him over the course of the past decade. If those two ideals can be replicated today and in the future, this country will stand a chance of reversing it's fortunes and perhaps become great one day.

It is over to the people to determine their future by voting according to their present experiences only and the government of the day to honourably accept their decisions.
Oga, biko don’t bring that sentiment here. Jonathan was the worst under PDP. Pls go back and study the data again with an open heart. If you still don’t understand, I can then enlighten you.
Re: The Purchasing Power Of Nigerians By Government Since 1999 by Nobody: 9:29am On Aug 14, 2025
Blizzy9ja:
Tinubu already said he will reduce the purchasing power of the people... That is his demonic policy which he clearly told the daft emilokan sympathizers.... E no go better for anybody wey hear that wicked statement and still supported him... Thief!
You're quoting Tinubu, do you think he even understood what he was saying then? Someone that was just saying rubbish to sound intelligent. The people that voted him also didn't understand what that means

How do we vote obviously cognitively weak old people as president, see Buhari too as against sound people who contested with them
Re: The Purchasing Power Of Nigerians By Government Since 1999 by Reference(m): 9:35am On Aug 14, 2025
ibabz:
Oga, biko don’t bring that sentiment here. Jonathan was the worst under PDP. Pls go back and study the data again with an open heart. If you still don’t understand, I can then enlighten you.
Just try and read again the write up to gain proper understanding about the way things work in proper societies and why we are here today.

He was the best because he gave this country a chance to self determination, he allowed institutions work and he listened to those of us asking for restructuring.
Re: The Purchasing Power Of Nigerians By Government Since 1999 by Awoleesu(m): 9:36am On Aug 14, 2025
ibabz:
Seriously? Education is not a scam after all. Let me explain to you in a term that you would understand. At the beginning of Obasanjo’s government, the purchasing power he met was 24,000. By the time he handed over to Yaradua, it was reduced to 16,000. And that was what Yaradua met in 2007. Yaradua further reduced it to 14,000. And that’s what Jonathan met.

But if after this explanation and you still don’t understand then you might need to go and learn comprehension
I really didn't feel obligated to reply you, no thanks to the coinage of your criticism as being laced with an unmistakable slight...

But just if I may draw your attention to some details, the which your "on-the-ball" stimulus failed to be regulated upon:

The article read "#.... AT THE END OF HIS TENURE"

Now, if you're as intelligent as you wanted to impress, tell us what the bolded imply in the context of the expression.
Re: The Purchasing Power Of Nigerians By Government Since 1999 by OredoPikin2: 9:39am On Aug 14, 2025
AwkwafinaBabe:
I am sure it is currently at over 100k
Long live Nairaland and all Nairalanders. 40 characters achieved
It is at 280k as that Dec 2024
Re: The Purchasing Power Of Nigerians By Government Since 1999 by ISellBeer: 9:44am On Aug 14, 2025
OP please look for Tinubu's first two years and add.
I wan check something
Re: The Purchasing Power Of Nigerians By Government Since 1999 by ibabz(m): 9:44am On Aug 14, 2025
Awoleesu:
I really didn't feel obligated to reply you, no thanks to the coinage of your criticism as being laced with an unmistakable slight...

But just if I may draw your attention to some details, the which your "on-the-ball" stimulus failed to be regulated upon:

The article read "#.... AT THE END OF HIS TENURE"

Now, if you're as intelligent as you wanted to impress, tell us what the bolded imply in the context of the expression.
I’m deeply sorry if you feel offended by the way I responded to your comment. But bruh you may need to pay a close attention to the first lines:

“𝗢𝗕𝗔𝗦𝗔𝗡𝗝𝗢 [𝟴𝗬𝗥𝗦] — The purchasing power of ₦10,000 at the start of the tenure was equivalent to ₦24,348 at the end of tenure”.

“𝗢𝗕𝗔𝗦𝗔𝗡𝗝𝗢 [𝟴𝗬𝗥𝗦] — The purchasing power of ₦10,000 at the start of the tenure was equivalent to ₦24,348 at the end of tenure.”

It says “at the start”, which simply means what they met. Also it says “at the end” which means the achievement they are leaving behind.

No offense intended bruh
Re: The Purchasing Power Of Nigerians By Government Since 1999 by Reference(m): 9:45am On Aug 14, 2025
Cromagnon:
one person
Not Nigerians
We rejected the clueless one resoundingly
And how come you couldn't 'vote out' the government that replaced it even though performance and quality of life declined even more.

This is exactly what this topic is all about. How come we keep on voting and retaining governments that worsen the country. And how come that since 1999 it is only once we have successfully removed a poor, non performing government. Only once, in 2015.

Now 2027 is coming let us see what the excuses will be.
Re: The Purchasing Power Of Nigerians By Government Since 1999 by Awoleesu(m): 10:00am On Aug 14, 2025
ibabz:
I’m deeply sorry if you feel offended by the way I 𝗢𝗕𝗔𝗦𝗔𝗡𝗝𝗢 [𝟴𝗬𝗥𝗦] — The purchasing power of ₦10,000 at the start of the tenure was equivalent to ₦24,348 at the end of tenure.
responded to your comment. But bruh you may need to pay a close attention to the first lines:

“𝗢𝗕𝗔𝗦𝗔𝗡𝗝𝗢 [𝟴𝗬𝗥𝗦] — The purchasing power of ₦10,000 at the start of the tenure was equivalent to ₦24,348 at the end of tenure.”

It says “at the start”, which simply means what they met. Also it says “at the end” which means the achievement they are leaving behind.

No offense intended bruh
Hmmm...
Alright, I acknowledge your good intentions and fine! No hurt feelings. But since you want us to engage constructively on this, lemme iterate my understanding of the semantics:

First, there is a Constant (the integer #10,000) which is the yardstick of determining the variables.

The variables (24k, 14k, 16k.... ) Are the functions of the constant. Therefore, the results of each variable is juxtaposed to the constant at the end of each statistical cycle.

So, here is my submission:

Under OBJ, what was worth 10k through his 8 years inflationary cycle climaxed at 24k. For e.g say when he started in 1999, we bought a bag of rice @10k but by the time his tenure ended the same bag of rice cost 24k. (A % increase of 140%)

Now, under Yar'adua, say a gallon of vegetable oil was valued at 10k, by the time he was out in 3 years, that gallon sold for 14k. (A % increase of 40%)

And the variable deviation continues to count.... OBJ - 140% inflation rate, Yar'adua -40 % I. R

I quite understand that you may have stayed on the same item for example (a bag of rice) to arrive at your judgement but in reality, Economics doesn't read it that way.

So, my dear brother, what I think is that a cursory look at the figures may have given a Jonathan away as the 'most preferred' but a curious, detailed analysis supported with facts will condescend to seeing Yar'adua as the best. When I talk about "facts" , the economic histogram will remember Yar'adua's as the only administration since 1999 who attempted to stabilize the exchange rate and brought it lower than it inherited it.
This is not to rob Jonathan of his concerted efforts at governance, but where facts are sacrosanct, perhaps emotions have to give way.

Thank you once again for your good approach to this discourse.
Re: The Purchasing Power Of Nigerians By Government Since 1999 by Murketeer: 10:01am On Aug 14, 2025
Cj4charles:
And to worsen it up, one griller praised him for complete 8 years on an empty stomach, and now several mannequin have continued from the griller...... what a shame
Where is that guy self.. havnt been seeing his posts
Re: The Purchasing Power Of Nigerians By Government Since 1999 by grandstar(m): 10:03am On Aug 14, 2025
alphaconde:
The difference this current government achieved in 2 years is more than all of all that put together.

Lets crown this administration already.

They won flawlessly.

The worst ever
You're wrong. Things were much worse under Buhari but were dusguised.

When Buhari took office, 26% of federal government revenue went towards debt servicing. By the time he left office, 97% of it was going towards debt servicing. He was borrowing excessively. He was relying heavily on ways and means which is the act of the central bank printing of money to lend to the government.

Then for foreign exchange, there was only $4bn in net foreign reserves while the cbn was owing $7bn to buyer. That simply means there was a severe shortage of forex. The CBN had been selling forex well below its true value and thats led to severe shortages. A country should have at least 4 months worth of import cover. The CBN barely had 1 month of imports.

The government could no longer keep borrowing. Nigerias credit rating or score had fallen, and no one wanted to lend the country any more.

That's why structural reforms were started by Tinubu. He ended the fuel subsidy, saving about 10 trillion. He floated the Naira so it can find its true value. This led to the crashing of the Naira to $1 to N1,550. Thay ended up being the true value of the Naira. Also, he worked hard at increasing government revenue.

The reforms are working. Less than 50% of government revenue is now spent on debt servicing. The net foreign reserves has grown from $4bn to $40bn today, enough to cover 8 months of imports.
Re: The Purchasing Power Of Nigerians By Government Since 1999 by smtx(m): 10:04am On Aug 14, 2025
Reference:
I am happy that Nigerians are beginning to see this fact. That out of all the poor quality leaders Jonathan stood head and shoulders above them all. I said it on this forum about ten years ago and for two reasons.

One as relating to restructuring (which I have said for decades is the only way out of terminal decline of Nigeria as a state). He was the only one with half the courage to establish a confab to discuss the how, where and why, the bolts and nuts of a functional nation.

Two, as relating to his willingness to respect the wishes of the people to have another leadership through the ballot and in doing so acknowledged that he did not meet with their expectations, i.e he admitted he failed in making their lives better.

If these two ideals had been repeated after him over the course of the past decade. If those two ideals can be replicated today and in the future, this country will stand a chance of reversing it's fortunes and perhaps become great one day.

It is over to the people to determine their future by voting according to their present experiences only and the government of the day to honourably accept their decisions.
Yar Adua and GEJ... Their professional qualification was the deal.
Re: The Purchasing Power Of Nigerians By Government Since 1999 by snowball11(m): 10:09am On Aug 14, 2025
Awoleesu:
Check the data again...

Tis was Umaru who brought down inflation significantly than he met it.

Indeed, numbers don't lie!
Hey, concentrate on the dolt ruling you now and leave the records of GEJ! undecided

Supporting rubbish all in the name of my tribeman and feeling funky! grin
Re: The Purchasing Power Of Nigerians By Government Since 1999 by Awoleesu(m): 10:13am On Aug 14, 2025
snowball11:
Hey, concentrate on the dolt ruling you now and leave the records of GEJ! undecided

Supporting rubbish all in the name of my tribeman and feeling funky! grin
.... grin comment seem to describe you more than it did me!
Can't you see? I argued with the statistics before us all, but you reason with the mind of what you thought was my position.
Sorry, I really can't help you! You're sadly, a product of the Naija syndrome.
Re: The Purchasing Power Of Nigerians By Government Since 1999 by Cj4charles(m): 10:22am On Aug 14, 2025
Murketeer:
Where is that guy self.. havnt been seeing his posts
that one has gone into oblivion....
Re: The Purchasing Power Of Nigerians By Government Since 1999 by snowball11(m): 10:23am On Aug 14, 2025
Awoleesu:
.... grin comment seem to describe you more than it did me!
Can't you see? I argued with the statistics before us all, but you reason with the mind of what you thought was my position.
Sorry, I really can't help you! You're sadly, a product of the Naija syndrome.
And you are a product of what? Tribeman syndrome!

You are arguing with statistics the nitwit ruling you doesn't believe in; even when it's important!

Park properly! grin
Re: The Purchasing Power Of Nigerians By Government Since 1999 by Abu4shizo: 10:24am On Aug 14, 2025
Poor man
alphaconde:
The difference this current government achieved in 2 years is more than all of all that put together.

Lets crown this administration already.

They won flawlessly.

The worst ever
Re: The Purchasing Power Of Nigerians By Government Since 1999 by Reloadedisraelp: 10:28am On Aug 14, 2025
Blame buhari stop blaming tinubu ... Jonathan left it @16k to 10k.... Buhari took it to 31k against 10k Even with fuel subsidy ....now tinubu came n remove the real problem fuel subsidy and y'all shouting tinubu wants to kee u.... Y'all better bruce up for more pain cos by fuel subsidizing for decades
Re: The Purchasing Power Of Nigerians By Government Since 1999 by alphaconde(m): 10:46am On Aug 14, 2025
grandstar:
You're wrong. Things were much worse under Buhari but were dusguised.

When Buhari took office, 26% of federal government revenue went towards debt servicing. By the time he left office, 97% of it was going towards debt servicing. He was borrowing excessively. He was relying heavily on ways and means which is the act of the central bank printing of money to lend to the government.

Then for foreign exchange, there was only $4bn in net foreign reserves while the cbn was owing $7bn to buyer. That simply means there was a severe shortage of forex. The CBN had been selling forex well below its true value and thats led to severe shortages. A country should have at least 4 months worth of import cover. The CBN barely had 1 month of imports.

The government could no longer keep borrowing. Nigerias credit rating or score had fallen, and no one wanted to lend the country any more.

That's why structural reforms were started by Tinubu. He ended the fuel subsidy, saving about 10 trillion. He floated the Naira so it can find its true value. This led to the crashing of the Naira to $1 to N1,550. Thay ended up being the true value of the Naira. Also, he worked hard at increasing government revenue.

The reforms are working. Less than 50% of government revenue is now spent on debt servicing. The net foreign reserves has grown from $4bn to $40bn today, enough to cover 8 months of imports.
Thanks for what you have said, lead me into its benefit for the populace
Re: The Purchasing Power Of Nigerians By Government Since 1999 by theredaddy: 10:55am On Aug 14, 2025
alphaconde:
The difference this current government achieved in 2 years is more than all of all that put together.

Lets crown this administration already.

They won flawlessly.

The worst ever
please i am begging list out those achievement relatively to impact ...

please even if it is one ... lets check it out

i am on my kneels begging .. one
Re: The Purchasing Power Of Nigerians By Government Since 1999 by joseph1832(m): 11:09am On Aug 14, 2025
DrMB:
Eight presidents, 25 years, one pattern, prices climb, incomes crawl. In the marketplace of Nigerian democracy, the currency we trade is trust, and it’s losing value even faster than the naira.


https://x.com/StatiSense/status/1954128956593999923
https://x.com/StatiSense/status/1954138332382076995
#Statisense
(Consumer Price Index, NBS)
Okay. It gets worse from president to president, and there is every pointer that if the opposition takes over government, things may get worse. Hmm
Re: The Purchasing Power Of Nigerians By Government Since 1999 by theredaddy: 11:13am On Aug 14, 2025
Awoleesu:
Check the data again...

Tis was Umaru who brought down inflation significantly than he met it.

Indeed, numbers don't lie!
Even though there was a "inflation" with yaradua .. how to evaluate purchasing power is to match the Minimum wage with inflation rate
Yaradua reduce fuel price, and fuel is one main determinant on cost of living and production .... thats technically means cost of living dropped under yaradua

slight inflation rate increase is tenable for any govt, check around But for a 50% 100% 300% rise as in Tpain case that is crazy and unjustifiable
Re: The Purchasing Power Of Nigerians By Government Since 1999 by fineboynl(m): 12:10pm On Aug 14, 2025
When Nigeria surpassed 500m economy growth. The US feels threatened like they always do when they saw economy growth. They use book haram to destabilize Nigeria and Obama have Jonathan removed.

Nigeria election under Jonathan was the best since the history of Nigeria.
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