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President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima will spend about N9 billion on both local and international travel in 2026, as a recent report projects that 141 million Nigerians will live in poverty.

A review of the 2026 budget shows that Mr Tinubu will spend N7,014,596,511 on local and international travels in the year under review.

While the president’s foreign trips will cost N6,140,709,822, his local trips will cost N873,886,689.

On the other hand, Mr Shettima will spend N1,732,106,437 on local and international travel, with foreign trips costing N1,314,618,239 and local trips costing N417,488,198.

The total budget for the duo’s travel amounted to N8,746,702,948.

Meanwhile, a recent report by PricewaterhouseCoopers on Nigeria’s economic outlook for 2026 projected that Nigeria’s poverty rate will reach 62 per cent, affecting 141 million of the over 200 million population.

“Poverty is projected to rise to 62 per cent (141 million people) by 2026, reflecting weak real income growth and lingering inflation effects,” the PwC report stated.

The PwC report states that over 33 million Nigerians will face food insecurity due to prevailing economic hardship and widespread insecurity in the country’s food-producing states.


Despite lingering economic hardship in the country, Mr Tinubu, in his New Year message, predicted “2026 to be the beginning of a more robust phase of economic growth.”

“As we enter 2026, our focus is on consolidating these gains and continuing to build a resilient, sustainable, inclusive, and growth-oriented economy.

“We closed 2025 on a strong note. Despite the policies to fight inflation, Nigeria recorded a robust GDP growth each quarter, with annualised growth expected to exceed 4 per cent for the year. We maintained trade surpluses and achieved greater exchange rate stability. Inflation declined steadily and reached below 15 per cent, in line with our target,” Mr Tinubu said.

The president added that his administration was determined to further reduce inflation in 2026.

Source: https://gazettengr.com/tinubu-shettima-to-spend-about-n9-billion-on-travels-in-2026-as-141-million-nigerians-projected-to-live-in-poverty/

Nigeria’s poverty rate will reach 62 per cent, affecting 141 million of the over 200 million population.

Ignore the quote above. PWC is lying.

If you are reading this, you know from the bottom of your heart that 9 billion naira wont be enough for MR President and his VP.

The money should be increased immediately.

I know you all agree with me that they can get more money for their trips if they increase tax on nigerians.

Let them flex their lives, the should add more billions to it, after all we are the giant of Africa. Jagaban Shettima till 2050, everybody must collect wotowoto.

Wetin them they find up and down?

Make them pay tax


Na him be koko


So important

Two incompetent bastards!

It's a pity sha

Which kind world be dis sef

E come be like say billion na thousand.

SarcasticWords:
Source: https://gazettengr.com/tinubu-shettima-to-spend-about-n9-billion-on-travels-in-2026-as-141-million-nigerians-projected-to-live-in-poverty/

AFter pocketing Lagos state, the cocaine sniffer wan useless nija money

Galluvanting d whole world with our tax money

Even if they are going to space every month the money go reach remain.

I wonder where they are going to that they have not been to before.

By the way 9bn can build upto 500 class room blocks with complete furnitures, laboratory and computers.

Useless travels that will not yield any positive economic result. APC NG is very wasteful.
By all means legal, APC/Tinubu must be kicked out come 2027

Poverty for the masses, Emirates First Class for the masters. 141 million people are officially 'Renewed Beggars.' If you still support this administration, check your DNA, you might be a descendant of a suffering-and-smiling ancestor. 9 billion naira can fix how many refineries? But no, they need to go and 'attract investors' that we never see.

Tinubu the vegetable

This is the so called best Yorubas have to offer, see the way they run down gej govt with the best team of Dem okonjo,

They would be criticizing like they have the good of the country at heart, see the saviour of una soul now

Na results that are too big to seen with the eye, or some change would arrive in second term we con dey hear

If you ask me.
That's actually a reasonable sum.

It's expensive moving these two guys around

Tinubu and his lieutenant is going to spend this sort of money truncating the globe while citizens wallow in poverty. No wonder they were hell bent on passing the fraudulent tax law. They want to fund their vanity with the sweat of Nigerians. Evil people..!

temizeee:
Make them pay tax


Na him be koko


So important

You must really be delulu to ever think these kriminals and their friends will pay tax.

The fraudulent tax scheme is targeted at the poor masses to keep them under control.

physics12:
Even if they are going to space every month the money go reach remain.

I wonder where they are going to that they have not been to before.

By the way 9bn can build upto 500 class room blocks with complete furnitures, laboratory and computers.

What most of you don't understand is that these guys don't travel alone.
A president moves with 3 planes while on international trips.

The official presidential jet
The C 130
And a fighter jet.

Or do you think it's the Presidential jet that carries the presidents vehicles?
You think they rent cars for him when he travels?
Or you want to leave you president unprotected in the air?

Do you know what it's costs to fuel a G6 from Nigeria to New York for example?

And this are protocols, it's not something the president can say NO to.

Even if your Saint Peter were to be in power the same travel protocol applies.

Exousiang01:
If you ask me.
That's actually a reasonable sum.

It's expensive moving these two guys around

what is timubu doing in abroad where his country is sharing territory with bandits, terrorist side by side America air force.

Una go give excuse cos a Yoruba Muslim can do no wrong

All the travel that buhari travelled what came out of it

He no reach Tinubu even as private citizen

SarcasticWords:
Ignore the quote above. PWC is lying.

If you are reading this, you know from the bottom of your heart that 9 billion naira wont be enough for MR President and his VP.

The money should be increased immediately.

I know you all agree with me that they can get more money for their trips if they increase tax on nigerians.

This is where you other supporter of APC are wrong. Obi is prudent unlike Tinubu
Nigeria seriously needs a prudent president

Truthissupreme:
what is timubu doing in abroad where his country is sharing territory with bandits, terrorist side by side America air force.

Una go give excuse cos a Yoruba Muslim can do no wrong

All the travel that buhari travelled what came out of it

Exousiang01:
If you ask me.
That's actually a reasonable sum.

It's expensive moving these two guys around

Of course it’s expensive moving the leaders looters of a country that has the most extreme poverty paupers and most children out of school.

Have you heard of Stockholm Syndrome before

fuckJones:
(A case study of Nigeria citizens & their elected oppressors).

During the Soviet dictatorship of Joseph stalin. He was a brutal dictator with mind of his own. On one fateful day, stalin came to Politburo meeting with a live chicken. Standing in front of audience, He started to pluck the feathers of the live chicken off one by one. The chicken trembled in pain, blood tricking out of its pores. It gave out grievous cries, but stalin being a cruel dictator continued without remorse plucking the feathers out until the chicken was completely Unclad. After which, he threw the chicken on the ground. The Unclad chicken was staggering in pain. stalin goes into his pocket and from his pockets, he took out some chicken food and started to throw it at the poor & hapless creature. The poor chicken in pain started eating and stalin started walking towards his seat. As he walked away, he kept dropping some feeds on the floor & the chicken followed him and sat feeding from his feet.

Joseph stalin then turned to members of his political party leadership. He said, "This chicken represents the people". "You must disempower them, brutalise them, beat them up, starve them and then leave them". "If you do this, go into your pocket & give them peanuts when they are in that helpless and desperate situation, they will blindly follow you for the rest of their life, worshiping you". "They will think you are a hero forever. They will forget that, you're responsible for their sorrowful situation in the first place." Breath taking, isn't it ?

Now! Take a look at all the people some Nigerians are busy defending on social media. Take a look at those they call their heroes. They are the same people who plunged Nigeria into the situation she is. They are the same people who are responsible for their predicaments. Did you see the numbers of people that throng to Saraki's House during this Sallah period to go collect peanuts? People trooping to Bola Ahmed Tinubu Foundation offices to collect branded One kilo bag of Rice & Noddles. Did you see the number of people of all ages who troop out to welcome Ex- convict James Ibori to South South! Do you see the number of handle mop following obi as if he is a seat? what of the one following dino malaye?

Your guess is as good as mine. Nigerians kill those they should defend and defend those they should kill! Pass to all your contacts & let your Political & Religion Leaders read, understand & digest.

Truthissupreme:
what is timubu doing in abroad where his country is sharing territory with bandits, terrorist side by side America air force.

Una go give excuse cos a Yoruba Muslim can do no wrong

All the travel that buhari travelled what came out of it

Something came out of Buhari’s travels, as you can see below.

Abi this one doesn’t count ni

Buhari called youths lazy, leaves record number jobless

In 2018, President Muhammadu Buhari claimed that Nigeria’s youth want to “sit and do nothing, and get housing, healthcare, education free”, sparking an outcry on social media under the banner #LazyNigerianYouths.

Less than six days to the end of his reign, findings have shown millions of youths are yet to secure employment despite promises to create jobs.

President Buhari was asked a question after a keynote speech at a Commonwealth event in London, six years ago.

“We have a very young population. More than 60 percent of the population is below the age of 30. A lot of them haven’t been to school and they are claiming that Nigeria has been an oil-producing country, therefore they should sit and do nothing and get housing, healthcare, and education free,” he answered.
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Young people in Nigeria face chronic unemployment and underemployment, so the president’s remarks hit raw nerves in a country where many are struggling in a tough economic climate.

Some said Buhari, missed an opportunity during the panel to sell the potential of Nigeria’s human capital and largely young demography to an overseas audience.
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Data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) show that the unemployment rate quadrupled to 33.3 percent as of the fourth quarter of 2020 from 8.2 percent in Q2 2015.

This means that the number of people without jobs rose by 280.3 percent to 23.2 million from 6.1 million, throwing millions of people into poverty.

Moses Ojo, a Lagos-based economic analyst, said the increased number of unemployed persons indicates low individual productivity, which has led to an increase in poverty and also in criminal activities.

https://businessday.ng/news/article/buhari-called-youths-lazy-leaves-record-number-jobless/?amp

anonimi:
Something came out of Buhari’s travels, as you can see below.

Abi this one doesn’t count ni

my problem with this people is they would defend the devil till he enters hell

All the hypocrisy is for tribal pettiness, they are the same ones criticizing buhari as a total failure today after aiding and abetting him

Same thing g as happening now, they would waste everybody's 4-8 years pretending anything is working in what tinubbu does

Give Dem 8 years we would hear the travels were a waste

Una go soon dey pay Tax for sending SMS to fund their lifestyles

No problems in spending billions to travel. They're Nigeria's Chief Marketers. The problem is how much they brought back in return from these business trips.

I na done enter once chance! another election opportunity is near for you to vote them again u na go explain once chance matter tire

u na mum never do

All of a sudden, you mention Peter Obi.
So Nigerians can't say anything without you thinking it has to do with Peter Obi?

Exousiang01:
What most of you don't understand is that these guys don't travel alone.
A president moves with 3 planes while on international trips.

The official presidential jet
The C 130
And a fighter jet.

Or do you think it's the Presidential jet that carries the presidents vehicles?
You think they rent cars for him when he travels?
Or you want to leave you president unprotected in the air?

Do you know what it's costs to fuel a G6 from Nigeria to New York for example?

And this are protocols, it's not something the president can say NO to.

Even if your Saint Peter were to be in power the same travel protocol applies.

By the time Tinubu is done with Nigeria, even his paid keyboard warriors here must have made up the highest number of the 140 million people who will be poor by next year.

That is N25m per day on transportation...

For an administration that is pushing more Nigerians into poverty with its reckless and insensitive policies, this amount is ridiculous.

They remove subsidy for the masses, but triple thier own 'subsidy'.

They preach against waste, yet they are the most wasteful of the commonwealth of the masses.

Anyway, estacode round-tripping. If you know, you know...

That's like spending $17,000 per day if they have to travel everyday.

That's absolutely ridiculous