₦airaland Forum

nairalanda1:
Yes, and that's what drives away investment from our football, and gives us a bad name in the eyes of the world.

Plus, remember how the English used to tolerate violence in their football...until something called Heysel, and another thing called Hillsborough happened, that woke them up.

yemmit90:
Lolz, you are beyond redemption if you don't see anything wrong with that reckless spending of tax payer money.

30Bn for how many houses and properties? Anyway the guy man already carried them handicap by keeping it for personal use.

With this kind of leaders and the masses, I fear Nigeria may remain underdeveloped till thy kingdom come.

yemmit90:
Are you indeed rejoicing over this shameful of a thing?

The same government that gave Gov. Makinde a hooping 30Bn as intervention fund for the victims of bomb plast in Oyo state? The same country that ordinary governor budgeted over 60Bn to renovate government House?

Politicians has finished this country patapata.

PrincessDiana:
You people that are supporting the insulting governance of this administration should continue. Your children will bite their fingers in the country that you are creating for them.


Bola Tinubu is giving Tetfund N6B "intervention fund" in 2026 and yet PMB gave N320B in "intervention fund" in 2023.


Just wait...your generations to come will pepper in the country you have created for them. You all must surely reap whatever you sow.

This was under Buhari: they were paid in millions each:

I added a link from NUC website to back it up.

The Federal Government last Monday, 10 May, 2022, commenced the disbursement of 2022 direct intervention funds to Public Universities, Polytechnics and Colleges of Education (COEs), with each of the universities allocated N642, 848, 138.00k, each of the polytechnics N396, 780, 086.00k and N447, 758,804.00k to each of the COEs.

For Tinubu, compare to how much each institution is collecting: they're being paid in billions each

Each university would receive a total of ₦2,525,932,228.02, while polytechnics would receive ₦1,871,059,920.53 each, and colleges of education would get ₦2,056,527,973.04 each

GUNITGuy:
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Narrative like if They born Tinubu well l"et him do a free and fair election"

The Federal Government has conferred national honours on serving personnel and veterans of the Nigerian Army, including a brigadier general killed by terrorists in Borno State, in recognition of gallantry, sacrifice, leadership and service to the nation.

The awards were presented at the 2026 Armed Forces Celebration and Remembrance Day Gala Night held at the State House Banquet Hall, Abuja, on Tuesday.

This was disclosed in a statement on Wednesday by the Army spokesperson, Col. Appolonia Anele.

Anele said Brigadier General Musa Uba was honoured with the Gallantry Award for displaying exceptional courage and leading troops from the front during counter-insurgency operations in Borno State.

Uba was killed after terrorists ambushed troops along the Damboa Road axis near Wajiroko in November 2025 while they were transporting military equipment.

The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, received the Service and Sacrifice Award.

“The Federal Government has conferred various honours on serving personnel and veterans of the Nigerian Army in recognition of gallantry, sacrifice, innovation, exemplary leadership and post-service contributions to national development.

“Among the recipients was the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, who received the Service and Sacrifice Award for exemplifying selfless service and providing decisive leadership in counter-insurgency and internal security operations across multiple theatres.

“Other recipients of the Service and Sacrifice Award include Major General Abdulsalami Enesi Abubakar, Theatre Commander, Operation HADIN KAI and Major General Faruk Mijinyawa, former General Officer Commanding, 81 Division, Nigerian Army, Lagos, for their exceptional operational leadership and dedication to duty.

“Brigadier General Musa Uba was honoured with the Gallantry Award for displaying exceptional courage and leading troops from the front during counter-insurgency operations in Borno State, while Brigadier General Usman Ahmad received the Mission Success Award for his critical role in repelling repeated terrorist attacks and sustaining operational effectiveness under intense pressure, ” the statement partly read.

Other recipients of the Service and Sacrifice Award were Major General Abdulsalami Enesi Abubakar, Theatre Commander, Operation HADIN KAI, and Major General Faruk Mijinyawa, former General Officer Commanding, 81 Division, Nigerian Army, Lagos, for operational leadership and dedication to duty.

Brigadier General Usman Ahmad received the Mission Success Award for his role in repelling terrorist attacks and sustaining operational effectiveness under pressure.

In the innovation category, Colonel Ibrahim Mohammed Gero was awarded for developing a redesigned ballistic gunboat deployed in support of Operation DELTA SAFE.

Late Colonel B. Umaru was posthumously honoured with the Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Excellence Award for his role in Operation HADIN KAI, while late Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Ebisingha Alari received the Fallen Heroes Award for his contributions to counter-terrorism operations in the North-East.

In the veterans’ category, former Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai (retd.), received the Legacy (Service and Sacrifice) Award for reforms undertaken during his tenure from 2015 to 2021 and his subsequent diplomatic service as Nigeria’s Ambassador to the Republic of Benin.

Speaking at the event, President Bola Tinubu, represented by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, charged the Armed Forces to remain disciplined, loyal and united, describing them as guardians of Nigeria’s democracy.

The President reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to supporting the military to achieve lasting peace and announced the approval of two initiatives—the Thank-A-Soldier Electronic Wall and the My Nigerian Hero Campaign—to enable Nigerians to honour serving personnel and veterans.

The Armed Forces Celebration and Remembrance Day is an annual event to honour fallen heroes, recognise serving personnel and celebrate veterans of the Nigerian Armed Forces.

SenecaTheYonger:
6Bn for the whole university. But they spend 19Bn just to lobby USA against Christian genocide

TheStoriesOfMan:
Abobi, you dey observe Wetin I dey observe?

These leaders are not ready to invest in education to liberate the people.

kunzyomi:
6bn for over 200 schools
40bn for CCTV center for 3rd mainland bridge

grandstar:
6bn is rather small. It isn't much.

TheStoriesOfMan:
Are you done defending?

1 more character needed.

PrincessDiana:
N6,452,000,000
÷
271
= 23,808,118.081181

That's 23 million, 8 hundred thousand naira.
Haba! This is sheer wickedness.

What will a whole higher institution use N24,000,000 naira for that will make sense?

This government should try and fear God.

He expressed optimism that the new development levy under Nigeria’s revised tax regime would further strengthen TETFund’s capacity to deliver on its mandate.

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) has announced plans to disburse N6.452 billion to 271 public tertiary institutions across Nigeria under its 2026 intervention cycle.

According to a statement by the agency, the funds are aimed at improving physical infrastructure, strengthening academic programmes, and supporting research and innovation in the country’s higher education sector.

the Executive Secretary of TETFund,
Sunny Echono, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja while reading out the figures at the Fund’s annual disbursement meeting.

According to Echono, each category of institution will receive substantial funding to support infrastructure, research and academic development.

He said, “Each university will receive a total of ₦2,525,932,228.02, while polytechnics will receive ₦1,871,059,920.53 each. Colleges of education will get ₦2,056,527,973.04 each.”

He added that the 2026 intervention cycle is structured around direct disbursements and designated projects.

“A breakdown of the disbursement cycle shows that 90.75 per cent is allocated to total direct disbursement, made up of 50 per cent annual direct disbursement and 40.75 per cent special direct disbursement.

“Designated projects account for 9.07 per cent, while stabilisation funds stand at 0.18 per cent, ” he said.

The TETFUND boss said the agency will continue investing in research laboratories, ICT development, agricultural facilities, and security infrastructure, while also strengthening partnerships with the private sector to improve student exposure and skills development.

Echono urged institutions to fully utilise their 2025 allocations, warning that schools with unspent funds may not qualify for future disbursements.

He added that future funding will be based on performance, enrolment, and effective utilisation of allocated resources.

He further identified delays in project approvals, procurement processes, and poor use of the TERAS platform as challenges faced in previous cycles, calling on institutions to address these issues promptly to ensure smooth implementation in 2026.

He commended President Tinubu for approving the guidelines, noting that the move aligns with the administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda to reposition Nigeria’s tertiary education system.

According to Echono, the funds are designed to enhance infrastructure development, improve teaching and learning, and boost research output across universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education.

He also announced the introduction of a new intervention line for 2026 known as the Nigerian Research and Education Network (NgREN), which aims to expand access to global academic resources and integrate the TERAS digital platform into the network.

On digital infrastructure, he added, “Our ICT roadmap will be further strengthened with expanded digital services, ICT Experience Centres, subscription-based internet access, and the continued advancement of the Tertiary Education Research Application Services, TERAS.”

Echono disclosed that TETFund had introduced a new intervention line for 2026 known as the Nigerian Research and Education Network (NgREN).

He explained that the initiative is designed to improve access to global academic resources and integrate the TERAS platform into NgREN from 2026.

“We are also expanding the special intervention projects to cover the establishment of Centres for Robotics, Coding and AI Machine Learning, as well as Centres for Cybersecurity Studies in selected beneficiary institutions,” he said.


The TETFund boss announced that 12 additional institutions would benefit from the commercial farm project.

“These will include two universities, eight polytechnics, and two colleges of education, ” he stated.

He added that the Fund would sustain the equipping and upgrading of research and development offices and continue student hostel development through Public-Private Partnerships.

Echono also commended the Federal Inland Revenue Service for its role in the collection of education tax.

“Let me extend our sincere gratitude to the Federal Inland Revenue Service and its leadership for the collection of Education Tax in 2025,” he said.

He expressed optimism that the new development levy under Nigeria’s revised tax regime would further strengthen TETFund’s capacity to deliver on its mandate.

As preparations begin for the 2026 intervention cycle, Echono urged beneficiary institutions to ensure full utilisation of their 2025 allocations.

“As we prepare to commence the 2026 intervention cycle, I urge all Heads of Beneficiary Institutions to ensure the full utilisation of their 2025 allocations,” he said, expressing confidence that 2026 would deliver “strengthened capacity, innovation, and measurable impact” across the tertiary education sector.

DatNiggaDaz:


For creatures of your types who supports a politician because of tribal bias, even if the fake reforms are shown to you in Black and white you will still employ Taqyiyah to deny it.

Some many people have Smoking against the discrepancies of the fake Reforms but you refused to acknowledge them because of parapoism

It will come and hunt yoi. No worry

DatNiggaDaz:


And you MR, don't even care if the Tax you are forced to pay is real or fake because your kinsman said so

Lere Olayinka, spokesperson of the minister, said the promotions followed examinations conducted from November 25 to 29, 2025.

Olayinka said those promoted include workers from the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) and the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA).

Emeka Ezeh, chairman of the FCT Civil Service Commission, said the promoted officers cut across 165 cadres in the service.

Ezeh described the exercise as a “clear demonstration of Wike’s commitment to staff welfare and career progression”, adding that promotion examinations would continue to be conducted as and when due.

He urged civil servants to begin early preparation for the 2025 and 2026 promotion exercises, noting that only diligent and hardworking staff would be promoted.

The commission chairman also reiterated its commitment to conducting promotion examinations through computer-based tests (CBT), adding that the process would deepen the digital platform for promotions earlier approved by the FCT minister.

Mindlog:
Why didn't you become one?

Why is Tinubu not even believing in the capacity of the medical doctors in Nigeria, who have been heavily subsidized but prefer going abroad for his medical needs?

Who is the greedy one?

Basic123:
THIS IS A BIG LIE.

THE HIGHEST CIVIL SERVANT IN NIGERIA ARE KN FIRS NOW NRS,CBN,DPR,NNPC etc


Again,No amount of blackmail can stop doctors. If it pains you enter medical school,come out and start treating for free...or even sponsor your children and hope hospital for them to start treating people freely.
If you can't do that,shot the hell up of your mouth !

Mindlog:
I guess becoming a medical doctor, does not involve resources.

Basic123:
Why are you barking because some professionals are demanding what they think his due for them?


As a non greedy person you are,enter medical school,become one and start working for free

drsibz66:
Bad belle.... Lol so people shouldnt demand whst they feel they are due... but when the buy jeeps and houses for judges its fine. When they allocate 4b for vp lodge its fine..
Pls allow peope who can hold govt to do the needfull do so.. you collect tax from citizens like developee nations buy the govt doeesnt want to provide, pay salaries and cater for the same citizens like developed nations.
If you feel the govt is paying your profession well then fine keep quiet. Other that feel they are short paid have right to demand. Nonsense

drsibz66:
Please keep quiet... Typical black man syndrome.. in this country dont they issue cert for junior waec... why are you pained if Doctors want to leave... pay them and they will stay. Black man and jealousy

Jeje247:
You don't much about what you are talking about.
Residents are not undergraduates. They are actually workers without whom the teaching hospitals would stop working. They are already doctors that have multiple certifications but seeking to become a fellow in a specialty.

By passing the part 1 exams, they become senior residents and perform roles that consultants would perform. They only have to do research, right papers and lecture undergraduate students in some cases till they get fellowship. Asking for a certificate after part 1 isn't totally out of place.
The specialist allowance most likely is supposed to cover research work and others since government wages are barely enough to cover living expenses.

Mind you, when government officials start using bogus figures, they are trying to buy public sympathy. If you split those billions among the thousands of residents in the country, you will see how meagre it is.
This is in a country where politicians steal trillions of naira and get away with it.

kinguwem:
Categorization of the membership certificate as Category B (specialist cadre) is what obtains in most West African African countries until recently when the MDCN downgraded it to category C without any obvious reason. A senior resident is a specialist & is entitled to specialist allowance.

Globally there's scarcity of human resources for health. And one of the pull factor is good remuneration. As long as the remuneration is poor, the brain drain will never be reversed. The country cannot claim to have done enough, if basic allowances of doctors cannot be sorted out when far more resources are used to fund the allowances of politicians that don't contribute much to the wellbeing of the people.

drstranged:
You're obviously the very ignorant one here. I probably would have glossed over your ignorance but I'd just be merciful to address a couple and enlighten you. Calling medical graduates doing a residency programme as undergraduates is complete lack of knowledge from your part. If a PhD holder can be classed as a postgraduate, then calling resident doctors who are way above that level as undergraduates is utterly ignorant.
As per the certificates, maybe you don't know what obtains in other countries including the UK who issue MRCS or MRCP certificates for their equivalent part 1 programmes. These are called membership certificates and are well in line with their demands. It's already being implemented even in all West African countries except Nigeria which is embarrassing. I don't have the energy to banter childish arguments with you. Before you make more ignorant posts please enlighten yourself further.