D00msDay: Gettttaaaaaat!! U tink u have money more than the people u tagged above especially Angelfrost?
Wat y'all fail to understand is that some of the people criticising the government policies are doing well financially, but only want a better country for everyone. They want a better country for people like u but tribalism, party affiliation and religious bigotry have kept u blinded.
I'm doing well financially by God's grace but that won't stop me from speaking out.
Angelfrost: Come back when you have something actually intelligent to rebutt with.
That brain is there for a reason.
Speaking of praying... How far have you prayed against that spirit in your country, cos Nigeria is among the poorest nations or the nations with shockingly poor citizens (over 70%)?!!
Splashing money to footballers won't change that fact.
Bro, pray against the spirit of poverty or go to a river and wash it away.
TimeManager: The First lady doesn't have time for shenanigans, yet she donates generously. She has foundations where she gives back to young girls, women and the vulnerable. Someone goes about with a camera while donating N10million but a woman donates billions silently without generating any political noise or attention. Her Renewed Hope Initiative gives out donations to all the 36 states of the country, she doesn't do it personally, she handed the money to the First Ladies of the 36 states for distribution. The Jagaban family have no time for needless attention seeking and pettiness. Like Wike says, if e didn't dey, e didn't dey.
-Kiss the truth!
An amazing woman, you can't even compare Seyi with that one from Agulu, it's an insult to Seyi and sensible Nigerians.
Angelfrost: Onanuga, think about it...! You do have a brain.
In a nation where hard working and dedicated civil servants, teachers, and other members of the labor force earn minimum wage peanuts, what or how exactly do you expect them to feel about their President doling out millions of Naira to footballers?!!
A nation where basics like Electricity, Potable water, and Security, not even mentioning good roads, are daydreams, do you expect citizens to jump for joy at such outlandish displays of monetary gifts?!!
How much did you give to individuals and families that suffered losses to flood and terrorist attacks?!!
Just recently, soldiers complained online about the meagre earnings and meals they receive... we all know their allowances are nothing to write home about.
By dashing Falcons money that is way higher than their Cup prize money, what exactly are you trying to prove?!! What message do you think suffering Nigerians will glean from that ostentatious gesture?!!
Make una dey think before rushing to defend and make posts.
That was how Buhari was dashing Billions as donations to Niger and other nations in conflict, while IDP camps suffered hunger and malnutrition.
Omo!!! Nigerian leaders and their supporters might have serious M£ntal Health Issues.
PresidObi: I think hes correct, They migrated even before the war in 1960 to 1965
Why did ibos had to transfer their PVCs to Lagos just to vote in 2023?. You were all arguing on Ali Modu Sheriff's thread but this statement by Lagos REC has corroborated the facts.
Ali Modu Sheriff: The problem wiith Peter Obi is that he ran on the platform of a Party and his tribe, the Igbos voted for him and they will always do that.
SOkin: Lagos voted for him. He won in Lagos.
Ali Modu Sheriff: Listen, there are more Igbos in Lagos than other tribes. I lived in Lagos almost all my life, since I left England in 1980, I have lived in Lagos. Lagos is occupied by the Igbos, there are some Hausa people.
"At Oshodi Isolo, we had lot of people that migrated from the southEast just to vote in Lagos. Instead of been transferred from the Area(the polling unit), what they did was fresh registration. Those who did transfer, got their PVC. Those who did double registration, unfortunately couldn't get their PVC"
JAOS: So the police work they are doing is not hustle Police officers are entitled to their retirement benefits government should always do what is right
Bro, no police in the world earns close to footballers. Even Eyimba, Kano pillars, Remo stars earn more than they do. Forget emotion & face facts.
Ofunaofu: Putindbutt, listen, we don’t expect to reap on the day we plant. But we also don’t expect to water the ground with suffering and be told the seeds are magic beans that take forever to grow.
Accountability isn’t armchair criticism, it’s the price of leadership. If you can’t handle the heat, maybe step away from the fire you helped start.
You think I have the time explaining anything to you when your mind is already fixated on retrogressive reasoning. Every threads highlighting current projects and positive reports, you guys wail on it and call it propaganda. Whatever you see is what you get.
Maxymilliano: And police retirees are getting 2.8m as retirement benefits after serving the country for 35 years 😢
Even abroad, footballers are much richer than Government officials, I don't even want to talk about Basketball players who earn 100x the salary of Trump. Don't hate them, hustle.
Ofunaofu: The words on every Nigerian's lips are: 'When are we going to reap the gains of Tinubu's economic reforms?'
We were told that the pain and anguish caused by the reforms would be temporary. But how long is 'temporary'.....two years, three years, four years, five years, a decade, fifty years, a hundred years, a generation?
Maybe in your own farm, you reap your fruits the day you plant them. Arm chair critics.
The Federal Government has directed all Ministries, Departments, and Agencies to desist from entering into contracts denominated in foreign currency, as part of new fiscal control measures outlined in the 2025 Appropriation Act Implementation Guideline.
According to the document, all MDAs are to ensure that their contracts are wholly denominated in Naira.
It states that no MDA is authorised to enter into any contract denominated in a foreign currency without the prior approval of the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy.
“MDAs are to ensure that their contracts are wholly denominated in Nigerian Naira,” the guideline stated. “No MDA is authorised to enter a contract denominated in any foreign currency without the prior approval of the Honourable Minister of Finance and the Coordinating Minister of the Economy.”
The guideline, issued by the Budget Office of the Federation, also imposes new reporting obligations on MDAs.
It mandates the submission of monthly Budget Performance Reports to the Budget Office using a prescribed format not later than the 15th day of the following month.
The document warns that MDAs that fail to submit the reports will not be considered for subsequent capital or recurrent budget releases until they comply.
This measure, it noted, is aimed at ensuring that budget releases are tied to actual progress on project implementation.
The government also introduced new rules on the management of personnel costs.
The Budget Office said it would pursue greater efficiency by reducing the number of MDAs locked out of the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System.
It added that monthly and quarterly reviews of nominal rolls would be conducted to eliminate unjustified payroll entries and allowances.
MDAs have been directed to refrain from initiating payment for promotion or salary arrears on the IPPIS platform.
Instead, such requests must be forwarded to the Committee on Payment of Promotions and Salary Arrears, in line with a circular issued by the Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning on December 17, 2020.
Also, all MDAs will be required to submit monthly reconciliations of non-regular allowances received as part of personnel emoluments, indicating utilisation and any surplus funds.
The Auditor-General of the Federation is expected to monitor compliance as part of the audit programme.
Furthermore, no MDA is allowed to take any action that could result in increased personnel costs within the year—such as new recruitment, payment of unapproved allowances or replacement of exiting staff—without proper authorisation.
The new directive said sanctions would be applied to any chief executive or accounting officer who violates this directive.
The document also introduced a new recruitment policy to ensure compliance with the statutory ratio between academic and non-academic staff and the enforcement of the five per cent job provision for persons living with disabilities.
All future applications for establishment or financial clearance are expected to disclose the status of compliance with this policy.
On tax matters, the government warned that MDAs have no authority to grant tax exemptions to contracting parties.
“All exemptions must follow due process and be formally approved through the appropriate legal and fiscal channels,” it said.
The guideline further cautioned MDAs that frequently incur tax expenditures—whether through exemptions, waivers, or failure to enforce statutory obligations—to stay within the annual tax expenditure cap provided in the 2025 Appropriation Act.
In terms of support from development partners, the guideline stipulates that all requests must be routed through the International Cooperation Department in the Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning.
“Any support received in cash or kind must be documented and reported monthly to both the ICD and the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation,” said, adding that the directive formed part of the Federal Government’s efforts to enforce discipline in budget execution and ensure alignment with fiscal targets set out in the 2025 budget.
The PUNCH earlier reported that the Federal Government mandated that all Ministries, Departments, and Agencies indicate the Global Positioning System coordinates for all capital projects valued at N150m and above in their 2025 expenditure submissions.
In May,President Bola Tinubu approved the Renewed Hope Nigeria First policy, which mandated all federal ministries, departments, and agencies to give absolute priority to Nigerian goods, services, and know-how when spending public funds.
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, said the directive “puts Nigeria at the centre of every kobo the government spends,” adding that an Executive Order to give it full legal force was also underway.
According to him, the policy mirrors US President Donald Trump’s “America First” doctrine.
“Going forward, any business to be done by the government must place Nigerians first. If a local option exists, there is no reason whatsoever to import.
“Council has endorsed the President’s proposals, and the Attorney General has been directed to draft the Executive Order that will ‘make government invest in our people and our industries by changing how we spend, procure and build the economy,” he explained.
Experts back policy
Reacting to the directive, a Lagos-based economist, Adewale Abimbola, described it as a fiscal control measure aimed at curbing misuse of access to foreign currencies within government contracts.
“It’s essentially designed to minimise corrupt practices around procurement,” he said.
Abimbola added that the success of the policy would depend heavily on strict monitoring of MDAs’ procurement processes and the enforcement of punitive measures against defaulters.
Development economist, Dr Aliyu Ilias, welcomed the directive, describing it as a necessary step towards addressing Nigeria’s persistent foreign exchange challenges.
According to him, many of the country’s forex problems stem from a culture of denominating salaries, contracts, and transactions in foreign currencies.
“Most of our problems with forex are because we pay for too many things in dollars—including contracts and even salaries,” he said.
He called for a stricter approach, suggesting that the government should not merely require ministerial approval for dollar-denominated contracts but prohibit them outright.
Even getting approval still creates demand pressure on forex,” he warned, adding that reducing such practices would help ease demand for dollars, strengthen the naira, and restore balance to the economy.
Ilias further urged private companies, NGOs, and diaspora-linked transactions to embrace the naira, arguing that increasing reliance on local currency would give the Nigerian economy the much-needed boost.
papyjaypaul: Are you aware that Lucky Aiyedatiwa is reported to be lobbying NASS to amend Section 183(3) of the constitution. He can only serve one additional term. He can't be sworn in 3x.
Believeintruth, stop arguing blindly, you have a knack for unending arguing with limited understanding.
TimeManager: I almost forgot all of these, thanks for jiggling my memory. He was sacked by Buhari in 2015 and this same man is everywhere pretending as if he wasn't part of the old order as recently as 2015?. He has been part of the system since the Abacha era.
This was the beginning of the packaging, when he hid under ENDSARS, took advantage of the youths protest to become born again. Most of the GenZs were largely ignorant of his antecedents.
He's gone back home, a leopard cannot change its skin.
-Kiss the truth!
He served under Jonathan as SEC Chairman, Buhari came in and sacked him. We need to remind Nigerians he was part of PDP Government, he was not only a PDP member. But when he decampded to LP, he was saying PDP is a structure of criminality 🤣🤣😂😂 And now he's back dinning with them. Obi has no integrity walahi 🤣🤣
OfoIgbo: GEJ was the acting president, when Yaradua was seriously ill and possibly in coma.
However, once Yaradua died, GEJ was immediately sworn in as a full fledged president, and he served roughly one year before the 2011 election which he won, and was sworn in again.
GEJ has already been sworn in two times.
papyjaypaul: So you created the Office of The Acting President That was your own doctrine of necessity?
You are the one who should take care of your advice. Nigeria did not have a president from 2010 to 2011, we had an actor shey 🙂
Who was the acting vice president?
Maybe watch the videos and listen to what he swore by on both occasions.
Only the President or Senate can make the VP or the SP the Acting President. Jonathan was given the AP in February 2010 and in May 2010 when Yar Adua was confirmed dead, he was sworn in as President and he nominated Namadi Sambo as his VP. Prior to this time, he had no VP and he could never have as Acting President because that would have meant he was taking his Oga's position or acting a coup as he was the VP acting as the President till Yar Adua came back. Under Buhari, Yemi Osinbajo was Acting President 2x after the President (Buhari) sent a letter to the senate and he was called Acting President.
He only completed the tenure of Yara'dua, same thing happened when the late Aketi died in Ondo. Gov Lucky still has one term to go after his current tenure.
OfoIgbo: Nigeria's act of parliament bars Jonathan from seeking office.
Buhari, in his attempt to cage Jonathan encouraged the Parliament to enact a law barring anyone who has been sworn in on two occasions from seeking the presidency.
As Jonathan had already been sworn in on two occasions, he can no longer go for a second term. He was sworn in, when Yaradua died. He was also sworn in when he worn the 2011 election.
I doubt whether Tinubu will ask the parliament to change that law, as he wouldn't want to give a look-in to a potential rival that may deny him his 2027 dreams.
Even if Jonathan were to even run, that will mean that Peter Obi, Tinubu and GEJ will have to slug it out.
The Obidient family is way to numerous to be an underdog in such a race, and Peter Obi is more likely than the other two to drastically reduce corruption in Nigeria. Peter Obi will definitely have an advantage.
Moreover it was GEJ that handed over Nigeria to those who destroyed Nigeria, starting from Buhari to Tinubu.. All these will come to play.
GEJ was sworn in as President once, the other time he was acting President. GEJ still has one more term to go legally.
I have never seen a southern as unpopular in the North as bitter Obi. GEJ built almajiri schools yet they rejected him, much less Obi who has turned himself into an Alhaji in the North.
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