Mandela Washington Fellow ‘24 ||Nalafem Envoy - African Union|| Royal African Awardee|| Cool Czechia Alum ‘24 || ED NAF Foundation || For Africa
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For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent,
for Jerusalem’s sake I will not remain quiet, till her vindication shines out like the dawn, her salvation like a blazing torch.
The nations will see your vindication,
and all kings your glory;
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Idolising church leaders is nothing new. In Lystra, the people there tried to worship Paul and Barnabas as gods, and they refused it by tearing their clothes.
The lesson is that it’s the leader's duty to nip that madness in the bud and keep the focus on God.
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I’m still looking for a logical reason why anyone wants Lagos life to fail.
What is this obsession with humbling the creator, ehn?
Nna ehn, jealousy is not a good look. Stay mad though✋
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Still, I’d like to see more people of African descent tackle economics and economic development topics. There are so few of us writing, publishing, analyzing, etc.
and it’s not easy
Some spaces are shrinking and new ones are opening
The glass is at once half full and empty
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The NIGERIAN 🇳🇬 Sitting government, rulers, leaders from the top man to the least God is not pleased with you all at alll!
THE PASTORS supporting this government and their harsh treatment of the Nigerian 🇳🇬 people GOD is NOT PLEASED with you!
THE KINGS supporting this government and their harsh treatment of the Nigerian 🇳🇬 people God is NOT PLEASED with you!
THE WEALTHY supporting this government and their harsh treatment of the Nigerian 🇳🇬 people GOD is NOT PLEASED with you
Those benefitting from this government whether you are CITIZEN or an GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL and because of what you are benefitting are supporting this government GOD is NOT PLEASED with you!
Hardship everywhere, hunger everywhere, anger everywhere, poverty everywhere, pain everywhere, weeping everywhere corruption everywhere!
And before you come and say they inherited these problems, this same government boldly said that they helped and put the previous government in power so they should take responsibility!
The common things to better the life of the citizens that should be your focus is not your focus, yet you are campaigning to lead again!!
HEALTH CARE which is so important to the preserving of life is a total mess! Hospitals are on strike!! See the man that slummed and was rejected by several hospitals because hospital are on strike! How can hospitals be on strike, doctors are not happy! Hospital facilities are worn out!
INSECURITY we are so porous as a nation right now! Just surviving on the mercy of GOD!
EDUCATION- the quality of our educational system is poorer than poor! If some private schools are struggling then you be the judge of the public schools!
The citizens should flourish and prosper because they have leaders not shrink and shrink till there is no more space to breath!
GOD DOES NOT CARE ABOUT ANY POLITICAL PARTY AND I DON’T CARE EITHER!
GOD CARES ABOUT THE FLOURISHING OF HIS PEOPLE! The lives HE has created no matter their TRIBE OR TONGUE!
GOD has been shouting repentance! We have refused!
GOD CANNOT & WILL NOT BE MOCKED!!!
We can’t stand the wrath of GOD no matter who we are! And we will incur it if we don’t REPENT!!!
GOD IS NOT PLEASED!!!
I love love❤️❤️❤️
More even, Christmas rom coms❤️❤️
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One of Nigeria’s greatest tragedies is not just that millions live in poverty, but that many have been conditioned to defend the very system that keeps them poor.
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It’s really an insult to Nigerians that this man is contesting for a second term
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The war between the USA, Israel, & Iran officially started in February 2026
Nigerians have been battling rising fuel prices ever since that time. That’s 8 months ago.
During this time, there has been ZERO initiative to cushion the hike in fuel prices but now thats it’s less than 100 days to a new election cycle, BAT suddenly introduced a 50 naira discount on fuel price.
PVC collection starts tomorrow, please get your PVC & be ready.
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Three things.
The tens of billions of Naira this 30-day discount that is definitely not subsidy will cost, was it budgeted for?
Secondly, I hope we all know this temporary discount that is absolutely not subsidy is being introduced to try to dissuade Nigerians from voting for candidates who want to reintroduce a permanent subsidy?
Finally to @inecnigeria, can you see why campaign limits are ridiculous when running against an incumbent? Because this is clearly campaign spending being ‘sponsored’ by the federal government.
But lovely gamesmanship by the president sha. How e talk am again? “All is fair in politics.”
BREAKING: The Federal Government Announces a 30-Day Discount on Petrol Through NNPC stations
“We are offering a discount on petrol dispensed by NNPC limited for the next 30 days in the first instance with priority for public transporters nationwide. So, it’s not a subsidy, government is just saying we sell to you at cost.”
- Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele
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The problem from “Farm to fork” is pesticides, chemicals and ripening agents. NAFDAC is squarely responsible for regulating these.
NAFDAC’s responsibility does not end at working with the Ministry of Agriculture to train farmers. Section 5 (b) of the NAFDAC Act makes it responsible “for the effective control of the QUALITY of food, drugs, cosmetics, medical devices, bottled water and chemicals and their raw materials as well as their production processes in factories and other establishments.”
A trip to Abuja’s Bread Market got me thinking about a bigger question: How do we move women-owned businesses to scale?
Finance matters, but access to capital alone isn’t enough.
I wrote about women, markets, and building an ecosystem where their businesses can truly grow. 👇🏾
linkedin.com/pulse/from-brea…
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FG’s Disruption of Hierarchical Progression in Paramilitary Agencies
Lately, the Presidency has continued to weaken the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) by truncating career progression and replacing merit with…
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Sadly, this is just the tip of the iceberg, when BAT eventually removes the electricity subsidy if he wins re-election in 2027 and everyone is now paying “cost reflective pricing” for electricity, people will witness actual eroding of their livelihoods.
Honestly, for your own sake, take 2027 elections serious.
PiggyVest Report: Only 1 in 10 Nigerians can comfortably raise ₦156k in 1 week.
- 56% more people want to japa, but savings for Japa have completely dropped, almost non existent.
- Minimum wage is ₦70k but a pot of jollof rice costs 624% than it did 10yrs ago, that’s 42% of the MW.
- Savings collapsed from 8/10 people to 5/10 people, as Nigerians stopped saving simply because they don’t earn enough.
- 58% of adults earn below ₦100k/month or nothing at all. Yet they are earning more now but affording less. Because in 2023 minimum wage was ₦30k and worth $65, now in 2026 it is ₦70k and worth $53, less value.
- In America less 10% of household earning is spent on food. In Nigeria, ₦6 of every ₦10 earned is spent on food (60%) as inflation rises monthly. 60% is the highest of any country the US Department of Agriculture tracks.
- While many Nigerians want to Japa. Many have opted to start life here, not because its easier, but with optimism for the future.
- 63% about 140M Nigerians are living in poverty. 6 in 10 Nigerian do not have emergency funds.
- However, people paying Black Tax has dropped by 80%, though more than half of Nigerian earners support extended families.
- Only 6% of Nigerians feel financially secure. Not because they earn a lot, but because they save a fixed amount monthly.
- Nigeria is experiencing two economic realities at once; on paper the economy is good, which is true. In reality, households feel poorer.
A Tale of Two Nigerias — Odunayo Eweniyi, Co-founder and COO of PiggyVest at OpenHouse Lagos 2026.
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PiggyVest Report: Only 1 in 10 Nigerians can comfortably raise ₦156k in 1 week.
- 56% more people want to japa, but savings for Japa have completely dropped, almost non existent.
- Minimum wage is ₦70k but a pot of jollof rice costs 624% than it did 10yrs ago, that’s 42% of the MW.
- Savings collapsed from 8/10 people to 5/10 people, as Nigerians stopped saving simply because they don’t earn enough.
- 58% of adults earn below ₦100k/month or nothing at all. Yet they are earning more now but affording less. Because in 2023 minimum wage was ₦30k and worth $65, now in 2026 it is ₦70k and worth $53, less value.
- In America less 10% of household earning is spent on food. In Nigeria, ₦6 of every ₦10 earned is spent on food (60%) as inflation rises monthly. 60% is the highest of any country the US Department of Agriculture tracks.
- While many Nigerians want to Japa. Many have opted to start life here, not because its easier, but with optimism for the future.
- 63% about 140M Nigerians are living in poverty. 6 in 10 Nigerian do not have emergency funds.
- However, people paying Black Tax has dropped by 80%, though more than half of Nigerian earners support extended families.
- Only 6% of Nigerians feel financially secure. Not because they earn a lot, but because they save a fixed amount monthly.
- Nigeria is experiencing two economic realities at once; on paper the economy is good, which is true. In reality, households feel poorer.
A Tale of Two Nigerias — Odunayo Eweniyi, Co-founder and COO of PiggyVest at OpenHouse Lagos 2026.
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You can’t cancel all the preachers who came before you because you have a different understanding on grace.
The road side evangelist with the bell and you are joint heirs.
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I bought fuel yesterday in Toronto, Canada, at $1.7999 CAD per litre, and it cost about $98.95 CAD to fill up my tank. This should ideally last me about a week or more.
Now, the minimum wage in Canada is $17.95 CAD per hour, which means someone who works an average of 8 hours a day will earn $143.60 CAD before tax. A day's salary is enough to fuel his or her car for 2–3 weeks. This means that even one of the lowest earners in Canada can afford to own and drive a car daily without the cost of fuel becoming an overwhelming burden. Public education for children is also free and of high quality.
In Nigeria, fuel is about ₦1,300 per litre. It would cost about ₦88,000 to fill up a similar tank. The minimum wage in Nigeria is ₦70,000 per month. This means that an entire month's minimum wage cannot even fill the tank once.
A minimum-wage earner in Nigeria cannot realistically afford to own, fuel, and maintain a car. The same person still has to afford food, rent, children's education, healthcare, electricity, transportation, and other basic necessities. The list goes on.
In fact, even a bank manager in Nigeria earning ₦1 million monthly could still struggle to maintain a decent standard of living after covering these basic expenses.
This is one reason poverty is so widespread in Nigeria. The cost of basic living is simply too high relative to what the average person earns.
You don't just have an income problem in Nigeria. You have an affordability problem.
For millions of Nigerians, simply living a decent life has become too expensive and increasingly impossible.