Lukman Abolade

A Man | Storyteller | Head of Investigations @BusinessDayNg | Ex @MobilePunch, @TheICIR, @africaoilgas | #CFC fan | #OneLoveReligion

[Lukman Abolade @AboladeLAA]

Over the weekend, my story for @MobilePunch was awarded the first runner-up for the Judicial reporting category at the 33rd DAME Awards.

[Lukman Abolade @AboladeLAA]

@QueenLawyerNG @leodanielux @OneJoblessBoy Seen some of your replies to negative comments over your opinion and I really respect and applaud you. Well done, Madam.

[Sodiq Ojuroungbe @ojuroungbesodiq]

How Nigeria’s 2026 budget buried N210bn in overlapping allocations

BusinessDay Investigation into Nigeria's 2026 budget uncovers billions hidden in overlapping allocations and fragmented projects.

Read this report below:
https://t.co/OPOQT2q00O

[MrBanks💰 @Mrbankstips]

🐐 @Cristiano

[BusinessDayNG @BusinessDayNg]

As Nigeria grapples with rising debt and growing demands for accountability, concerns are mounting over billions of naira allocated to projects that appear outside the mandates of federal agencies.

BusinessDay Investigations uncovered how regulatory bodies such as NAFDAC, SON and others were assigned infrastructure and constituency projects traditionally handled by other agencies.

Recent controversy surrounding similar allocations to the National Commission for Almajiri and Out-of-School Children's Education has reignited the debate.

Join Accountability Hour as we examine whether off-mandate projects are closing development gaps or weakening transparency, accountability and the integrity of Nigeria's budgeting system.

Saturday, July 11 | 12:00 Noon WAT | X Spaces

Join here: https://t.co/8AIYQoCiS4

[BusinessDayNG @BusinessDayNg]

When agencies spend outside their mandates, who is accountable?

Join us today we unpack one of the most overlooked issues in Nigeria's public finance system.

#AccountabilityHour

🕛 July 11 | 12 Noon WAT

https://t.co/zUSht8nnOz

[BusinessDayNG @BusinessDayNg]

Join BusinessDay Accountability Hour as we examine billions in off-mandate projects, constituency allocations, and what they mean for transparency, accountability, and Nigeria's budget system.

Date: Saturday 11, July 2026 || 12 Noon
Click on the link below to join

https://t.co/8AIYQoCQHC

[BusinessDayNG @BusinessDayNg]

ICYMI: Amid fresh budget padding outrage, remember this investigation of how over N52 BILLION in the 2026 budget went to regulators like NAFDAC, SON & ARCON for roads, boreholes & tricycles outside their mandates.

Regulators became contractors while core jobs suffer. Abandoned projects everywhere.

Full story: https://t.co/hXvARsFHnb

#BudgetPadding #NigeriaBudget #EndBudgetAbuse

[Lukman Abolade @AboladeLAA]

@toluogunlesi 🤣

[Bifola @BifolaX]

The most painful experience I have ever endured was preparing my father’s grave, assisting him into it and then preparing and burying my daughter with my own hands.

May Allah have mercy on both of them and make them dwellers of Jannah. Ameen.

[BusinessDayNG @BusinessDayNg]

In this report, BusinessDay investigates how the federal government abandoned an 865 million naira project for the construction of a new Moro bridge despite the release of over N300 million by the federal government.

The investigative report details how funds were released, why the contractor abandoned the project, and the plight of the people of Oyo and Kwara States whose livelihoods are linked to the Ilorin-Igbeti Highway.

Read More:
https://t.co/6PTgJJFgQ5

[Wale Tinubu CON @AdewaleTinubu]

Leadership is the discipline of discernment.

The wisdom to know when to invest in individual growth, and/or when to uphold the standard.

Train for potential.
Make tough choices.
Act to uphold excellence.

#FireOrTrain
#Leadership

[@askddietitian @askddietitian]

Unbranded cereals may look harmless… but what are you really eating? 👀
No label =
❌ No ingredient list
❌ No expiry date
❌ No quality control
❌ Unknown sugar & salt levels

Thanks to @BusinessDayNg for this insight
You could be feeding your body unsafe contaminants

[Instablog9ja @instablog9ja]

Concerns mount as expired and repackaged food products reportedly flood Nigerian markets

[BusinessDayNG @BusinessDayNg]

INVESTIGATION: Repackaged expired products dominate Nigeria's N34trn food market
Food items meant to be sold in sealed packs are now being scooped from buckets and sacks in many Lagos markets.
A BusinessDay investigation found that some of these products originate from expired, near-expiry, or rejected factory stocks, stripped of their labels and resold cheaply to consumers.
This billion-naira underground trade continues to thrive across Nigerian markets, raising concerns about food safety and public health.

Full report:
https://t.co/10Iou91Dpd

[BusinessDayNG @BusinessDayNg]

In many Nigerian markets, food items are removed from branded packs and resold in nylon bags, buckets, and plastic cups. BusinessDay investigations found that many come from expired, near-expiry, or rejected factory stocks, fuelling a multi-billion-naira illegal trade that exposes consumers to health risks....

Read more: https://t.co/3MucjTNrSu

[Sodiq Ojuroungbe @ojuroungbesodiq]

I spent time in Lagos markets where cornflakes, milk, and oats are sold from buckets and nylon bags with no labels and expiry dates.

I discovered during the investigation that many come from expired or rejected factory stocks, quietly resold to unsuspecting buyers.

[Rufybaba @Rufyb]

I was genuinely surprised to see GNI concede for Yayi, given how the man really wanted to be governor. Interesting stuff.

That's by the way.

Meanwhile, all I know about Senator Solomon Adeola Yayi is that he was in the Nigerian Senate that provided very terrible and poor oversight, which resulted in the near-destruction of the lives of Nigerians.

As Chairman of the Finance Committee, oversight on issues around government borrowing and debt management was on him.

Yet, man watched as the former President piled on the economy with excessive borrowing - a single major action that brought the economy down to its knees.

A proper oversight failure.

He is currently the Chairman of the Appropriations Committee (the spending side and the allocation of government funds across MDAs). Go and see the details of government spending since 2023, and you'd see for yourself.

Toor.

[BusinessDayNG @BusinessDayNg]

Across Ogun State, motorists crawl through potholes, flooded craters and broken roads that have turned daily journeys into risks.

Yet records show over N34bn spent on official vehicles between 2023 and 2025.

Click to read the new exposé by BusinessDay Investigations: https://t.co/KlGXMvjTcQ

#OgunBadRoads #MisplacedPriorities #OgunState #Infrastructure #HoldGovtAccountable

[BusinessDayNG @BusinessDayNg]

While families in Ogun State mourn loved ones killed on death-trap roads, the government budgeted over N34.3 billion on luxury official vehicles for lawmakers, commissioners & officials.

Ogun ranks among states with the worst roads in Nigeria. More than N34bn, enough to rebuild over 170km of critical roads, was spent on SUVs and official vehicles while residents continue to suffer.

Read the full investigation: https://t.co/KlGXMvjTcQ

#OgunBadRoads #MisplacedPriorities #OgunState #Infrastructure #HoldGovtAccountable"

[Ikhide R. Ikheloa @ikhide]

Folks, I just ordered the following from @Rovingheights bookstore.

T Oluwole Akindele: The Memoir of Mixed Blessings. N16,000

Remilekun Kuti: Mrs. Kuti: A Memoir N10,000

Babangida: A journey in service N30,000

General Alabi Isama: Tragedy of Victory N33,000.

Total cost plus shipping: N92,800

Four books don chop 100k. Just like that. Sharing, in case you are about to berate young Nigerians for not reading books - unless they are pirated soft copies. And you wonder why they self-medicate on poor social media content. These are the issues driving our dysfunctions.

Absurd. Appalling. Outrageous.