Fuel went from ₦185 to over ₦1,350 under one administration, and the average Nigerian is expected to smile through it. This is madness. People are exhausted.
As Petroleum Minister, he borrowed a ₦40,000 bank loan in the 1970s to build his house — that was Dr. Shettima Ali Monguno, Nigeria's first Minister of Petroleum, appointed in 1972.
He took the loan to build his house in Maiduguri.
late Shettima Ali Monguno, PhD, was:
~ President of OPEC (1972–1973)
~ Minister of the Air Force (1965–1966)
~ Minister of Mines and Power
~ Minister of Petroleum and Energy (1972–1975)
~ Federal Commissioner for Trade (1967–1971)
~ Leader of the Nigerian delegation to UNCTAD II, New Delhi (1968)
~ Member of the Nigerian delegation to the United Nations for over 10 years
~ Pro-Chancellor, University of Calabar (1978–1980)
~ Pro-Chancellor, University of Nigeria (1980–1984)
~ Recipient of national honours from the Ethiopian Empire, the Republic of Egypt, Sudan, and Cameroon (1970)
~ Trustee, Girl Guides Association of Nigeria (1970–1990)
~ Deputy National Chairman, National Party of Nigeria (December 1980–1984)
~ Chairman, Maiduguri Metropolitan Council (1977–1978)
~ Member, Constituent Assembly (1977–1978)
~ Conferred with the national honour of Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR) in 1982
~ Director, Nigbel Bank Nigeria Ltd. (1988)
~ Chairman, Borno Education Endowment Fund (1986)
Yet, he died with only one house — a house he acquired through a ₦40,000 bank loan, which he repaid in instalments.
In 1974, when he wanted to build a house in Maiduguri, he applied for a ₦40,000 bank loan. The bank requested a guarantor. He approached his boss, General Yakubu Gowon, then Head of State and Commander-in-Chief, to stand as his guarantor.
General Gowon declined, explaining that it would amount to an abuse of office for him to facilitate such a loan.
Shettima then explored other options.
Julius Berger was already a well-established construction company at the time. He approached the company to build the house for him.
They agreed on one condition:
Julius Berger would finance and build the house, then rent it out until the ₦40,000 was fully recovered through deductions from his salary.
Shettima accepted the arrangement. That was how he built his modest bungalow in Maiduguri.
He was only able to achieve this through a BOOT (Build, Own, Operate and Transfer) arrangement with Julius Berger.
He attended Monguno Primary School, Teachers' College Bauchi, Teachers' College Katsina, the College of Arts, Science and Technology, Zaria, Moray House College of Education, and the University of Edinburgh.
He was also presented with the Keys to the Cities of New York City, Louisville (Kentucky, USA), Quito (Ecuador), and Lima (Peru).
May his soul rest in peace.
- he increased NECO from 30,000 to 50,000
- he removed general electricity subsidy
- he increased tertiary institution’s tuition fees
- he also increased international passport fees from 50,000 to 100,000 last year
Nigerians are being priced out of basic civic entitlements. This is bad leadership!!
Get your PVC!!!
get a haircut every 2 weeks to stay sharp, wait 5 secs before answering the phone to control the rhythm, always arrive 15 mins early, stay away from free lunches, never talk about people who aren't in the room and when anger rises, wait 10 mins before reacting. these habits may look rigid but they're the hidden discipline of the elite.
I've taken a takeaway box for food that I didn't finish, from Nairobi to Nigeria. I flew with it, got to Ìbàdàn, microwaved it and ate it.
If you like, hug transformer.
Bandits kidnapped a medical doctor. They tied him up, set up fire, grabbed his hand and put it inside the burning fire. Everyday, they burn a portion of his hand while he watched & screamed of severe pain. They kept burning the hand daily until they reached his shoulder. They then collected 15 million naira ransom and still killed him. These are the animals government wants to forgive & reward with free houses.
You see how almost everyone's criticism is directed to the offender and not Christianity as a religion, same should be done when it involves a Muslim (and believers of other religions). Because if a Muslim had done this, many people will push narratives, making it a religious thing and not focus on who did the wrong, and such acts fuel discrimination.
Do you know how wicked you have to be to tell people to sell kuli-kuli & akara in big 2026?
Worse, it even came from the First Lady. We’re in for a long ride, bro.
She’s the kind of woman who if BAT wants to give you 10k for Uber she’ll tell him to give you 1k instead to enter bus and you can trek the remaining distance so you can stay healthy.
This is what Akara business got Seyi Tinubu:
Seyi Tinubu, son of Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, owns an $11 million mansion in the elite St. John's Wood neighborhood of North London, located at 32 Grove End Road. The 7,000-square-foot property was purchased in 2017 through an offshore shell company, Aranda Overseas Corporation.