I have been thinking about something lately, and the more I think about it, the more disturbing it becomes.
A lot of Nigerians became poor without doing anything wrong.
They didn’t stop working. They didn’t become lazy. They didn’t suddenly become irresponsible.
They simply woke up one day and realised that the money they had worked for could no longer buy the things it used to buy.
Think about someone earning ₦100,000 a month.
The person still wakes up early every morning, goes to work, puts in the same hours, probably works even harder, gets promoted occasionally and does everything society says a responsible person should do.
Yet every year, that person seems to be able to afford less.
At some point, ₦50,000 could buy a reasonable amount of food for the house. Today, you can enter the market with the same ₦50,000 and genuinely wonder where the money went.
Nothing happened to you.
The economy happened to you.
And I think this is something we don’t talk about enough.
Imagine working hard for years, only for circumstances completely outside your control to quietly reduce the value of everything you have worked for.
You didn’t lose your job.
You didn’t lose your salary.
But somehow, you lost your standard of living.
That is poverty too.
And this is why I struggle with the way we sometimes discuss palliatives.
Of course, when people are hungry, you must find ways to help them immediately. There is nothing wrong with providing temporary relief.
But surely, the bigger question should be:
Why did millions of working Nigerians suddenly need palliatives in the first place?
If a man could comfortably buy a bag of rice from his salary a few years ago and today he needs government assistance to buy that same bag of rice, giving him rice may solve today’s hunger.
But it has not solved the actual problem.
The real problem is that his labour has lost value.
And perhaps that is what we should be obsessed with fixing.
How do we make the Nigerian worker’s income valuable again?
How do we make ₦100,000 buy more next year, rather than less?
How do we make food cheaper by producing more?
How do we reduce the cost of energy and transportation?
How do we build an economy where salaries can actually keep up with the cost of living?
Because when I think deeply about it, perhaps one of the greatest things a government can do for its people is not to keep giving them money.
It is to build an economy where the money they earn has value.
There is dignity in being able to take care of yourself from the product of your own labour.
There is dignity in a teacher being able to feed a family from teaching.
There is dignity in a nurse being able to pay rent from nursing.
There is dignity in a young person working an honest job and gradually seeing life improve.
People should be able to look back after five years of hard work and say, “My life has become better.”
Not, “I earn more money today, but somehow I can afford less.”
That is the part that keeps bothering me.
Millions of Nigerians are not asking to become millionaires overnight.
They just want hard work to make sense again.
And maybe that should be one of the simplest ways we measure whether our economy is actually working:
Is the ordinary Nigerian who works hard becoming progressively better off, or progressively poorer?
Everything else is secondary.
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United States President Donald Trump has praised President Bola Tinubu for his leadership in tackling terrorism and insecurity, particularly attacks on Christian communities. In a letter to Tinubu, Trump reaffirmed America’s commitment to supporting Nigeria’s fight against terrorism through security cooperation, intelligence sharing and military training.
The Presidency said the partnership has already produced results, including a joint operation that reportedly eliminated ISIS leader Abubakar Al-Minoki in the Lake Chad region. The US also pledged to deepen cooperation with Nigeria on security and other strategic areas.
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Here's today's gist, as reported by https://t.co/GmsbojYdT7:
It is getting messier. The Federal Government says it has no idea who the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council is, or who its self-acclaimed Director-General is.
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If President Bola Tinubu wins in 2027, expect a full Akwete moment on inauguration day. First Lady Oluremi Tinubu says she'll be rocking buba and wrapper — and she's putting N2 billion behind it.
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Tired of paying outrageous agent fees just to secure a flat in Abakaliki? Ebonyi State might finally be doing something about it. Big news for house-hunters in Ebonyi!
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Big win for Nigerian education! Japan is putting $1 million on the table to help 2,000 teachers and school leaders' level up their digital skills – and female educators are right at the heart of it.
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Nollywood sweetheart Mo Bimpe is not taking it lightly this time — and she says nobody should beg her when she starts!
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Burna Boy has done it again - and this time, he’s rewritten Spotify history! Talk about global domination!
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From academy boy to main man, Phil Foden isn't going anywhere. Manchester City have tied down their homegrown star until 2030.
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The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it has uncovered 908 suspected ghost workers across at least 50 federal ministries, departments and agencies, recovering about ₦942 million in allegedly fraudulent salary payments.
According to the commission, the Nigeria Police Force recorded the highest number, with 570 suspected ghost workers, followed by the National Water Resources Authority and several federal ministries. Investigations into the payroll fraud are ongoing.
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The FCT Police Command has assured Abuja residents that it remains committed to responding to distress calls within five minutes. Commissioner of Police Ahmed Sanusi said efforts are ongoing to improve emergency response and public safety across the capital.
The Commissioner also condemned illegal phone searches by police officers, revealing that personnel found engaging in the practice have been arrested and are undergoing disciplinary procedures.
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This defeatist talk on the TL will excite the ruling party. You people are already sentencing yourselves to a lost election? You are the people, and you have the numbers. Why are you crying instead?
I genuinely don't know what else Peter Obi has to do to convince you idiots - let's assume your obvious suffering isn't enough.
Has ran a "parallel govt" since '23.
Funding schools, hospitals, visited all 36 states.
Even if Obi is pretending, he'd have been tired by now.
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This is the Youth Empowerment Programme of the Chairman of Roni LGA, in Jigawa state, Dr. Abba Ya'u, a member of the APC.
I doubt Nigeria will recover from the APC catastrophe.✍️
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India is over 700 tribes. They have 1.4 billion population. India has 22 official languages. Yet, they manage to conduct credible elections.
Just look at them. Then take a closer look at Narendra Modi. Go throw his Twitter posts. Don’t you get jealous of this type of leadership as a Nigerian? Do you see bigotry, propaganda or sycophancy? You won’t know the things you’ve missed, until you finally leave Nigeria.
Nigerian politicians would take pictures in front of uncomplicated buildings, unfinished roads, & share radios. India is on giant strides, Nigeria is praying. We know where 9ja is going to end up.
For those that travel the world, especially across (Asia, Europe, North America, East & Southern Africa), you just realize that Nigeria is a joke. No real development in HDI, finance, institutions, infrastructure, or security is happening in Nigeria, except the politics.
Yours is politics nonstop, 365 days a year.
Since the 2023 elections, Nigeria has not been the same. Bigotry, propaganda, & sycophancy have taken over. Many are used to it. They now believe that bigotry is our way of life, in fact, the only way. It’s almost as if Nigeria is cursed:
1. Most corrupt.
2. Most insecure.
3. Most malnourished.
4 Most religious country.
5. Most lawless country.
6. The poorest country.
A country of zero shame. Many are proud of last position at everything. In Nigeria, they will invite some governors to wave at the president.
They would commission a borehole, put up loud speakers, & start to abuse Nigerians.
IDIOTAS……
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