Oludamola

[Oludamola @Oludamolala]

The Nigerian Informal Sector

I have been pondering why the entire nation was in an uproar on social media over the First Lady's remarks about Akara and Kuli Kuli.

I keep asking myself, is it a crime to sell Akara and Kuli Kuli? What are the opposition leaders and their followers trying to tell us?

Is the optics that bad?

Many believe the corporate towers in Lagos and Abuja drive Nigeria’s economy. "dem dey play". The true engine thrives on the streets, in the open-air markets, and at POS kiosks.

Nigeria’s informal sector is the genuine backbone of the nation, accounting for 60% of GDP. It contributes more to the economy than the entire formal corporate sector combined. Nearly 9 out of 10 employed Nigerians earn their livelihood here.

They should be encouraged, not vilified or shamed for their endeavors. The First Lady did well by supporting them through grants, although more should be done for them.

The "Yahoo Yahoo" mentality has impaired the minds of our youth and I don't think we will recover from that anytime soon.

Good morning🌞

[Oludamola @Oludamolala]

@mc_lively_ You are part of the founding fathers of the backwardness.

[Oludamola @Oludamolala]

It's quite disappointing, actually. I don't really blame Peter Obi, he is simply benefiting from a weak system that produces weak minds. He understands the vulnerabilities of the Nigerian psyche and is exploiting them. He knows exactly what triggers Nigerians and has mastered how to use it to his own advantage.

[PAPA WEMBA @lexyy4real]

When Monday Okpebholo said he will deliver, I swear the man didn’t lie.

[Oludamola @Oludamolala]

@JohnFanimokun Rest in peace Aketi

[Oludamola @Oludamolala]

@Imranmuhdz When President Tinubu completes the restructuring of Nigeria, he will be remembered as the greatest leader ever produced across the entirety of Africa. I regret not voting for him. In 2027, I will go to great lengths for him. I wish for posterity to judge me accordingly.

[Oludamola @Oludamolala]

When President Tinubu completes the restructuring of Nigeria, he will be remembered as the greatest leader ever produced across the entirety of Africa. I regret not voting for him. In 2027, I will go to great lengths for him. I wish for posterity to judge me accordingly.

[Imran Muhammad @Imranmuhdz]

The CBN has withdrawn the licenses of 46 microfinance banks.

List of Revoked Microfinance Banks:

1. Minji-Se Churchill MFB
2. Merchant MFB
3. Janmaa MFB
4. Busu MFB
5. Gold MFB
6. Zain MFB (formerly Dawakin Tofa MFB)
7. Bompai MFB
8. Ajwa MFB (Formerly Gezawa)
9. NOW NOW DIGITAL MFB
10. Crystabel Microfinance Bank
11. Chanelle MFB
12. Abia SME MFB
13. Kamba MFB
14. Iwade MFB
15. Winview MFB
16. Zuru MFB
17. Minjibir MFB
18. Shanono MFB
19. Sumaila MFB
20. Rimin Gado MFB
21. Mwaghavul MFB
22. Sycamore MFB
23. TOFA MFB
24. Safegate MFB
25. Creekline MFB
26. Bestar MFB
27. Livingspring MFB
28. Apple MFB
29. Stanford MFB
30. Frontline MFB
31. Zafec MFB
32. Supreme MFB
33. Bejin-Doko MFB
34. Kanopoly MFB
35. Bellbank MFB (formerly Tsanyawa)
36. Yeneng MFB
37. Creditville MFB
38. MBAG MFB
39. STRAIGHT SAHARA MFB
40. OURPASS MFB
41. VERDANT MFB
42. BASAWA MFB
43. CASHA MFB
44. ESTEEM MFB
45. ENTREPRENEUR MFB
46. AVANTUS MFB

[Dura,coco money🎀 @ms0nigghaz]

I love being a woman ✨

[Oludamola @Oludamolala]

Gani Are Arikuyeri of Yoruba Land.....

This guy get bad mouth

[Oludamola @Oludamolala]

It has nothing to do with the coastal road, flooding in Lagos island has been there since you were born, your unnecessary hate for the coastal road is just forced. Next year there will still be flood in Lagos Island. There's nothing anybody can do about it. If New York and Texas and even China can experience flooding, it will happen in Lagos State where you build on water. Rest the Agenda.

[Tabitha 🌸 @jade242002]

Una wey dey message me say Una need help
Me self need help 🥲

[Bola Ahmed Tinubu @officialABAT]

I welcome African policymakers, innovators, investors, entrepreneurs and private sector leaders to Lagos as Nigeria hosts the AfCFTA Digital Trade Forum 2026. @AfCFTA

This year’s Forum, themed “Digital Trade for a Connected African Market,” comes at a defining moment. Africa must now move from aspiration to execution, and from agreements on paper to prosperity in the lives of our people.

Nigeria is proud to serve as one of Africa’s AfCFTA Digital Trade Champions. We understand the responsibility that comes with this role, and we are matching it with action.

Through the National Single Window @NSW_Nigeria, we are building a faster, simpler and more transparent trading system that will reduce delays, improve compliance, lower costs, and support our importers, exporters, manufacturers and MSMEs.

Through B’Odogwu, the Nigeria Customs Service @CustomsNG is modernising customs administration, strengthening revenue assurance, improving cargo clearance, and reducing friction at our borders.

These reforms sit alongside our broader digital public infrastructure agenda: digital identity, interoperable payments, data governance and the growth of platforms that allow Nigerian businesses to serve African and global markets. With Nigeria, Kenya and Morocco now piloting the AfCFTA’s ADAPT framework, we are moving from policy to practice in connecting our national trade systems across the continent.

The AfCFTA gives Africa the market. Digital trade gives that market speed, scale and reach.

Nigeria will continue to work with our African brothers and sisters to build a continent that trades more with itself, creates more value for itself, and competes with confidence in the world.

The future of African trade is digital, connected and full of promise.

Bola Ahmed Tinubu
President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

[Bola Ahmed Tinubu @officialABAT]

On Monday, at the Federal Executive Council, our administration approved the most consequential reforms of the National Youth Service Corps Scheme since its establishment in 1973.

On the day I was sworn in as your President, I promised to create meaningful opportunities for our young people. I said women and youth would feature prominently in our administration, and this reform is partly the actualisation of that promise.

[Ahmadulbadawy AbdulRaheem @Ahmadulbadawy]

Can you actually start a viable business in Nigeria today with just ₦50,000?

According to the First Lady, Her Excellency Senator Oluremi Tinubu, the answer is yes. She recently stated that ₦50,000 is enough capital to kickstart a small-scale business.

As expected, this statement has triggered a massive wave of mixed reactions across social media, with many citizens criticizing the claim given the current economic realities and inflation.

But away from the online debates, what is the reality on the ground? Is fifty thousand naira truly enough to build a business from scratch today?

To understand the true purchasing power of ₦50,000 in today's economy, we took to the streets to hear directly from the real economic experts—the market traders right here in Ifo, Ogun State.

Their answers might surprise you. Watch this video until the end!

Video credit: @Mahbub_Media001

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[Bola Ahmed Tinubu @officialABAT]

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The NYSC orientation programme will now become a six-week journey.

It will begin with civic responsibility, leadership, values and personal development. It will then move into career readiness, entrepreneurship, digital and financial skills. Finally, corps members will receive specialised training aligned with their academic background and career pathway.

These streams will include agriculture, health, education, technology, law, public service, infrastructure, green economy, enterprise, creative economy, and para-military/security service.

Every corps member must leave NYSC better prepared for work, enterprise and national service.

[Nairametrics @Nairametrics]

Nigeria emerged as the highest-performing African economy on the economic performance pillar of the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) World Competitiveness Ranking 2026, outperforming five other African countries assessed in the report. https://t.co/s8PGmiF49E

[Oludamola @Oludamolala]

You can only fool those who have made up there mind to be fooled.

Copying Germany’s dual education system is just saying exactly what people want to hear. Germany can do that because they have a massive, stable corporate ecosystem to fund and absorb apprentices. Nigeria’s economy is over 80% informal. How do you build a corporate-led training model when the corporations don't even exist at that scale? It makes no sense.
​And this promise of a "task force" for out-of-school children is just more old-school bureaucracy. Nigeria doesn't need another committee duplicating what UBEC and the Ministry of Education are already paid to do. We need actual institutional execution, rural security, and direct funding, not more task forces sitting in air-conditioned rooms.
​The same goes for the "industrial parks in every zone" promise. We’ve heard this story before. No factory can survive without reliable electricity, affordable logistics, and forex stability. Until the foundational infrastructure grid is actually fixed, these parks will just end up as empty concrete monuments.
​It’s easy to love the results other countries have without caring about the brutal process it took to get them. Where exactly is the money for all these grand plans coming from? With our tight revenues and high debt service, claiming you'll fund massive education and health reforms simultaneously through "vague partnerships" is just wishful thinking.
​Campaigning on what a perfect Nigeria looks like is the easy part. Navigating the brutal fiscal and infrastructural realities of governance is where the real work is. This roadmap reads less like a strategic blueprint and more like a crowd pleasing manifesto.

Anambra is your test and you failed woefully

[Oludamola @Oludamolala]

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Your brain can't process it abi?

[Oludamola @Oludamolala]

@perkmaybe @Oludamolala

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[Oludamola @Oludamolala]

@mc_lively_

[Oludamola @Oludamolala]

@EgbahJ @Elkrosmediahub Relocate.

Leave the coastal road

You are not more important than the coastal road.