Àbáyọ̀mí Paul Akinọlá

Son, husband, father, friend, researcher & teacher, consultant (Mining Management), leader and learner. seeking to improve standard.
A Son of God

[Àbáyọ̀mí Paul Akinọlá @abayopaul]

The church has listened to the teachings of nepios Christian leaders for a long time and this has brought many 'human' ideologies to replace the depth where their knowledge of the mystery of the Gospel hasn't reached. This has created many loopholes to how many come to...

[Àbáyọ̀mí Paul Akinọlá @abayopaul]

@Themaeriam Should I call you out here or on the other side?

[FCCPC Nigeria @fccpcnigeria]

Release - Cement FCCPC Establishes Possible Price Manipulation

Tuesday, August 18, 2026: Findings from an industry-wide investigation conducted by the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) suggest possible manipulation of prices of cement in the Nigerian market.

This is the preliminary summation of the 40-page field reports collated following a three-month cross-border study by the Anticompetitive Practices Department (ACP) of the Commission, undertaken in response to widespread public complaints over the high cost of cement, a common staple in the country's construction industry.

Concerns were raised over the comparatively high retail price of cement in Nigeria compared with other markets, despite the country's substantial limestone deposits, significant domestic production capacity and reported surplus installed capacity relative to domestic consumption.

Significantly, all the major cement manufacturers in the country cooperated with the Commission by making their records available except one of them.

Publicly available estimates indicate that three major undertakings account for more than 90 percent of installed production capacity in the country.

The ACP investigations extended to markets in Sub-Saharan Africa like Kenya, Tanzania and South Africa as well as Egypt, Morocco and Algeria.

Metrics adopted included the availability of limestone, the basic raw material for cement production, as well as other variables such as population, production capacity and consumption.

In Kenya, for instance, the 58.6 million population (76% lower than Nigeria’s) has domestic cement demand of approximately 9.3m MTPA (metric tonne per annum) in 2025. Retail price in Nairobi is $5.40 (N7,344). Kenya is endowed with limestone.

In Tanzania, with population of 66.3m (72% lower than Nigeria’s) and the domestic cement demand is 9.3m MTPA (2025), a bag of cement sells for $4.80 (N6,528).

In Togo, a bag sells for $6.75 (N9,180). Significantly, Togo does not have limestone deposit.

Comparatively, in Nigeria, market intelligence reviewed by the Commission shows that the retail price of a 50kg bag of cement rose significantly during the first half of 2026.

A bag reportedly selling for between N9,300 and N9,700 in January was selling for between N10,500 and N13,000 by mid-year. By July, prices of between N13,000 and N15,000 were reported in some parts of the country.

The Commission's survey indicates that Nigeria has installed cement production capacity of more than 60 to 65 million metric tonnes annually, while estimated domestic consumption is approximately 25 to 30 million metric tonnes. Nigeria is also a net exporter of cement to neighbouring markets.

Of particular concern to the Commission is that this level of production capacity has not resulted in the downward pressure on domestic prices that might ordinarily be expected in a competitive market with substantial excess capacity.

Information provided by industry participants has identified energy costs, depreciation of the Naira and its effect on imported machinery and spare parts, as well as transportation and logistics costs, among the factors contributing to cement prices. The Commission is testing these explanations against verified information on costs, production, pricing and market conditions.

However, the weight of preliminary findings provides sufficient grounds for the investigation to continue.

Next is to determine whether prevailing cement prices can be explained by legitimate costs and market conditions, or whether there is evidence of coordinated conduct, abuse of market power, restriction of domestic supply, anti-competitive distribution practices or other conduct contrary to the provisions of the FCCPA.

Accordingly, the FCCPC has issued Notices of Commencement of Investigation and Summons to Produce to the key players in the sector...

Please see the slides for full details:

@NigeriaGov @NGRPresident @NGRSenate @HouseNGR

[Àbáyọ̀mí Paul Akinọlá @abayopaul]

If you happen to ask many pessimistic critics of Nigeria what will work and how, they seem most times have no idea.

I agree you could argue blindly and see nothing working, you must also agree with those who can see clearly and can recommend improvement in the system.

[Smart👨‍💻 | Software Engineer @smartnakamoura]

Nigeria just replaced a 19-year-old identity law.

The NIMC Act 2026 was signed yesterday and almost nobody is talking about what it actually does to the infrastructure underneath your fintech product.

Let me break it down.

[Àbáyọ̀mí Paul Akinọlá @abayopaul]

Power is transient

But get it if you can...

[Àbáyọ̀mí Paul Akinọlá @abayopaul]

AI is a tool, I encourage my students to use it for their academic works, but I find it nauseating that most use it unintelligently and lazily.

You need to learn how to use a tool for you to be a pro user.

[Àbáyọ̀mí Paul Akinọlá @abayopaul]

So many students try to use AI to solve their academic assignments even down to the final year project, unfortunately, they are caught pants down because of their intelligent use of AI. It is a tool that you ought to learn to use before trying it out.

[Adaora Favour Nwankwo @adaora_crypto]

Ai is as effective as the person prompting it.

You can’t use Ai effectively if you are not intelligent to an extent.

[Àbáyọ̀mí Paul Akinọlá @abayopaul]

Jamb seriously

And you have the audacity to conduct examinations in English to test the use of English...😳

[High Chief Lawrence Igbins Okoro @HighChiefOkoro]

I still can’t believe Nigerians placed so much pressure on Kemi Adeosun until she resigned because of NYSC.

She’s a truck load of pure knowledge.

This short video is a summary of a great business book.

[Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu @Ojukwu_Bianca]

SOUTH AFRICA PROTESTS: SITUATION REPORT.
There is heightened anxiety over the series of anti-foreigner protests, also targeted at Nigerians in select cities in the republic of South Africa in recent weeks. The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has expressed grave concern on this situation following a briefing, and has called for more effective control of the situation by relevant host security services.

The images pervading both mainstream and social media depicting violence, carnage and targeted xenophobic killings of foreign nationals and demonstrations characterized by xenophobic rhetoric, hate speeches and incendiary anti-migrant statements by the arrowheads of such rallies, have generated worldwide condemnation .
However, recent public statements of key host government officials including President Cyril Ramaphosa, Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber and Police Affairs Minister Firoz Cachalia, all express total opposition to any form of extra-judicial killing and destruction of properties of foreign nationals as well as anti-foreigner propaganda and xenophobic sentiments which promote or create anarchy in the land.

The protests spearheaded by a local anti-migration movement, in Pretoria and Johannesburg, between 27 - 29 April 2026, witnessed a largely peaceful procession, under the presence of heavily armed police who occasionally sprayed teargas to deter the protesters from engaging in violent activity. There is no recorded killing of any Nigerian or destruction of Nigerian- owned properties during this particular protest. However, two Nigerian Nationals have been reported dead in separate incidents involving security personnel- AMAMIRO CHIDIEBERE EMMANUEL died on 25th of April 2026 as a result of injuries sustained from brutal beatings by military personnel of the South African National Defence Force on 20th April 2026 in Port Elizabeth.
NNAEMEKA MATTHEW ANDREW also died following an alleged interaction with members of the Tshwane Metro Police, and his body discovered at the Pretoria Central Mortuary on 20th April 2026.
This is utterly condemnable and unacceptable.
The Nigeria High Commission is closely following investigations into these unfortunate incidents and Nigeria demands justice be done in these cases.

Another Demonstration is planned for 4-8 May 2026 and President Bola Tinubu has directed that the situation be monitored very closely. Our Ministry of Foreign Affairs has also summoned South Africa's High Commissioner to Nigeria regarding the ongoing situation.
The Nigerian High Commission and the Consulate are in constant communication with relevant host authorities to ensure that the exposure of our nationals to the current tensions is minimized amidst ongoing Consultations with SA's highest authorities.

The president has reiterated that the priority at this time remains the safety of our citizens. Consequently, arrangements are currently underway to collate details of Nigerians in South Africa for voluntary repatriation flights for those seeking assistance to return home. So far 130 applicants have duly registered for the exercise with our mission in S.A, but this figure is expected to rise. Nigerian associations in South Africa are also assisting our mission in this regard.

Nigeria is a frontline state which made great sacrifices towards the liberation struggles of South Africa, a fact which needs to be distilled down to the younger generation in South Africa. Nigerian lives and businesses in SA must not continue to be put at risk, and we remain committed to working with South Africa to explore ways to put an end to this xenophobic pattern. It has become a repetitive wave, most especially prior to elections in South Africa, and anti foreigner opposition parties leverage this situation to garner votes. Nigeria recently signed a memorandum of understanding with South Africa on early warning to protect citizens of both countries, especially in times such as these.

[Àbáyọ̀mí Paul Akinọlá @abayopaul]

It's a lot easier to help the blind than to help those who chose not to see a clear information or path and are shouting for help.

Also don't bother helping anyone who's not requesting for help. You would be surprised how they can query your goodwill

[Àbáyọ̀mí Paul Akinọlá @abayopaul]

It is majorly the religious leaders or preachers that spread misinformation or incorrect knowledge and knowledgeable people sitting under them won't try to query their statements.

That's why a show of knowledge can be easily silenced by passing it as pride.

[Àbáyọ̀mí Paul Akinọlá @abayopaul]

Sometimes you wonder if it is Elon money or just a low level of assimilation or just an intentional quest for misinformation. At least if you cannot read employ those who can read and can tweet for you and pay them well.

[Peacock @dawisu]

While replacing Bauchi Minister Yusuf Tuggar with another Yoruba from Kogi State! Is Yoruba the ONLY tribe in Kogi State? Why does it keep getting all the appointments in the state?

[Àbáyọ̀mí Paul Akinọlá @abayopaul]

@dmightyangel The IPPIS staff has commercialized all simple processes of request. Time delay and sitting out has been their order of the day.
Many will have to pay money to collect their legal monthly salaries that they worked for.
And the staff would even boast about it to your face.

[Àbáyọ̀mí Paul Akinọlá @abayopaul]

@dmightyangel The IPPIS palaver is what I called a coconut looking good outside but with decayed flesh inside.
The purpose of IPPIS is well achieved but the rot going on within the system, run by the staff of the system casts bad taste in the mouth.

[dele osunmakinde @deleosunmakinde]

When preachers say things like,

“the devil is very patient… (on the contrary he is not Rev12:12)
he will watch you rise…
then press a button for your fall,”

what they are really doing, whether they realise it or not, is reframing God as passive and Satan as sovereign.

And that is not just poor theology.
It is an insult to the finished work of Christ.

Let me be loud and clear.

There is no scripture that presents the devil as the silent architect of a believer’s destiny. None.

What Scripture shows us is this:

“He that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep” (Psalm 121:4)

“The Lord is thy keeper… the Lord shall preserve thee from all evil” (Psalm 121:5 to 7)

“Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died… who also maketh intercession for us” (Romans 8:34)

“We are kept by the power of God through faith” (1 Peter 1:5)

So who is watching you?
The Lord. Not the devil.
Who is preserving you?
The Lord. Not your vigilance against demons.

Who is interceding for you right now?
Christ Himself. Not your fear management system.

This idea that the devil is monitoring, waiting, calculating, and then pressing a button is nothing but a dressed up mythology that gives Satan predictive authority he does not have.

Let me say it boldly.
The devil does not have a control panel over your life.

There is no button. There is no switch. There is no remote.
What kind of gospel is it that tells believers:

God saved you but Satan is supervising you
Christ redeemed you but the devil is tracking your future

You are seated with Christ but one unseen button can crash everything
That is not the gospel of The Bible.
That is fear, dressed in religious language.

Scripture never tells you to be devil conscious.

It calls you to be Christ conscious.
“Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith” (Hebrews 12:2)
Let us go deeper.

If the devil can wait patiently and press a button at the right time, then what exactly is Christ doing at the right hand of God?

Is His intercession ineffective?
Is His victory partial?

Did He disarm principalities, or did He merely inconvenience them?
Colossians 2:15 settles it.

He disarmed them. Publicly. Completely.

Not temporarily suppressed them until they regroup.
Disarmed.

So where did this narrative come from?
It comes from a theology that is more impressed with what Satan might do than with what Christ has already done.

And that is the problem.

Because once you start magnifying the supposed patience and strategy of the devil, you unconsciously:
minimise the vigilance of God
undermine the intercession of Christ
weaken the confidence of the believer

And suddenly, the believer is no longer standing in victory.

He is waiting to be ambushed.
That is not Christianity.
That is anxiety with scriptures sprinkled on top.

Let me close this with force.
God is not less attentive than the devil.

God is not less strategic than the devil.
God is not reacting to the devil.

He is the One:
who called you
who justified you
who glorified you
And the same God is the One actively keeping you.

So reject every teaching that makes you feel:
watched by darkness
tracked by demons

one mistake away from collapse
You are not being monitored for downfall.

You are being kept for glory.
And no devil, patient or impatient, has a button to rewrite what God has already finished.

[dele osunmakinde @deleosunmakinde]

There is a reason we all sat through maths and statistics in school, wondering when we would ever need it. THIS IS THAT MOMENT. This is where numbers expose doctrine. This is where proportions rebuke error.

This is where statistics correct theology.
You cannot be biblical and be obsessed with Satan, demons, devils, evil spirits, and the works of darkness.

You simply cannot.

Let Scripture correct us. Not emotion. Not experience. Not culture. Scripture.
Because when you actually weigh the Bible, not selectively quote it, but weigh it, the proportions are undeniable:

Across the entire Bible, about 85 to 95 percent is focused on God, the Father, the Lord Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit.

Everything that reveals His nature, His will, His covenant, His kingdom, His redemption.

And then, by contrast:
Only about 5 to 9 percent even touches Satan and all that falls under him.
That includes devils, demons, evil spirits, and the works of Satan.

5 to 9 percent!

That is the total space given to everything many have built their entire theology around.

Now let that sink in.
In the Old Testament, God fills about 90 to 97 percent of the narrative. Satan and his works are barely mentioned.

In the Gospels, even where demons manifest, Christ still dominates about 85 percent. The devils show up, but only to be silenced, cast out, and dismissed. They are never the message.

In Acts, the Church is advancing by the Spirit. God fills about 85 to 90 percent. Encounters with darkness are occasional, not central.

Then comes the Epistles, where your life as a believer is explained with clarity and authority:
God, Christ, identity, righteousness, and the finished work take about 95 to 98 percent.

The works of Satan, demons, devils? Almost 5%
Almost.

So hear this clearly and loudly.
If your theology is built around what Satan is doing, what demons are doing, what evil spirits are doing, what the works of darkness are doing, then your theology is already out of proportion with Scripture.

And anything out of proportion with Scripture is not biblical, no matter how spiritual it sounds.

We must not go against scriptural statistics.

God has already balanced the narrative.
God has already set the proportion.
God has already decided what deserves emphasis.

And He did not give Satan centre stage.
He did not give demons the microphone.
He did not design the believer’s life to be interpreted through the activities of darkness.

Scripture does not train you to be demon conscious.
Scripture trains you to be Christ conscious.

But many have reversed it.
They know more about the operations of devils than the operations of redemption.

They can explain the works of Satan in detail, yet struggle to articulate the finished work of Christ.

That is not depth. That is deviation.
Because the Bible is not a story of two equal forces in tension.

It is the revelation of one supreme God, one accomplished Christ, one victorious redemption.
Satan appears only within that framework. Never equal. Never central. Never dominant.
So let the numbers speak.
Let the proportions preach.
Let the statistics correct us.
Return to the weight of Scripture.
Return to the dominance of God.
Return to Christ as the message.

Because you cannot be truly biblical while being disproportionately obsessed with what the Bible itself treats as minimal.

God is the focus.
Christ is the message.
Redemption is the story.

And everything else must take its proper, reduced place.

[Àbáyọ̀mí Paul Akinọlá @abayopaul]

It is here on X that you will catch a commenter lying with a proven fact and data, and he/she will just be twisting the narrative.

Hian

Some will even try to explain it away or give an obtuse narrative.

[Àbáyọ̀mí Paul Akinọlá @abayopaul]

@PaulAdemujimi 60% existing police personnel to move to the state doesn't mean that the state will only be restricted to those 60%.
state would be able to recruit more, but the base will be that 60% of the current personnel won't need to be retrenched or let off.
Just redistribution not limit