A slightly long read, but I implore your patience 🙏🏽
On this day, 3years ago, the lives of millions of Nigerians changed from bad to worse.
We lost counts of the death toll.
Many lost their source of livelihood from international companies leaving, to personal businesses folding due to alarming cost of operations and meager patronage.
Some families have been left forever traumatized from losing loved ones to kidnappers, and terrorists, even after selling everything they owned to pay ransom.
Education is at its lowest, as tuition tripled with deceit of the NELFUND loan shark of a government.
Electricity became an opportunity for classism, with fraudulent different bands. It became both unavailable and unaffordable.
‘Epileptic’ suddenly became less a word to describe our national grid.
Without proper prior preparations and notice, cost per litre of petrol spiked from N198/L to N500/L, and N1350/L today.
I know this stoic government are banking on our usual amnesia on Election Day in January, 2027, but please while considering your stomach, think of your children and grandchildren.
What will be left of Nigeria if we continue like this???
STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU (GCFR) ON THE THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF HIS ADMINISTRATION, MAY 29, 2026
My fellow compatriots,
Three years ago, you entrusted me with the sacred responsibility of leading our beloved nation at a defining moment in our history. I accepted that responsibility, fully aware of the magnitude of the challenges before us, but also deeply confident in the resilience and potential of the Nigerian people.
Today, on the occasion of the third anniversary of our administration, I speak to you not only as your President but also as a fellow citizen who understands the sacrifices many families have made in recent years and shares your hopes for a better Nigeria.
When this administration assumed office, our nation faced profound economic and structural difficulties. Mounting fiscal pressures, unsustainable fuel subsidies, declining revenues, exchange-rate distortions, rising debt-servicing costs, insecurity in several parts of the country, energy supply constraints, and declining public confidence in institutions all threatened our progress.
At the height of the subsidy regime, Nigeria was spending as much as ₦18.4 billion daily to sustain petrol subsidies—over ₦4 trillion in 2022 alone—resources that could have been invested in roads, healthcare, education, housing, and critical infrastructure. Multiple exchange rate windows and forex arbitrage created massive distortions, with Nigeria losing more than ₦8 trillion over three years to rent-seeking and speculative practices.
The situation demanded urgent and courageous action. Difficult but necessary decisions had to be taken to stabilise the economy and prevent a deeper national crisis. The easy choices would have been politically convenient. But leadership demands courage, especially when the right decisions are difficult.
Had we refused to act, our nation would have drifted toward fiscal breakdown, worsening poverty, and severe economic uncertainty. Together, we chose reform over ruin and decisiveness over hesitation. We chose long-term national recovery over short-term comfort.
These decisions came with sacrifice. The rising cost of living triggered by our measures placed enormous pressure on families, workers, and businesses. Young people searching for jobs felt discouraged. Many questioned whether these difficult decisions would lead to a better future.
I remain deeply conscious of those sacrifices, and I assure you: your sacrifice has not been in vain. And today, I can say with confidence that Nigeria has stabilised and is moving forward again. Across the country, visible progress is taking shape.
VISIBLE PROGRESS AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
Our economy is now more competitive and better positioned for sustainable growth than it was in 2023. Public finances are improving. States and local governments have greater resources to invest in their people. Investor confidence is growing. The stock market is booming, with the All Share Index rising from 53,000 and market capitalisation of N30 trillion in 2023 to a record All Share Index of 250,000 and market capitalisation of N160 trillion this year. Companies are declaring record profits and dividends.
Critical infrastructure projects are advancing at an unprecedented scale. Over 2,700 kilometres of highways and major roads are under construction, reconstruction, or rehabilitation, including the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, the Sokoto-Badagry Super Highway, the Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano Road, the East-West Road, and many rural access roads. Significant sections are already completed or nearing completion, improving transportation, reducing travel time, boosting regional trade, and creating thousands of jobs.
Rail modernisation projects are ongoing to improve connectivity, logistics, and economic integration across the federation.
KPMG reportedly sacked about 75% of immigrants who were recruited from abroad into the UK in 2022.
That level of cuts has only strengthened the belief that these countries know exactly what they are doing, especially with timing so close to ILR eligibility.
It also deepens the frustration with the Nigerian government and how things are handled at home.
Both.
Choose what’s best for the team, with one important condition: that it doesn’t permanently compromise your well-being and intergrity.
But in any case , long-term personal success and team success are connected.
PwC applicants, now that we’ve all submitted our video responses,
What’s the best answer to:
“You have to choose between what’s best for your personal success and what’s best for your team. Which would you choose, and why?”
This sucks, but it’s a good thing you’re resident in the UK where laws and consumer protection rights are actually enforced.
Under UK/EU Regulation 261/2004, if your flight is rescheduled with less than 14 days notice, and it is not due to extraordinary circumstances like severe weather, security threats, or air traffic control strikes, you’re entitled to:
1.Your choice of: full refund OR alternative flight at a time that suits YOU (including on a different airline at their cost)
2. Compensation: €600 (~£520) for flights over 3,500km like London to Lagos
3. Care and assistance: meals, accommodation, transport, and communication costs while you wait.
Here’s what to do immediately:
1. Email/message Air Peace NOW stating you reject the reschedule and require rebooking on the next available flight to Lagos before your wedding date on ANY airline. Give them 24 hours to respond.
2. Keep all receipts for any costs you incur due to this inconvenience(accommodation, meals, etc.) - you can claim these back
3. File a complaint with the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) at https://t.co/HL1dkB6xD2 - they handle complaints about airlines operating from UK airports.
If you don’t hear back from them in 24 hours and you can afford to, book your own flight NOW and invoice them later.
Then use @theairhelper or other similar aviation claims specialist to help you recover the new flight cost, the €600 compensation, and all additional expenses.
Airpeace Airpeace Airpeace.
Airpeace has rescheduled my flight to After my Marriage. Im stuck in London till after my wedding 😭
Like @flyairpeace said we should land 2days after wedding without no prior communication.
I don’t know whether to cry or laugh.
Edo culture. Edo craftsmanship. Edo elegance. ❤️
For AMVCA Cultural Day, I wanted this look to celebrate heritage, artistry, and the richness of Edo culture.
What makes it even more special is that this vision was brought to life by Edo women creatives — from the artistry behind the Okuku to the craftsmanship of the dress.
Proud to represent my culture as Ambassador for Arts, Culture, and the Creative Economy, Edo State.
#AMVCA #AMVCACulturalDay #EdoCulture