"President Tinubu’s led Federal Government has disbursed ₦99.5 billion to over 580,000 students via @NELFUND.” - Abisoye (Oyemykke)
Take your flowers MD @AkintSawyerr 👏🏽
You people don’t like good news about Nigeria. God will judge all of you!
#NigeriaAtTICAD9 | POWERING DELIVERY: FOCUS ON THE POWER SECTOR
While some watch from afar, the Nigerian delegation in Japan is doing the actual work activating long-agreed energy projects, engaging top Japanese OEMs, and moving from commitments to commissioning.
This is not about headlines. Just infrastructure.
The Power Sector team led by HM Power @BayoAdelabu is holding implementation talks with JICA, visiting TOSHIBA and HITACHI for technical alignment, and engaging the Japanese Transmission and Distribution Corporation on loss reduction models.
At NAPTIN Abuja, training equipment from one of the signed grants is already installed. A 190 million dollar renewable energy facility is being activated to complement our 750 million dollar World Bank fund under Nigeria’s Mission 300 Compact.
Commissioning arrangements are underway for three JICA-funded substations in Apo, Keffi, and Apapa which are fully completed, fully grant-funded. These were delivered through a 32 million dollar Japanese grant.
Recall that FEC recently approved the payment of ¥53 million in project activation fees and N13 billion for Right-of-Way compensation for a Japan-back projects.
This is what delivery looks like. Quiet. Focused. Unbothered by noise - or booths.
#TICAD9 #RenewedHope #Mission300 #EnergyForGrowth #NigeriaInJapan
Companies have presented the Federal Government with evidence of $60 billion in financial backing for the development of a high-speed railway.
De-Sadel Nigeria Limited, alongside China Liancai Petroleum Investment Holdings Limited, has announced their intentions to initiate the construction of a planned gas development and a 4000-kilometer high-speed rail project in Nigeria.
In a statement, it was disclosed that the companies presented proof of funds amounting to $60 billion to Sen. George Akume, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF).
Samuel Uko, the Chief Executive Officer of De-Sadel Nigeria Limited, announced that financing for the project will be sourced from the Asian Development Investment Bank.
He said said, “Today is a very great day in the life of this administration. The high-speed rail bullet train project that we started 10 years ago has gotten a nod from this administration. It is this administration that has given us almost 90 per cent of approvals.
“Today, with our partners, I have just presented the official proof of fund for the project. The fund is coming from the Asian Development Investment Bank and it is to cover the first phase of the project that cuts across four major cities of Nigeria.
“The rail line is from Lagos to Abuja, to Kano, and from Abuja to Port Harcourt. So this is a very great work that the government has done. The federal government of Nigeria, through the ICRC, approved the Outline Business Case (OBC) and the next step was for us to submit the proof of fund to the government, which we just did. So I believe in the shortest possible time, Nigeria will start enjoying a high-speed rail in Nigeria.
“$60 billion proof of fund has just been submitted to the government through our financial and technical partners. The first phase of the project is $55 billion. So the fund is ready, and the country is ready to move forward with this project.
“You cannot develop high-speed rail without developing the gas aspect of the economy. As we all know, we don’t have enough gas presently. So the raw material for high-speed rail is power. The raw material for power is gas. So we have to develop the gas aspect to be able to access more gas to power the high-speed rail project.
“The 1,600 kilometres that covers the four major cities of the country will take us 36 months to build. But we won’t wait until the 36th month. For instance, from Lagos to Lokoja, we will cut across about six states, and when we get to the second or third state, the people from the first two states will start enjoying the speed train. So, it’s going to be in phases. So that is how the project is being structured.”
Strengthening Nigeria’s Food Security
FG and Nasarawa Deepen Collaboration on Agricultural Transformation
Lafia | August 7, 2025
Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, visited Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State today to reaffirm the Federal Government’s commitment to food security through stronger state-level collaboration.
The visit is part of the broader strategy under the Renewed Hope Agenda to build sustainable food systems, bridge the national demand gap, and boost agricultural productivity through coordinated subnational and private sector partnerships.
“States like Nasarawa are critical to Nigeria’s agricultural transformation,” Senator Kyari said. “By investing in production and working together, we can build a food-secure nation.”
Governor Sule noted Nasarawa’s strong output in rice and sesame, while pointing to sugarcane as a growth frontier. Both leaders committed to greater investment in mechanisation, value chains, and agro-processing to drive jobs, rural development, and long-term food self-sufficiency.
#FoodSecurity #RenewedHope #Agriculture #AbubakarKyari #Nasarawa #AgroTransformation #NigeriaMeansBusiness
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Once upon a time in Nigeria, there were two Youth Corper friends — Chinedu from Enugu and Amina from Zamfara. They had just started their NYSC (National Youth Service) year and were full of dreams.
President Tinubu’s Reforms Drive ₦14.27 Trillion Tax Revenue in First Half of 2025
The Federal Government recorded ₦14.27 trillion in tax revenue in the first half of 2025, a 43 percent increase from the ₦9.97 trillion collected in the same period of 2024. This surge reflects the impact of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s economic reforms and enhanced tax administration.
Non-oil tax collections rose to ₦10.64 trillion, while oil tax revenue reached ₦3.63 trillion. With this performance, the government has already achieved 78 percent of its ₦25.2 trillion annual revenue target.
The Tinubu administration remains focused on raising Nigeria’s tax-to-GDP ratio to 18 percent by 2030 as part of efforts to boost fiscal stability and reduce reliance on oil income.
SENATOR KWANKWOSO. YOU ARE WRONG. NORTH NOT NEGLECTED.
PRESIDENT TINUBU HAS THE NORTH COVERED
NORTHERN NIGERIA NOT LEFT BEHIND.
SOME SAMPLERS/ EVIDENCE
SOME Federal Government Projects across Northern Nigeria Under President Tinubu’s Administration
For starters : Under President Tinubu
Abuja-Kaduna-kano Expressway
Sokoto-Badagry Expressway
Sokoto-Zamfara-Katsina Expressway
AGRICULTURE
1. \$158.15m Agriculture Value Chain (VCN) Programme for nine Northern states
2. Kolmani Integrated Development Project (Bauchi and Gombe States)
3. Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) — a six-year World Bank–funded programme to restore 1 million hectares of degraded land and improve climate resilience in Northern Nigeria states
4. Kano River Project (irrigation scheme) — large-scale integrated irrigation development in Kano State, commissioned in 2023 and operational under the current administration
HEALTH
5. Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria, Kaduna (North West)
6. Federal Teaching Hospital, Katsina (North West)
7. University of Jos Teaching Hospital, Jos, Plateau (North Central)
8. Reference Hospital, Kaduna (North West)
9. Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto (North West)
10. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, Bauchi (North East)
11. Harmony Advanced Diagnostic Centre Complex, Ilorin, Kwara (North Central)
12. Federal Medical Centre, Nguru, Yobe (North East)
13. Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Plateau (North Central) — additional expansion
14. Reinvigoration of about 1,000 Primary Health Centers, PHCS in the North
ROADS AND HIGHWAYS
15. Kano–Kongolam Road (Section II: Kano–Kanwar–Danja–Hadejia)
16. Yakasai–Zalli Road
17. 1,068 km Sokoto-Badagry Super Highway (Northern section including Sokoto and Kebbi)
18. 258 km, 3-lane Carriageway (Section 2, Phase 2A: CH 120+000–CH 378+000) in Gulumbe, Kebbi State
19. Abuja–Kaduna–Zaria–Kano Dual Carriageway
20. Biu–Kangiwa–Kamba–Gaya–Niger Republic Road (30 km segment)
21. Malando–Garin Baka–Ngaski–Wara Road (CH.0+000 – CH.79+586)
22. Koko–Besse–Zaria–Kala Road
23. Abuja–Kaduna–Kano Highway (375 km)
24. Repair of the Gamboru Bridge (Gamboru–Ngala–Kala–Balde Road in Borno State)
25. Expansion of Mararaba–Keffi Road (43.65 km)
26. Construction of Lafia Bypass Road (Nasarawa State)
27. Kano–Maiduguri Dual Carriageway
28. Adamawa–Taraba Single Carriageway
29. Adamawa–Borno Single Carriageway
30. Kaduna–Jos Road (Single Carriageway)
31. Zaria–Funtua–Gusau–Sokoto Road (Dual Carriageway)
32. Zaria–Hunkuyi–Daya Road (Sections I, II & III – 152.67 km) — rehabilitation project in Kaduna and Kano States
33. Reconstruction of Dikwa–Gamboru–Ngala Road (49.55 km) — strategic corridor reconstruction in Borno State
ENERGY AND GAS
34. Ajaokuta–Kaduna–Kano Gas Pipeline (AKK) (614 km)
35. Gwagwalada Power Plant (FCT, Abuja – connected with AKK pipeline)
36. ABIBA Solar Power Station, Kaduna (50 MW) — planned solar power plant to boost renewable energy capacity in Kaduna State
RAIL AND METRO
37. Kaduna–Kano Rail Line (203 km, part of Lagos-Kano Rail Project)
38. Kano–Maradi Rail Line (285 km, linking Kano, Jigawa, Katsina to Maradi in Niger Republic)
39. Kaduna Light Rail System — ₦100 billion budget allocation to develop light rail public transport in Kaduna
40. Abuja Metro Line Rehabilitation (Abuja Light Rail)
WATERWAYS & TRADE CORRIDORS
41. Trans-Sahara Trade Route — infrastructure development to connect trade routes from Calabar through Nasarawa and Abuja towards Northern Nigeria and beyond
NATIONAL PROGRAMMES & INSTITUTIONS
42. National Agency for the Great Green Wall (NAGGW) — renewed mandate and leadership for desertification combat in Northern Nigeria
43. Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP) — ongoing erosion control and watershed infrastructure development in the North.
All of these in only two years by President Tinubu @officialABAT@SundayDareSD@KamorYusuf@jarmari01
WHICH OF THESE PROJECTS ARE YOU AGAINST THE LOAN FOR?
Let me copy and paste the info as it is:👇👇
Construction of the eastern rail line (Port Harcourt to Maiduguri railway) - $3 billion
Construction of the Akwanga–Jos–Bauchi–Gombe dual carriageway, with a four-year completion horizon - $1.33 billion
Two separate allocations — $1.14 billion and $1.07 billion — will fund the Eastern and Western Super Grids, respectively.
Other Chinese-backed projects include $100 million for the Presidential Power Initiative aimed at improving electricity distribution infrastructure.
$116 million for high-voltage transmission lines to evacuate 700 megawatts of electricity from the Zungeru hydropower station.
$508 million will go to modernising Nigeria’s eastern port infrastructure
$2 billion for the Lagos Green Line Rail Project
$596.2 million for the procurement of rolling stock on the Kaduna–Kano section of the national rail modernisation efforts.
Youth Entrepreneurship Investment project with a five-year implementation period to be funded by AfDB- $100m
Sokoto State Health Infrastructure Project to be funded by AfDB - $45m
Yobe State’s Integrated Climate Action Project to be funded by AfDB - $50m
Lekki Access Road — also known as the 7th Axial Road Project — with a timeline of three years to be funded by Export Credit Agency - $250 million
Nigeria Border Security Project under the second phase of a broader national security initiative to be funded by Export Credit Agency - $540 million
Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project to be funded by Export Credit Agency - $700 million.
Emergency food security programme, to be funded by Japan’s International Cooperation Agency (JICA) - ¥150 billion
Senator Sani Musa clarified that the borrowing plan spans a six-year disbursement period, not solely the 2025 fiscal year. He also noted that Nigeria has not defaulted on any of its existing loan repayments.
Senator Victor Umeh (Anambra Central) threw his weight behind the borrowing plan, expressing satisfaction with the long-awaited investment in southeastern infrastructure.