Outrage Over FG N8.05BN Budget for Churches and Mosques
Nigeria are outraged over the discrepancies In the 2026 budget which includes ₦8.05 billion for churches and mosques.
Public accountability organisation “Tracka” revealed ₦1.91 billion for seven church projects and ₦6.14 billion for fifty-two mosque projects buried inside ministries that have nothing to do with religion.
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Speaking further on the planned NYSC reform, the Special Adviser to President Tinubu on Policy Coordination, Hadiza Bala Usman, revealed that the NYSC orientation camp would be restructured into three phases:
- The first two weeks will focus on civic responsibility, national values, and leadership development.
- The next two weeks will cover career mapping, financial literacy, business planning, and access to finance.
- The final two weeks will provide specialised training based on each corps member’s chosen career stream.
Under the new framework, corps members will select one of the newly created 11 specialised streams upon registration and will receive specialised training throughout the orientation programme in preparation for future employment and national service.
The 11 specialised streams are: Agric Corps, Medical Corps, Education Corps, Tech and Digital Corps, Legal Corps, Public Service Corps, Infrastructure Corps, Green Corps, Enterprise Corps, Creative Economy Corps, and Paramilitary and Security Corps.
She added that the specialised streams will equip graduates with practical skills tailored to their academic backgrounds, career interests, and the country’s workforce needs.
Usman noted that the reforms also review deployment procedures, including how corps members are posted across states, with greater consideration for prevailing security realities.
Former Army Chiefs Intervene to Stop Promotion of President Tinubu’s ADC
Plans to elevate Nurudeen Yusuf, aide-de-camp (ADC) to President Bola Tinubu, to the rank of one-star general were shelved on Monday evening after two retired chiefs of army staff intervened, according to TheCable.
MEET THE LT GENERALS IN THE NIGERIAN ARMY
LT GENERAL EAP UNDIANDEYE - CHIEF OF DEFENCE INTELLIGENCE (39RC)
LT GENERAL AB IBRAHIM - IMMEDIATE PAST CHIEF OF POLICY AND PLANS (ARMY) (39RC)
LT GENERAL W SHIABU - CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF (41RC)
Congratulations sir
PHOTO NEWS
The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, earlier this afternoon joined the Chief of Defence Intelligence Lieutenant General Parker Undiandeye; other Service Chiefs; Principal Staff Officers from Defence and Services Headquarters; as well as family members, friends and well-wishers at the investiture ceremony of the immediate past Chief of Policy and Plans (Army), Lieutenant General Abdulsami Ibrahim.
The distinguished senior officer was decorated with the rank of Lieutenant General by the Chief of Defence Staff, General Olufemi Oluyede. Following his promotion, the seasoned officer will be proceeding on retirement after 35 years of meritorious military service.
I join my brothers and sisters to strongly protest the use of the Hijab (Niqab) in an upcoming Nigerian movie produced by one Ms. Bolanle Ayo. The Hijab is an outfit deeply attributed to Muslim women that symbolizes respect, modesty, and religious devotion. And, I believe it should not be used as a mere costume in a movie, especially when the scenes it portrays are clearly associated with negative moral vices.
Using the Hijab in such scenes is a profound disrespect to our mothers, sisters, and daughters. This garment is a symbol of respect, and portraying it in a manner that suggests otherwise is offensive to those who wear it for religious purposes.
The producers of this movie should have considered alternative costumes, such as balaclavas or masks, for such scenes. For us, the Hijab (Niqab) is not worn by our women to hide their identity to commit crimes but to respect, follow, and abide by the teachings of our religion.
I join well-meaning Nigerians in calling on the producers of this movie to respect our religion and remove all the scenes where the Hijab is portrayed negatively. We also urge the National Film and Video Censors Board (@nfvcbng) to censor these hurtful scenes to protect the dignity of those who wear the Hijab.
We hope that our concerns will be addressed promptly and appropriately.
Cc:
@hanneymusawa, @alinuhu
Shaibu Husseini, PhD @igalaman
PRESS STATEMENT
My attention has been drawn to a viral video circulating on all social media platforms alleging that my daughter was bullied or assaulted. For the records, the young girl in the video is not my daughter, I do not know her, nor do I have any of my children studying in that school.
Whilst the young girl in the video showed extreme decorum and restraint (and should be commended), if it were any of my children, the scenario would not go without a fight in exercise of self defense
However, I have myself reported the incident to law enforcement because it could have been anybody’s daughter, since violence and bullying is not acceptable in our society.
I was equally told by someone who thought she was my daughter and acted before chatting me, by contacting the so-called school and that the school claimed both girls are minors and therefore should be treated as such. If a school can say that, you can imagine what they are teaching the students.
A STITCH IN TIME SAVES NINE
Lions don't live in the jungle. They live in the savannah but are called the king of the jungle. Greenland is entirely white with snow all year long and has no greenery. And the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (the official name for North Korea) is the most undemocratic place on Earth. Saddam Hussein and Iraq did not have weapons of mass destruction, but they were accused and attacked by those who did not even bother to hide their own weapons of mass destruction.
Moral of the story: Don't be fooled by names. Good PR can make you love evil and hate good!
#TableShaker
With this mentality, I seriously doubt that you have r been to Europe. Please fact-check me.
There were multiple train breakdowns in England this week. I challenge you here to give me the date and time when we had a train breakdown in Nigeria. To the best of my knowledge, we have not even had one this month!
We are just so horribly negative with our mouths and expect to have a positive life!
I love Nigeria
I believe in Nigeria
I support Nigeria
I dress Nigerian
I pray for Nigeria
I invest in Nigeria
I speak well about Nigeria
And if we all #GrowNairaBuyNaija, Nigeria will go well.
Drive Innoson, Nord or Jet Motors
Call with Glo
Build with Dangote and BUA
Eat breakfast with Nasco
Lunch and dinner with made in Nigeria rice, even if it has stones
Go on dates at Tantalisers and Suya spots
Drink Zobo
Celebrate with palm wine
Fly Air Peace over Air France, KLM, or Lufthansa
Shop at local markets
Eat cassava bread over foreign wheat bread
Watch Enyimba and Kano Pillars
See Nollywood movies at Silverbird
Stream Nigerian music
Wear aso oke, agbada, babanriga, or isi agu
The floated Naira is holding steady at ₦1500. It is obvious that the actions taken against Binance, along with #GrowNairaBuyNaija, are yielding and will keep yielding results. The NIN and BVN account linkage will also have a positive effect. What I find curious is that some people appear to have more sympathy for Binance than for Nigeria and the Naira. In any case, if you want the floated Naira to rise, then:
Drive Innoson, Nord or Jet Motors
Call with Glo
Build with Dangote and BUA
Eat breakfast with Nasco
Lunch and dinner with made in Nigeria rice, even if it has stones
Go on dates at Tantalisers and Suya spots
Drink Zobo
Celebrate with palm wine
Fly Air Peace over Air France, KLM, or Lufthansa
Shop at local markets
Eat cassava bread over foreign wheat bread
Watch Enyimba and Kano Pillars
See Nollywood movies at Silverbird
Stream Nigerian music
Wear aso oke, agbada, babanriga, or isi agu
@Imranmuhdz@woye1 I say this again
Tinubu and his economic team will definitely get it right! The only problem is that he will still not get the praise and credit he deserves when things start moving in the right direction! They will figure it out! I believe in Mr President and his economic team!
No amount of protest can bring down the exchange rate of the Naira from ₦1600 to $1. Even if Tinubu returns to Nigeria and 130 million Nigerians still spend $20 million daily on MTN, Airtel and DSTV, the Naira will continue to fall. That money is going to South Africa and India. Meanwhile, nothing is coming from there to us. This is not about gragra. Our typical Nigerian aggressiveness will not work here. There is only one solution.
Drive Innoson
Call with Glo
Build with Dangote and BUA
Eat with Nasco
Drink Zobo
Celebrate with palm wine
Shop at local markets
Watch Enyimba and Kano Pillars
See Nollywood movies at Silverbird
Wear aso oke, agbada, babanriga, or isi agu
If you like, use your MTN line to insult me. You are just making things worse for yourself. It is not bad governance that is causing Naira to fall. It is bad consumption. There is no other way for the Naira to appreciate except we #GrowNairaBuyNaija