Exponential increase in revenue with excessive borrowing: Yet more hardship for Nigerians!
In celebrating three years of his administration, President Bola Tinubu included, among his achievements, an increase in revenue from N16.8 trillion in 2022 to N35 trillion in 2025. An increase of over 100%.
Shockingly, while Nigerians expected a reduction in borrowing with the exponential increase in revenue, the opposite is the case. In just three years, President Bola Tinubu’s government seems to be obsessed with excessive and imprudent borrowing, with our total debt currently about N200 trillion—a deeply disturbing increase of over N100 trillion.
In addition to the exponential increases in both revenue and debt, it is also important to note that Nigeria has earned far more than the budget revenue targets due to global and regional geoeconomic and political tensions.
Alarmingly, even with the astronomical increase in both revenue and debt, almost all key socio-economic and governance indicators are worse than in 2023. Multi-dimensional poverty has increased from 87 million people in 2023 to over 140 million people in 2025. Rapidly increasing unemployment and a decline in GDP per capita from $1,597 in 2023 to $1,223 in 2025, and the list goes on.
Just more and more hardship for Nigerians! The question Nigerians and even the international community are asking is, “Where did all the money go?”
Nigerians deserve a detailed and transparent explanation of what happened to our economy and financial resources since 2023, and a stop to the imprudent, unaccountable, and opaque management of our common patrimony.
A new and productive Nigeria is POssible, and Nigeria will be OK! -PO
Reject him on the basis of religion, tribe or propaganda and live to regret it!
Mr Peter Obi is an asset to Nigerians.
Nigeria will be OK by the grace of God.
Nnamdi Kanu should be freed. Everything that guy said came to pass. I’m not his fan, but his paranoia is justified. Holding him at this point is just a witch-hunt. Uniting him with his family & closing the chapter is the sensible thing to do.
Peter Obi is the only ex-Governor that invited external auditors to come and verify all the accounts when he was leaving office.
THE ONLY EX GOVERNOR THAT LEFT NO DEBT BEHIND.PETER OBI LEFT NO DEBT.
Anambra South....Ebuka Onunkwo (CEO Seahorse Groups).
Anambra North.....Tony Nwoye (CEO Vintage Consolidated Limited).
Anambra Central....Victor Umeh (CEO V.C Umeh and co).
Ndi Anambra na our line up be this.
If you collect that ballot papers punch anything NDC for the Senatorial District seat....
“Peter obi is fr@udulent, if Peter Obi emerges as the President of Nigeria today, he’ll legitimise corruption and make Aisha Yesufu a signatory”
Rufai Oseni: you said Peter Obi is fr@udulent, can you show us how many corrupt!on cases obi has at the EF CC ?
After slicing and slicing Peter Obi's vote he still retained over 6M strong votes.
If Tinubu was winning or fairly won they won't off the IREV.
They gave Atiku second position to encourage the failure to keep contesting.
Your weakest opposition is the one who must be encouraged to contest.
Open your eyes, ready your hands, plant your feet, 2027 is ours.
"You see Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, I never supported IPOB because I thought they were too aggressive and I didn't believe them then. But now, after watching several of his old videos, it appears that the man saw the future. Everything he said years ago is happening right before our eyes.
Even Sunday Igboho is now a respected figure among the Yoruba people, and we even have repentant Bøko Haram members. However, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is still in detention in Nigeria. It's very sad, and I feel bad that I didn't believe him earlier."
— Canada-based Nigerian doctor, Zo, apologises to Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and members of IPOB.
Dear Young Nigerians,
One lesson from the 2023 elections, particularly in Lagos, should never be forgotten.
In the period following the presidential election and leading up to the governorship election, we witnessed a troubling shift in public discourse. Conversations that should have focused on competence, governance, development, and the future of our nation were gradually diverted towards tribal sentiments, ethnic divisions, and unnecessary suspicion among citizens.
Many sincere and well-meaning Nigerians participated in these conversations without realising that they were being drawn into narratives carefully designed by others.
Throughout history, whenever politicians find it difficult to compete on ideas, performance, character, or vision, some resort to exploiting the fault lines of ethnicity, religion, and identity. Their calculation is simple: a divided people are easier to manipulate than a united people.
Today, I see similar efforts emerging again, sometimes in more subtle and sophisticated ways. Narratives are planted, amplified, and circulated, often by individuals who genuinely believe they are defending a worthy cause, without recognizing the broader agenda behind such campaigns.
Let me state clearly that Pastor Enoch Adeboye remains one of the foremost fathers of faith in our nation. For decades, he has consistently preached the virtues of peace, prayer, love, reconciliation, and national unity. Even when faced with provocation, his response has always reflected humility, restraint, wisdom, and grace.
At 84 years of age, it would be unfair for young and able-bodied Nigerians to transfer to him responsibilities that properly belong to them. The task of building a better Nigeria rests primarily on the shoulders of the younger generation. It is their duty to lead the conversations, champion the reforms, and drive the positive change our nation urgently requires.
We must be careful not to become instruments in the hands of those who secretly nurture division while publicly preaching unity. In most cases, their target is not the individual being attacked; instead, it is the person who is attacking. Their real objective is to weaken the bonds that hold us together as one people and one nation.
I therefore urge all young Nigerians: do not allow anyone to recruit you into hatred. Do not allow anyone to weaponise your ethnicity, your faith, or your admiration for respected leaders.
Question every narrative. Verify every claim. Follow the facts. Resist manipulation.
The Nigeria of our dreams can only be built by citizens who refuse to be divided, who choose unity over hatred, and who place our collective future above narrow interests.
A New Nigeria is POssible. -PO
If religious leaders don’t want to speak up, that’s their choice.
But please, don’t gaslight us with “Pray for Nigeria.”
If prayer alone could save this country, we wouldn’t still be where we are today. Prayer is important, but so are accountability, action, and leadership.