Opuwill Ayitu

Peacebuilder, Development & Social Worker, Researcher, Environmentalist. Peace is the Beauty of the World.

[Opuwill Ayitu @opuwill]

“Oh God of creation, direct our noble cause. Guide our leaders right, help our youths the truth to know. In love and honesty to grow and living just and true. Great lofty heights attain. To build a nation where peace and justice shall reign.”
#GreatNigeria

[SEGA L'éveilleur® @segalink]

No one ruins the future of a nation like the political desperadoes poisoning the minds of the youth against their fatherland. 🪴

[Tracka @TrackaNG]

🚨 N962.83 Billion for SUVs and Empowerment Projects Exceeds the Combined Budget of Seven Key Federal Ministries in the 2026 Budget

Our review of the 2026 FG Budget uncovered another troubling pattern of opaque spending.

🚙 39 SUVs - N15.13 bn
👥 2,579 Empowerment Projects - N947.7 bn
Total: N962.83 bn

This is more than the combined N960.27bn allocation to seven key Federal Ministries:

🏭 Industry, Trade & Investment - N156.8bn
🏘️ Housing - N145.3bn
👩 Women Affairs - N169.39bn
⚖️ Justice - N150.7bn
🐄 Livestock Development - N177.6bn
✈️ Aviation & Aerospace Development - N87.3bn
🪔 Petroleum Resources - N73.1bn

Yet, only 70 of the 2,579 empowerment projects have clearly identified implementation locations.
This raises serious accountability concerns:
📍 How can citizens track projects with no stated location?
🔍 How can oversight institutions verify implementation?
💰 How can taxpayers know who ultimately benefits from these allocations?

The concerns don't end there, these projects are spread across 184 implementing agencies, many of which have no statutory mandate to execute empowerment programmes. Leading agencies 👇
📌 @fedccojiriver - 393 projects worth N127.1bn
📌 National Agricultural Development Fund - 6 projects worth N89.5bn
📌 @Fchdkgombe - 216 projects worth N88.1bn
📌 @officialfccib - 94 projects worth N36.9bn

Let us be clear, there is nothing inherently wrong with empowerment programmes! When well-designed and transparently implemented, they can improve livelihoods, create economic opportunities, and support vulnerable Nigerians.

However, experience over the years has shown that many poorly defined empowerment projects have become vehicles for political patronage, rewarding loyalists rather than delivering broad-based benefits to citizens. When projects have no clear location, no transparent beneficiary selection process, and are assigned to agencies without the appropriate mandate, public confidence is eroded, and accountability becomes difficult.

This concern is even more pressing given that the 2026 Budget is projected to be financed with a deficit of about 46%. At a time when government is borrowing heavily to fund public expenditure, every naira should be directed toward investments with clear development outcomes, measurable impact, and value for money, not opaque allocations that citizens cannot effectively track.

A budget should not only allocate resources, it should also inspire public confidence. Every budget item should have a clear purpose, a defined location, an implementing agency with the legal mandate to deliver it, identifiable beneficiaries, and measurable outcomes.

📄 The comprehensive list of these allocations is available on our website 👉https://t.co/I2JL8eByF7

#Publicfundsmustworkforthegoodofthepeople
#Askquestions

[Opuwill Ayitu @opuwill]

Nonadversarial Advocacy!

[SEGA L'éveilleur® @segalink]

We voice legitimate concerns initially within government structures. Should these early warnings be disregarded, we are compelled to address them publicly through measured and responsible discourse, avoiding rhetoric that could be weaponized by malicious actors seeking to destabilize our nation.

For the sake of our collective progress, leadership must give weight to the counsel of citizens acting in good faith. 🇳🇬

[DSP Musa Mohammed @OFFICER_ELLOPS]

The Police And You

[TVC News @tvcnewsng]

FG Launches National Food Procurement Policy To Promote Healthier Diets

Read more:
https://t.co/GRaW0KgtSO

[Dr Joe Abah, OON @DrJoeAbah]

NESG SURVEY ABOUT NYSC: December 2025.
10,000 respondents, 42% of them serving Corps members; 45% members of the general public; 8% parents; 3% employers.

[Opuwill Ayitu @opuwill]

@CyrusAdemola Data is essential, just as there are also other sources including the dossiers of the NYSC over these years that may have informed this policy. Its still a process & I don't think our public policies are flawed.

[Opuwill Ayitu @opuwill]

@DrJoeAbah Great. A New Nigeria is indeed unfolding.

[ARISE NEWS @ARISEtv]

Nigerians Should Stop Politicising Judicial Pronouncements - TieTie

The judiciary remains the greatest hope of the common man. Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has benefited from court judgments in the past, so it is wrong to describe an unfavourable judgment as an act of President Tinubu. Such claims undermine the integrity of the judiciary.

Frank TieTie, Lawyer/ARISE News Analyst

[JJ. Omojuwa @Omojuwa]

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[Opuwill Ayitu @opuwill]

@sowore Well done. However, I've learned that, self-sacrifice without limits is self-destruction.

[Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo @BTOofficial]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, today assented to the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) Act 2026.

The new Act, which repeals and replaces the NIMC Act of 2007, is a landmark piece of legislation, signifying a transformative milestone in Nigeria's journey towards a secure, inclusive and digitally empowered nation.

WHAT IS NEW?

1. It provides robust data protection and privacy by introducing stronger safeguards for personal data in alignment with the Nigeria Data Protection Act (NDPA) and international best practices, ensuring that Nigerians' personal information is processed, stored and protected in accordance with globally accepted privacy standards.

2. The new law designates NIMC as the root certification authority for Nigeria's National Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI), establishing the Commission as the nation's trusted authority responsible for secure digital identity, authentication and electronic trust services.

3. It empowers NIMC to ensure secure, interoperable and seamless data exchange among Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), private organisations and other authorised entities.

4. It positions the NIMC General Multipurpose Card as a versatile identity credential for nationwide identity verification under the theme "One Card, Multiple Possibilities," among other things.

WHY IT MATTERS TO NIGERIANS

The implementation of the Act will deliver significant benefits by creating a trusted, secure and interoperable digital identity ecosystem that enables seamless access to services across both the public and private sectors while strengthening electronic trust across Nigeria's digital economy.

With this new law, Nigerians, even those in the diaspora, can expect wider, easier and more convenient access to identity services; stronger protection of personal data and privacy; enhanced cybersecurity and greater confidence in digital transactions; faster, safer and more secure identity verification and authentication; and a stronger foundation for Nigeria's digital economy, digital governance and long term national development.

Beyond words, this landmark accomplishment renews the trust of Nigerians in President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's, GCFR, commitment to building a one trillion dollar economy.

[Bola Ahmed Tinubu @officialABAT]

I have today signed the NIMC Act 2026 into law.

For nearly twenty years, Nigeria’s identity system operated under a law written for a different era. That era is over.

This new Act gives our nation a modern, secure and digital identity framework fit for the Nigeria we are building, a Nigeria on the path to becoming a one-trillion-dollar economy.

[Opuwill Ayitu @opuwill]

@MrCharlesky Share

[Opuwill Ayitu @opuwill]

@Harvie3Culley Leader Extraordinaire!

[Opuwill Ayitu @opuwill]

@Pharmacio001 My 11 year old daughter said, her teacher told them that their future is been made brighter by C. That parents don't need to have all the money to give them quality education cos of something he called NELFUND.

[Opuwill Ayitu @opuwill]

@Waspapping_ I just wonder!

[Nairametrics @Nairametrics]

BREAKING: Foreign reserves rise to $51.04 billion, highest level in 17 years https://t.co/Yr4MjJrgU8

[Reno Omokri @renoomokri]

President Tinubu, This Is For You, May Nigeria Prosper Under Your Leadership Until 2031, By God's Grace and Nigerians' Votes!

[ABC News @ABC]

Barack Obama was on hand Thursday for the dedication ceremony for the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago, acknowledging the city as the place where he launched his first campaign for public office: "So for me, this center could not be any place else." https://t.co/K1monurG2i