Egyptâs total debt is estimated at over $400 billion, with a GDP around $390 billion â debt-to-GDP above 100%.
South Africaâs debt is about $580 billion, with GDP around $420 billion â roughly 135% debt-to-GDP.
Nigeriaâs total public debt is about $110 billion, with a GDP around $340 billion â roughly 35% debt-to-GDP.
Yet some people keep shouting that Nigeria is the âloan capital of the world.â
To them:
Loans are Haram.
Education is Haram.
Road construction is Haram.
Power projects are Haram.
Internet expansion is Haram.
Railway modernization is Haram.
Airport upgrades are Haram.
Seaport reforms are Haram.
Dams and agro-processing projects are Haram.
Solar energy expansion is Haram.
But the same people praise countries that borrowed far more aggressively to build infrastructure and grow their economies.
The difference between productive borrowing and reckless borrowing is simple: what the money is used for.
If loans are used to build roads, expand electricity, improve transport, increase internet access, modernize ports, support agriculture, and attract investment, those are long-term national assets.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu says the focus is on infrastructure that can improve productivity and economic growth across Nigeria.
Criticism is normal in democracy, but opposing every single project simply because of politics helps nobody.
Development is not the enemy.
Underdevelopment is.
Some people are no longer in any coven.
They are simply online 24/7 wailing against everything.
Should a blasphemer be killed?
There is NO evidence for such in Islam, not in the Qur'Än and not in the Sunnah.
The Prophet Muhammad (áčŁallÄLlÄhu 'alayhi wa sallam) chose forgiveness and mercy even when he had the power to take revenge. People didn't submit to him because of coercion. He was never a coercive person. They submitted to him willingly because of his mercy and his beautiful character.
Allah, the Creator describes him as a Prophet of Mercy for all humankind and jinn-kind (Rahmatan li al-'ÄlamÄ«n).
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Dear Nigerian students, if you want to be a beneficiary of the @NELFUND student loan, this application guide is for YOU. I urge you to take advantage of this opportunity especially if you are from a humble background. Good luck đ. #RenewedHopeForStudents
@omoluabi1sq You are just an educated illiterate and its now obvious that northerners don't want good Nigeria , mind you, we southerners are going to speak in one voice
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 Tinubuâs 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) â a six-year World Bankâfunded programme to restore 1 million hectares of degraded land and improve climate resilience in Northern Nigeria states
4. Kano River Project (irrigation scheme) â 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) â additional expansion
14. Reinvigoration of about 1,000 Primary Health Centers, PHCS in the North
ROADS AND HIGHWAYS
15. KanoâKongolam Road (Section II: KanoâKanwarâDanjaâHadejia)
16. YakasaiâZalli 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+000âCH 378+000) in Gulumbe, Kebbi State
19. AbujaâKadunaâZariaâKano Dual Carriageway
20. BiuâKangiwaâKambaâGayaâNiger Republic Road (30 km segment)
21. MalandoâGarin BakaâNgaskiâWara Road (CH.0+000 â CH.79+586)
22. KokoâBesseâZariaâKala Road
23. AbujaâKadunaâKano Highway (375 km)
24. Repair of the Gamboru Bridge (GamboruâNgalaâKalaâBalde Road in Borno State)
25. Expansion of MararabaâKeffi Road (43.65 km)
26. Construction of Lafia Bypass Road (Nasarawa State)
27. KanoâMaiduguri Dual Carriageway
28. AdamawaâTaraba Single Carriageway
29. AdamawaâBorno Single Carriageway
30. KadunaâJos Road (Single Carriageway)
31. ZariaâFuntuaâGusauâSokoto Road (Dual Carriageway)
32. ZariaâHunkuyiâDaya Road (Sections I, II & III â 152.67 km) â rehabilitation project in Kaduna and Kano States
33. Reconstruction of DikwaâGamboruâNgala Road (49.55 km) â strategic corridor reconstruction in Borno State
ENERGY AND GAS
34. AjaokutaâKadunaâKano Gas Pipeline (AKK) (614 km)
35. Gwagwalada Power Plant (FCT, Abuja â connected with AKK pipeline)
36. ABIBA Solar Power Station, Kaduna (50 MW) â planned solar power plant to boost renewable energy capacity in Kaduna State
RAIL AND METRO
37. KadunaâKano Rail Line (203 km, part of Lagos-Kano Rail Project)
38. KanoâMaradi Rail Line (285 km, linking Kano, Jigawa, Katsina to Maradi in Niger Republic)
39. Kaduna Light Rail System â âŠ100 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 â 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) â renewed mandate and leadership for desertification combat in Northern Nigeria
43. Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP) â ongoing erosion control and watershed infrastructure development in the North.
All of these in only two years by President Tinubu @officialABAT