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PDP Makes Caricature of Budget 2026, Calling it Budget of Consolidated Renewed Suffering
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has sharply criticised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s 2026 Appropriation Bill, dismissing its official theme of “Budget of Consolidation, Renewed Resilience and Shared Prosperity” as misleading and rebranding it the “Budget of Consolidated Renewed Sufferings.
”In a press statement issued on Friday by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Ini Ememobong, the opposition party accused the APC-led administration of presiding over unmitigated hardship for ordinary Nigerians while the governing elite continues to enjoy affluence.
The PDP challenged President Tinubu’s claim of economic stabilisation, particularly his citation of a 3.98% GDP growth rate.
The party argued that growth figures alone do not translate to improved living standards, pointing to the World Bank’s 2025 Poverty & Equity Brief which indicates that over 30.9% of Nigerians live below the international extreme poverty line.
“This clearly indicates that whatever economic gains exist are not reaching the majority of Nigerians,” the statement read, describing the situation as “growth without prosperity.
“The opposition contrasted the current growth rate with the 6.87% recorded in the corresponding period of 2013 under the previous PDP administration, which it said was driven by non-oil sectors such as agriculture and trade. It accused the President of failing to specify the sectors driving the present growth or identify its beneficiaries, amid widespread hunger and soaring cost of living.
While acknowledging the allocation for security in the 2026 budget, the PDP stressed that funding alone is inadequate without effective and transparent implementation.
It demanded tangible outcomes, including modern equipment, sufficient ammunition, enhanced intelligence, and improved welfare for security personnel, noting reports that non-state actors in various conflict zones possess superior weaponry.
The party expressed deep concern over President Tinubu’s admission that the capital component of the 2024 budget has been extended to December 2025, while the 2025 budget remains operational.
The PDP described this as confirmation of long-standing rumours about the concurrent running of multiple budgets—a practice it condemned as a violation of fiscal discipline, transparency, and accountability.
“This cannot be described as best practice, as every budget has a defined period of operation and no two budgets should operate concurrently,” the statement asserted, calling it “yet another unprecedented negative feat” by the Tinubu administration.
The PDP called for greater transparency and accountability in the management of the nation’s finances, stating that these elements have been “conspicuously absent” under the current government and are essential for rebuilding public trust.
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Katsina Flood Sweeps Away Siblings Returning From Islamiyya School
Fighting back tears, the children’s father, Malam Salisu Arabi, described the loss as the most painful moment of his life.
Two brothers, Muhammad Salisu, 12, and Abdurrahman Salisu, 7, lost their lives after they were carried away by flood in Janbago, a community in Katsina State.
The victims, were said to be returning home from a nearby Islamiyya school when downpour, accompanied by strong winds, turned the streets into raging torrents.
The Daily Trust reported that their bodies were later recovered from different locations after frantic search efforts by residents.
The incident plunged the entire community into mourning as sympathisers thronged the family residence to console the bereaved parents.
Fighting back tears, the children’s father, Malam Salisu Arabi, described the loss as the most painful moment of his life.
“They left home that day like every other child going to Islamiyya school. I never imagined that the same rain we all witnessed would take away my two children,” he lamented.
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An alleged fake university discover in Lagos
The university was operating from a three-bedroom apartment at Ilado, Olorunda Local Council Development Area of Lagos State.
Photo:Students of the university during the raid by NSCDC. Credit: NSCDC
The proprietor of an alleged fake university in Lagos , has been arrested by operatives of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NCDC).
The NSCDC Badagry Area Command, who enforced the arrest, said that the university was operating from a three-bedroom apartment at Ilado, Olorunda Local Council Development Area of Lagos State.
The command also rescued 106 students of the institution from across Nigeria and neighbouring West African countries with promises of admission into a foreign university.
According to the corps, the operation was carried out in the early hours of Monday following days of intelligence gathering and covert surveillance by NSCDC operatives
” The suspected institution was operating without an official name, registration, signboard or recognised campus, while allegedly presenting itself online as a distance-learning centre affiliated with a foreign university,”said NSCDC.
Investigations revealed that the rescued youths, mostly between the ages of 19 and 24, came from several Nigerian states, including Kogi, Oyo and some northern states. Others reportedly travelled from neighbouring countries such as Niger, Cameroon and Togo after being recruited online.
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Ayo Fayose Gets Presidential Portfolio As REA Board Chairman
Fayose will head the board of REA, with Alhaji Ahmadu Abubakar and Engineer Ilyasu Ibrahim Makinta appointed as members and non-executive directors,” said Onanuga.
President Bola Tinubu has appointed the former governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose, as chairman of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) Board.
The President also appointed Major General Junaid Bindawa as chairman of the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission.
24 others were also appointed to 10 federal government agencies and commissions.
The appointments were contained in a statement issued by the presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, in Abuja.
According to the statement, “All the appointments take immediate effect.”
“Fayose will head the board of REA, with Alhaji Ahmadu Abubakar and Engineer Ilyasu Ibrahim Makinta appointed as members and non-executive directors,” said Onanuga.
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