Budget Padding

02/06/2025 3h 52min
Budget Padding

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AOT2, Osagie and Steve Dede unpack the ripple effects of militant violence in the Southeast, with $4.75B lost and mass displacement over "Sit-at-Home Mondays." The EFCC makes headlines both for defending its crackdown on spraying naira and launching a quirky quiz with airtime rewards. We break down Nigeria's 2025 budget, Tinubu’s $21.5B loan request, and the Ministry of Communications’ N150M streetlight project. The AI/Blockchain wave hits Ekiti, while Ahmed Musa skips Super Eagles camp for love. WAEC delays, smoking bans, Zubby Michael’s antics, Falz’s new album, five years of Omah Lay’s Get Layd and other news that made the rounds this week. OUTLINE00:00 - Introduction25:30 - Southeast has lost $4.75B, with thousands displaced by militant violence and government responses to Sit at Home Mondayshttps://sbmintelligence.substack.com/p/four-years-of-disruption-unmasking52:29 - EFCC chairman defends fight over spraying of Naira notes,https://www.facebook.com/reel/71264520781709401:08:50 - Breaking Down The 2025 Budgethttps://www.instagram.com/p/DJ3iCbJsCt5/Nigeria's Tinubu seeks $21.5 billion foreign borrowing to boost growth.Here’s what PBAT Media team sayshttps://www.reuters.com/world/africa/nigerian-president-asks-parliament-approve-215-bln-external-borrowing-2025-05-27/Read Context here and here.Mins. of Comms is using N150M to build modern digital solar street lighting in Ogun West Senatorial Districthttps://x.com/oluwaseun_ajede/status/192485448916241216001:50:15 - The AI/Blockchain Agenda in Nigeriahttps://x.com/bosuntijani/status/192486722207952534901:53:50 - Bill to establish Artificial Intelligence Academy in Omuo Ekiti past First Reading.https://x.com/ekititrends/status/192771952520352568402:23:00 - Ahmed Musa excused himself from the Super Eagles camp to attend his wedding ceremony. 02:24:40 - The EFCC, on Twitter, is now offering a prize of N5,000 airtime to people who can guess their EFCC Quiz correctly. https://x.com/officialEFCC/status/192849693643833761702:28:45 -The Ekiti State Government has officially declared a ban on smoking in both private and public gatherings across all 16 local government areas of the state.https://ait.live/ekiti-govt-bans-smoking-in-all-local-government-areas/02:32:16 - WAEC Nigeria has released a statement on the delayed conduct for English Language exams for WASSCE.https://x.com/waecnigeria/status/192837199483315000302:38:30 - This week in History02:51:55 - Being a Step Dad:https://x.com/Lush_Beauty1/status/1926339364423860429 02:57:10 - Zubby Micheal going crazyhttps://x.com/Orobosa_Ikp/status/1926524056762757220 https://x.com/Naija_PR/status/1926727218061025481 02:58:30 - Davido, Cubana ChiefPriest, Ubi Franklin go visiting BAT and Shettimahttps://x.com/trigottista/status/1927405872512131095https://x.com/Imranmuhdz/status/1926749468986057164 03:05:26 - Follow Who Know Roadhttps://x.com/joy_mayowa/status/1924057226571923790 03:12:18 - Freezing Your Eggshttps://x.com/docneto/status/1927326387217498508 https://x.com/cremechic11/status/1927542091715936305 03:22:35 - 5 Years Since Omah Lay Dropped His Debut EP ‘Get Layd’ 03:40:30 - Falz Releases Sixth Album ‘The Feast’03:48:50 - Sign Out

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