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Tinubu’s Ministers not Doing Enough on Public Enlightenment, Says Idi Farouk

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A former Director-General of National Orientation Agency (NOA), Alhaji Idi Farouk, says the programmes and policies of President Bola Tinubu needed to be amplified more for Nigerians to understand better.

Farouk maintained that Mr President’s appointees, particularly ministers, who needed to bridge the communication gap, were not doing enough.

Farouk stated these in an interview on Wednesday in Abuja.

When asked to assess the Tinubu-led administration in the past 18 months, he said there was the need for the appointees, particularly ministers, to step up their games on sensitisation on government’s policies and programmes.

“There are certain things that the government is doing that we do not know about and that brings me back to the issue of public enlightenment, educating the populace and even giving right orientation.

“When people don’t know what your actions are, they are bound to give you a fail mark.

“I sympathise with the president because when I heard him talking on the national broadcast on the ‘Endbadgovernance’ issue, he reeled out so many things that his administration had done and that is why I feel for him.

“What are his ministers doing? If the ministers are doing their tasks, we won’t just be hearing it from the president.

“You know this issue of blowing your trumpet. All of us have trumpets; if you don’t blow it; it’s only the one that is being blown that people will hear.

“It seems to me that while there are some good things, there are also some things that are not so good to the citizens,’’ he said.

Farouk, who described Tinubu as his friend, advised him to listen more to the people while continuing with his critical economic reforms and actions.

“The president should listen more through the feedback mechanism such as NOA, the Ministry of Information and National Orientation and personal aides who feed him with information from ordinary citizens,” he said.

Farouk, also a former commissioner for information in Kaduna State, also advised the president to look into the number of his media aides, saying ‘too many cooks spoil the pots’.

On the recent appointments and cabinet reshuffle by Tinubu, he advised the president to go deeper and look into the activities of some ministers who were not performing.

“If I am the president, some of the ministers would not have retained their appointments, though some are doing very well, while some need to be kicked out.

“Whether you like him or not, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesome Wike, understands his mandate to administer the affairs of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

“I can also say that for the Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo; he is equally working because I travel a lot, and I have observed great jobs done by the minister.

“But I know all of us here will fail the test if I ask you to give me the names of all the ministers in this government and their offices.

“As a minister and the chief advisor to Mr President on every issue of your ministry, you have to be seen to be fully in charge and doing things well. That’s why the operations of some of them are robbing negatively on the president because they are not talking.

“This job is not for you alone; it’s a job for you to work and be seen to be working, in the interest of Nigerians,’’ he said.

Farouk said that if he was the president, the former minister of sports would not retain his job, and the minister of power too, due to the incessant collapse of national grids.

He said that the recent appointment of Dr Daniel Bwala as one of the president’s media spokesmen portrayed Tinubu as very forgiving one.

He said, if he was the president, he would just accept Bwala back as a friend, but not to appoint him into his government.

The former director-general recalled that Bwala used to be a very strong stalwart of All Progressives Congress (APC) but left Tinubu for Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) due to his choice of Muslim-Muslim ticket.

“I heard some people saying he could have been a mole in the PDP. No, that was correct; even if he was a mole, he overran the runway because nobody had done so much damage or tried to do so much damage to the character of Tibunu than Bwala.

“That is why I say he (Tinubu) is a long-suffering person; so the beneficiary of this appointment is not Bwala, but Mr President.

“As a matter of fact, how will Bwala come back to talk to the Muslim community that he so much despised because of the choice of the vice president?

“How can he now also be trusted by the Christian community who saw him as a defender of the faith? How can he be trusted because Nigeria has Muslims and Christians?

“But, like I said, the greatest beneficiary (of Bwala’s appointment) is Mr President because we now see him as a long-suffering and forgiving person,’’ he said. (NAN)

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FG, States, LGCs Share N2.001trn July, 2025 Revenue

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By Tony Obiechina Abuja

A total sum of N2.001 trillion, being July 2025 Federation Account Revenue, has been shared to the Federal Government, States and the Local Government Councils. The revenue was shared at the August 2025 Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) meeting held in Abuja.

The N2.001 trillion total distributable revenue comprised distributable statutory revenue of N1,282.
872 trillion, distributable Value Added Tax (VAT) revenue of N640.
610 billion, Electronic Money Transfer Levy (EMTL) revenue of N37.601 billion, Exchange Difference N39.745 billion. A communiqué issued by the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) indicated that total gross revenue of N3,836.
980 trillion was available in the month of July 2025. In a statement by Bawa Mokwa, Director of Press and Public relations of the OAGF, on Friday, total deduction for cost of collection was N152,681 billion while total transfers, interventions, refunds and savings was N1,683.471 trillion. According to the communiqué, gross statutory revenue of N3,070.127 trillion was received for the month of July 2025. This was lower than the sum of N3,485.235 trillion received in the month of June 2025 by N415.108 billion. Gross revenue of N687.940 billion was available from the Value Added Tax (VAT) in July 2025. This was higher than the N678.165 billion available in the month of June 2025 by N9.775 billion. The communiqué stated that from the N2,000.828 trillion total distributable revenue, the Federal Government received total sum of N735.081 billion and the State Governments received total sum of N660.349 billion. The Local government Council received N485.039 billion, while the sum of N120.359 billion (13% of mineral revenue) was shared to the benefiting State as derivation revenue. On the N1,282.872 trillion distributable statutory revenue, the communiqué stated that the Federal Government received N613.805 billion and the State Governments received N311.330 billion. The Local Government Councils received N240.023 billion and the sum of N117.714 billion (13% of mineral revenue) was shared to the benefiting States as derivation revenue. From the N640.610 billion distributable Value Added Tax (VAT) revenue, the Federal Government received N96.092 billion, the State Governments received N320.305 billion and the Local Government Councils received N224.214 billion. A total sum of N5.640 billion was received by the Federal Government from the N37.601 billion, The State Governments received N18.801 billion and the Local Government Councils received N13.160 billion.From the N39.745 billion Exchange Difference, the communiqué stated that the Federal Government received N19.544 billion and the State Governments received N9.913 billion. The Local Government Councils received N7.643 billion, while the sum of N2.643 billion (13% of mineral revenue) was shared to the benefiting States as derivation revenue. In July 2025, Petroleum Profit Tax (PPT), Oil and Gas Royalty, Electronic Money Transfer Levy (EMTL) and Excise Duty increased significantly while Value Added Tax (VAT)and import Duty increased marginally. Companies Income Tax (CIT) and CET Levies recorded decreases.

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Wike Reaffirms Support for Tinubu 2027 Re-election

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By Laide Akinboade, Abuja

The Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike yesterday said he will support any politician that supports President Bola Tinubu for the 2027 second term election.

Wike revealed this in Abuja at the construction and expansion of water supply in Karu, Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC).

The FCT Minister said the project was one of the promises of Tinubu last year and assured the residents of its timely completion.

He said, “And so, Mr. President, we have fulfilled the promises he made in providing potable clean water to the satellite towns. When we are coming, because when you commissioned this road, all of you have forgotten that this road was not passable.

You have forgotten.

“From here to Kashi, 17 kilometers, we came and we did it. Now again, we are here to provide water for Karu, Orozo, Kurudu, and other neighboring communities. Water is key”.

He said the President has already approved that 60% of their money should be paid to the contractor.

“All I appeal to the community leaders, our youth, is to say that we support the company so that they will be able to finish this job on time. Initially, this job was to be done in 18 months, but with our plea to them and with the approval of Mr. President, that 60% of the sum should be paid to them, the contractors have promised, by the special grace of God, by June next year, we will come back here and thank God and you will all get water. So you no longer depend on digging your own borehole”, he said.

He said, “I have told them I will only support anyone who supports President Tinubu, because he is doing well.

“You know, one thing about government, one thing about government and politics, support those who have capacity to bring something to the people. Do you understand what I mean? Don’t support people who go on television, talk, talk, talk, talk, do you understand what I mean?

“‎Do you understand me? Don’t support those every day just to claim national television. This is not the time to cry. This is the time to bring something to the people”, he said.

FCT Minister of State, Dr. Mariya Mahmoud described water as one of the most essential resources for life and development.

According to her, “it sustains human health, supports agriculture, drives industry, and maintains ecosystems.”

Mahmoud, therefore, extended the administration’s profound appreciation to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for his Renewed Hope Agenda which continues to translate into tangible projects that directly impact the lives of rural communities.

The project proposes the construction of approximately 194 kilometers of transmission and distribution pipelines to systematically enhance the capacity and coverage of the existing water supply network.

Presently only around one-quarter of the 344,000 residents have access to the municipal water supply system, and the overall coverage remains insufficient to meet the growing demand for potable water.

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Over 1,016 NYSC Members Complete Orientation Course in Abia

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No fewer than 1,016 Batch ‘B’ Stream I National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members deployed in Abia for 2025 have completed their orientation course.

The low-key closing ceremony took place, on Tuesday, at the NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp, Umunna, Bende Local Government Area.

In a speech, the NYSC State Coordinator, Gladys Adama, who presided over the ceremony, urged the corps members to reflect on the progress they made during the three-week exercise.

She said that all the corps members had been posted to different parts of the state for their primary assignment.

Adama further said that the orientation course was designed to equip them with essential skills, knowledge, and values necessary for a successful service year.

Adama also advised them to adhere to the NYSC by-laws, adding that any infringement might attract sanctions, which could impact negatively on their service year.

She charged them to remain committed to acquiring valuable skills that would enhance their employability and entrepreneurial prospects during their post-camp Skills Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development training.

The state NYSC boss urged the corps members to actively engage with their host communities, stakeholders and fellow corps members “to promote cultural exchange, national integration and development”.

 “When travelling, ensure your safety by avoiding night journeys and using approved motor parks,” she said.

Adama expressed profound gratitude to the State Government for its numerous support to the organisation in the state.

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