Tinubu took away real value from Nigerians and replaced it with propaganda. It would have been better Nigeria never encountered Tinubu.
Nigerians should rise as the Sovereign under Section 14(2)(a) of the Constitution and peacefully occupy the streets until Tinubu and his pretence of a government give way. We cannot entrust him with organising any election. He has told us bluntly that all is fair in politics to him — meaning that even the worst election atrocity would be “fair” by his own standard.
We, the people, the Constitutional Sovereign, cannot allow that. It is time to peacefully occupy the streets in assertion of Sovereign Authority.
The numbers behind the anger
Look at what has happened to a university professor’s real income between the Jonathan and Tinubu years.
Monthly comparison
Period Monthly Salary Dollar Equivalent (approx.)
Jonathan (≈₦160/$) ≈₦237,500 ≈US$1,480
Tinubu (official rate, ≈₦1,365/$) ≈₦700,000 ≈US$513
Note: The official NFEM rate as of early August 2026 is approximately ₦1,362–1,368/, not ₦1,500/. Professor salaries under the reviewed CONUASS scale (effective January 2026) also range widely — from roughly ₦381,000 to over ₦950,000 monthly depending on rank and institution — so ₦700,000 reflects a senior professor’s pay, not a universal figure. I’ve used the more accurate current numbers here so the argument stands on solid ground.
What the figures show: despite a professor’s nominal salary nearly tripling in naira terms — from about ₦2.85 million to ₦8.4 million a year — the dollar value has fallen by roughly two-thirds, from about US$17,800 a year to around US$6,150 a year.
In other words, a Nigerian professor today earns only about a third of the international purchasing power a professor earned during Jonathan’s administration — even after accounting for the recent 40% ASUU salary review.
This mirrors the broader picture with FAAC allocations: salaries and allocations have risen substantially in naira terms, but because the naira has depreciated faster than those increases, their real, dollar-equivalent value has collapsed.
Why this matters beyond one profession
If a professor — someone at the very top of Nigeria’s public pay scale — has lost this much real value, the erosion facing ordinary civil servants, pensioners, and minimum-wage earners is almost certainly worse. Naira figures on paper can create an illusion of progress. The dollar comparison strips that illusion away.
Published by Chuks Nwachuku
