Nigeria: Fact-Checking Former Minister Osita Chidoka’s Claims On Nigeria’s 2025 Budget, Debt and Policing

Fact-checking former minister Osita Chidoka’s claims on Nigeria’s 2025 budget, debt and policing

• Chidoka was correct about the pace of Nigeria’s population growth, increased debt repayments, police funding in South Africa, and Nigeria’s difficulties in weaning itself off commodity exports.
• However, he was off with claims about the growth of Nigeria’s budget, the country’s current indebtedness and palm oil imports.
• The former minister also missed the mark about police funding in both Nigeria and…