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President Tinubu Announces New Plans To Reduce Spending By Government Officials
President Bola Tinubu has announced new measures to cut government spending and ensure disciplined financial management in Nigeria.
His latest directive limits ministers, ministers of state, and agency heads to three vehicles in their official convoys.
This aims to reduce unnecessary costs and promote better use of resources. No additional vehicles will be provided for their travel.
The President has also capped the number of security personnel for these officials at five: four police officers and one officer from the Department of State Services (DSS).
This change will lower the financial burden of security details.
These new rules build on earlier actions by President Tinubu to cut government costs.
In January, he reduced the number of officials travelling with him on foreign trips from 50 to 20 and on local trips from 50 to 25.
The Vice President’s team was also cut to five on foreign trips and 15 on local trips.
President Tinubu has asked the National Security Adviser to work with military, paramilitary, and security agencies to find ways to reduce vehicle and personnel deployment.
This review aims to eliminate waste and make better use of resources.
All officials affected by these measures must comply right away, showing the urgency of these reforms.
Analysts support these steps, noting they could lead to significant savings.
“These measures show the President’s commitment to responsible governance and fiscal prudence,” said Dr Yemi Ogunyemi, a leading economist.
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has reportedly declared a strike at Taraba State University over outstanding salary-related demands and delays in payments.
The strike is scheduled to begin today, October 12, 2026. According to the union’s chairman, the union had been engaging the Taraba State Government over its outstanding demands since February 2026.
“The union had exercised considerable patience and demonstrated its commitment to dialogue since February 2026, when it began engaging the Taraba State Government over the outstanding issues,” Mbave said.
“The union had earlier suspended its planned industrial action following an appeal by the government for additional time through the Office of the Head of Civil Service, in the interest of maintaining industrial harmony,” the chairman added.
The Chairman of Gboko Local Government Area of Benue State, Torseer Yina, has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew in the ancient town.
The curfew takes effect from Thursday, October 8, 2026, following unrest and violent protests in the area.
According to reports, the action was taken to contain the unrest and violent protests by members of BEMOA following the death of one of its members by unknown gunmen.
The protest, which was reportedly hijacked by hoodlums, turned violent after an angry mob burnt two vehicles belonging to the Benue State Civil Protection Guards.
The Gboko council chairman said the curfew takes effect immediately and warned that anyone caught flouting the order or breaching public peace would be decisively dealt with.
Nine people have died in a fatal road crash along the Ijebu-Ode-Benin Expressway in Ogun State.
The crash occurred on Monday at about 4:55pm around the Bethel area along the Ijebu-Ode/Ore axis of the expressway. It involved a white Toyota Hiace commercial bus belonging to Delta Line and a white Sino truck operated by Bill Gas Solution Ltd.
According to the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), all nine people involved in the crash, comprising three males and six females, died in the incident.
The FRSC said the crash occurred while it was raining and the road was wet, with preliminary investigations identifying speed violation as the probable cause.
The FRSC rescue team arrived at the scene shortly after receiving the report, while the bodies of the victims were taken to the General Hospital Morgue in Ijebu-Ode.
The Ogun State Sector Commander, Oludare Ogunjobi, urged motorists, especially commercial drivers, to obey speed limits and exercise extra caution when driving in the rain.
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