Friday, August 8, 2025 - A Nigerian soldier has criticized President Bola Tinubu for awarding N150 million to the Super Falcons and D’Tigress basketball team, while soldiers on the frontlines of the country’s security battles continue to receive meager salaries.
In a video circulating online, the visibly frustrated soldier
expressed deep disappointment, stating that despite risking their lives daily
in counter-insurgency and anti-banditry operations across Nigeria, many
soldiers still earn just ₦100,000 a month.
“How can you give footballers and basketball players ₦150
million while soldiers who defend this country with their lives are paid
peanuts?” the soldier lamented. “We are out here in the bush, sleeping in
trenches, getting attacked by terrorists, and all we get is ₦100k a month?”
The criticism comes days after President Tinubu rewarded the
Nigerian women’s football team and D’Tigress for their outstanding performances
in recent international tournaments. While the gesture was applauded by sports
enthusiasts, it has drawn backlash from some Nigerians who believe frontline
security personnel deserve equal or greater recognition and welfare support.
Nigeria’s armed forces have long complained of poor
remuneration, lack of adequate equipment, and delayed benefits, despite their
central role in combating terrorism, banditry, and separatist violence.
“How can you give footballers and basketballers ₦150m while military officers defending the country with their lives get peanuts?” - Soldier criticizes President TINUBU pic.twitter.com/0BfpPNbpbW
— DAILY POST 🇳🇬 (@dailypost_ng) August 8, 2025
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