The Nigerian Government Pays Eye Service and Lip Service to the Creative Industry

The Nigerian Government Pays Eye Service and Lip Service to the Creative Industry

The annual budget allocation for the overstaffed and over padded Office of The President compared to the annual budget allocation for the Federal Ministry of Arts, Culture, Tourism, and the Creative Economy shows that the ministry is grossly underfunded and the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR is clueless about the magnitude of the Nigerian creative industry and the creative economy. But the political appointees who are his asslickers and lapdogs prefer flattery to honesty.  They have become event planners and MCs without any fundamental marshall plan for the advancement of the creative industry.  There is an endemic culture of conceit and deceit in the Nigerian society which I addressed in my book, "In the House Dogs" published and distributed by Amazon. Dogs wag their tails to anyone who feeds them. They will bark and bite anyone who tells them the truth.

Here are the facts:

Under the 2026 Appropriation Act, the total budget allocation for The Presidency (Code 0111) in Nigeria is ₦535,416,799,978. 

Breakdown of the Presidency Budget (2026)

• • Total Allocation: ₦535,416,799,978
  • Personnel Cost: ₦310,845,553,803
  • Overhead Cost: ₦76,711,450,216
  • Capital Expenditure: ₦147,859,795,959 

Key Sub-Allocations within the State House and Presidency

• • State House - Headquarters (0111001001): ₦43,191,309,690 — Personnel: ₦2,643,122,932 | Overhead: ₦10,060,608,332 | Capital: ₦30,487,578,426 
  • State House Operations - President (0111001002): ₦8,386,186,951 — Overhead: ₦7,608,995,888 | Capital: ₦777,191,063 
  • State House Operations - Vice President (0111001003): ₦2,642,295,874 — Overhead: ₦2,000,910,669 | Capital: ₦641,385,205 

  There are brazen misappropriations of revenue allocations.

"The annual budget allocations for the Federal Ministry of Arts, Culture, Tourism, and the Creative Economy (led by Minister Hannatu Musa Musawa) across recent fiscal years are detailed below:

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2026 Budget Allocation
Total Ministry/Sector Allocation: ₦70.3 billion to ₦92.3 billion across related sub-lines in the 2026 Appropriation Act.

 
Direct Ministry Allocation: ₦12.3 billion (specifically listed for the core ministry overhead and projects).

 
Key Agency Breakdowns (2026):
National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOURS): ₦18.0 billion
Nigerian Film Corporation: ₦15.4 billion
National Commission for Museums and Monuments: ₦13.3 billion
National Gallery of Arts: ₦9.34 billion.

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