{
  "id": 169789,
  "title": "Mimiko seeks power devolution to address Nigeria’s challenges",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/mimiko-seeks-power-devolution-to-address-nigerias-challenges",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-05T10:34:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/mimiko-advocates-power-devolution-to-address-nigerias-challenges/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Olusegun Mimiko advocates for power devolution and the ‘Jethro Principle’ to tackle Nigeria’s governance issues, promoting efficiency and accountability.\n\nNigeria is grappling with multiple security challenges across different regions. Islamist insurgents, including Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), continue to stage attacks in the northeast, while heavily armed criminal gangs, known locally as bandits, operate across parts of the northwest. Kidnappings for ransom have become widespread in parts of north-central Nigeria, while security forces also face periodic separatist-linked violence in the southeast.\n\nNigerian President Bola Tinubu has approved pay rises of up to 80% for members of the armed forces, according to a statement by presidential adviser Bayo Onanuga, as reported by MyJoyOnline Ghana and Jerusalem Post. The salary increase, effective September 1, will see officers above the rank of colonel, including generals, receive a 30% salary increase, personnel from colonel to warrant officer receive a 50% raise, and soldiers from private to staff sergeant rank see salaries rise by 80%. The new package will increase the annual wage bill for the armed forces to 924 billion naira ($678.68 million) from 660 billion naira.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Nigeria’s Tinubu approves military pay rise as security challenges persist",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/nigerias-tinubu-approves-military-pay-rise-as-security-challenges",
        "published": "2026-08-05T04:34:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}