Reactions Trail Tinubu's Gift to Super Falcons, “Can Pay 16,000 Doctors, 66,000 Teachers, Others"
- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's cash reward for the Super Falcons for winning the Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) has continued to generate a lot of reactions
- Legit.ng reports that Tinubu rewarded the Super Falcons players and technical crew with a cash prize of N4.602 billion ($100,000 and $50, 000) each
- This article highlighted calculated what N4.602 billion can do for doctors, teachers, and policemen with regards to their wages and welfare
Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 8 years of experience covering metro, government policy, and international issues
FCT, Abuja - Reactions have continued to trail the cash price splashed on the Super Falcons for winning the Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) tournament in Morocco.
Legit.ng recalls that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu rewarded the 24 players and 11 technical crew of the Super Falcons with a cash prize of N4.602 billion ($100,000 and $50, 000) each as well as the national honour of Officer of the Order of the Niger.
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As reported by Daily Trust, the financial reward is said to take care of the monthly wage bill of about 16,000 doctors, 66,000 teachers, and over 78,000 lowest-ranked officers of the Police Force.
The Nigerian Governors Forum also gave the players and officials the sum of N350m, taking their cash reward to N4.952bn.
Reacting to the financial reward on Super Falcons, a social commentator, Fr. Kelvin Ugwu, said, “If you put everything together, you will see that about $5m has been spent to celebrate the winning of $1m.”
What the said amount can do for critical workers like doctors, teachers, and policemen with regard to their wages and welfare.
Doctors
According to Daily Trust, findings showed that government-employed doctors are often left with inadequate incentives, earning between N200,000 and N250,000.
The over N4bn, if divided by the minimum salary of a medical doctor in a government-owned hospital, can pay the wages of about 16,000 doctors.
Teachers
For teachers earning just about N66,000 monthly, the over N4bn splashed on the Super Falcons will pay salaries of about 66,000 teachers.
Police officers
Human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, fumed over Tinubu’s reward package. Sowore called the financial reward structure “brutally unfair” to officers of the Nigeria Police Force.
Further checks have shown that a constable in the Nigerian Police Force earns between N51,000 and N75,000 monthly.
Hence, the cash reward for Super Falcons will pay about 78,000 of the lowest-ranked constables in the Nigeria Police Force.
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Oluremi Tinubu watches WAFCON final in the Kitchen
Recall that the photo of the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, watching the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations final (WAFCON) in the kitchen trended on social media.
The Super Falcons of Nigeria defeated their counterpart from Morocco to clinch their 10th WAFCON title on Saturday, July 26, 2025.
Nigerians took to social media to react to the viral photo of Oluremi Tinubu in the kitchen watching the WAFCON final.
Super Falcons eulogise Oluremi Tinubu
In a related story, Legit.ng reported that the 10-time Champions of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) Super Falcons were at the Presidential Villa on Monday, July 28, 2025.
The Super Falcons eulogised the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, with the now-famous “Na our mama be this o” chant.
Nigerians took to social media to react to the trending video of the warm reception and famous “Na our mama be this o” chant.
Source: Legit.ng
