Governance Index Rates Tinubu’s Government ‘Failing’ With 28.5% Score

The Centre for Governance Research (CGR), a New York-based research think tank, has rated the administration of President Bola Tinubu as “failing”, awarding it a score of 28.5 per cent in its September 2026 Governance Report.
The report, which assesses governance at the federal and state levels in Nigeria, attributed the low rating to concerns over public debt, budget implementation, security, cash transfers and the President’s prolonged absence from the country.
According to the report, none of the nine indicators used to assess the Federal Government scored above 3.5 out of 10.
Security, basic needs, governance and public sentiment each scored 2.5, while infrastructure recorded th...