Governance approval rating plateaus at 41% for 2nd straight month
Public approval of the administration's handling of the country hit a linear stall in October, with the approval rating for the government plateauing at 41 percent for a second consecutive month, the latest NOIPolls monthly governance tracker shows.
The figure seems buoyed by ratings of the administration's performance in sectors as agriculture and food security, and respect for rule of law--similar to the ratings for the previous September.
Conversely, disapproval rating for the government continues to climb for the fourth month in a row, rising from 41 percent in July to 54 percent in October.
The combined positive sentiment—comprising the 18 percent who strongly approve and 23 percent who approve of the government’s performance over the past month—remained completely unchanged between September and October 2026.
This plateau follows a sharp two-month retreat from a peak approval rating of 54 percent recorded in July 2026, which dropped to 49 percent in August before settling at 41 percent in September.
While positive sentiment has stalled, negative sentiment has steadily gained ground.
Flip through the slide below to explore the ratings, as well as monthly trends going back to June 2023.
Monthly trend of approval and disapproval going back to June 2023
Overall disapproval rose from 52 percent in September to 54 percent in October, with 33 percent of Nigerians stating they strongly disapprove of the administration’s recent performance and 21 percent indicating they disapprove.
Meanwhile, the share of undecided or neutral respondents dropped from 7 percent to 5 percent, suggesting that previously fence-sitting citizens are shifting directly into the disapproval column rather than bolstering government support.
