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Nigeria 2021 Budget - President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the 2021 Appropriation Act. He appended his signature to the document at a ceremony inside the council chamber of the presidential villa, Abuja on Thursday. The National Assembly had on December 21, 2020, passed the 2021 Appropriation Bill with an aggregate expenditure...

THE Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) and Living Faith Church Worldwide (a.k.a. Winners Chapel), have backed down on their insistence to hold Crossover services in churches on Thursday. They announced, on Tuesday, adjustments in their programmes to ensure that none of their members...

On December 25, Bishop Kukah, bishop of Sokoto Catholic diocese, bared his mind on some issues about the country. While highlighting some of the country’s challenges, the bishop accused President Muhammadu Buhari of nepotism. He accused the president of institutionalising northern hegemony, saying there could have been a coup if...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed that a “super gonorrhea” is spreading fast due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The agency says the disease is spreading due to actual antibiotic overuse for those infected with the novel coronavirus. The agency also states the sexually transmitted infection (STI) may become even...

The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has cancelled New Year crossover service in its churches nationwide. This is coming after the Christian leadership in the country directed worship centres to respect governments’ directives on New Year crossover services. The President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev Samson...

President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has vowed that his administration will tackle food inflation in the New Year. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, in a statement, said Buhari gave the assurance at the fifth regular meeting with the Presidential Economic Advisory Council held...

The Ogun House of Assembly, on Tuesday, passed the state’s 2021 Appropriation Bill of N338.6 billion with slight adjustments in recurrent and capital expenditure. Mr Olakunle Sobukanla (APC -Ikenne), the Chairman, House Committee on Finance and Appropriation, had, during plenary in Abeokuta, presented the report of his committee on the...

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Tuesday urged churches to comply with all government regulations to combat the spread of Covid-19 while conducting their crossover services. Against the backdrop of the controversy between churches and the association on the duration of crossover vigil, the association directed its members to...