Anglican Bishop tasks Buhari on balance
Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Ughelli, Rt. Revd (Dr.) Cyril Odiboroghene Odutemu, has called on President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari (retd) to ensure a balance of political patronage among the various geo-political and religious realities in Nigeria.
2015 budget: FG earmarks N145.2bn for oil subsidy – Okonjo-Iweala
Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Minister of Finance, said that N145.2 billion had been set aside for payment of subsidy on petroleum products in the 2015 budget.
Zimbabwe to import 700,000 tonnes of corn to avert hunger
Zimbabwe will import 700,000 tonnes of the staple corn to avert hunger after annual crop yields shrunk by nearly half due to poor rains, the national television network reported Tuesday
Togolese president swears oath after election win
Togo’s President Faure Gnassingbe on Monday swore the oath of allegiance for a third term of office after his recent election victory.
‘No room for gays in our society’
Kenya’s deputy president, William Ruto, has told worshippers at a church service in Nairobi that homosexuality had no place in the east African nation, reports said Monday.
Oil crash, dwindling revenue threaten Nigeria’s 2015 budget
One of the first major tasks the administration of Gen. Muhammadu Buhari will have to contend with will be how to finance the 2015 budget in the wake of low oil price and rising threats from declining revenue.
