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President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law the revised N10.8 trillion 2020 budget.

President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law the revised N10.8 trillion 2020 budget and directed the release of at least 50 per cent of the approved 2020 revised capital expenditure to Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs).⁣
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The Federal Executive Council (FEC) had on May 13, approved a revised budget of 10.523 trillion.⁣
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However, the two chambers of the National Assembly – the Senate and House of Representatives — increased the budget from the initial N10.5 trillion submitted by the President to N10.8 trillion.⁣
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The figure shows that the sum of N2,488,789,433,344 is for capital expenditure, while N4,942,269,241,984 is for recurrent non-debt expenditure.⁣
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Others are N2.6 trillion for debt service and N2.9 trillion for sinking funds.⁣
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After signing the budget on Friday at the Council Chamber of the State House, Buhari said that the budget had to be revised because of the effect of coronavirus on the nation’s economy.⁣
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According to him, MDAs will be given 50 per cent of their capital allocation by the end of the month.⁣
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NAN reports that the event was witnessed by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, Senate President Ahmad Lawan, Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila, Secretary to the Government of the Federation Boss Mustapha; Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari.⁣
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The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed; Minister of State Finance, Clement Agba, Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele and Director General, Budget, Ben Akabueze were also at the event.⁣
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“Abass was running a very legitimate business and had a very legitimate Instagram account and did not take part in any scam or fraud” – Gal Pissetzky Ramon Abbass Legal representative

Legal representative to Ramon Abbass (Hushpuppi), Gal Pissetzky of Pissetzky and Berliner has said the popular Instagram celebrity is not guilty of any of the charges against him.

Speaking during an interview with Forbes, Pissetzky said “Ramon Abass, aka Hushpuppi is absolutely not guilty of all the charges they are accusing him of.

“Abass was running a very legitimate business and had a very legitimate Instagram account and did not take part in any scam or fraud.

He is an entrepreneur, he has real estate business and was promoting brands, that’s how he was very legitimately making his money.”

Hushpuppi is currently being tried for fraud and several internet scams.

He was recently extradited to the US from the UAE for multiple charges of fraud.

Nigerian students will not be participating in the forthcoming West African Examination Council (WAEC) examinations – Mallam Adamu Adamu

The Nigerian government has announced that Nigerian students will not be participating in the forthcoming West African Examination Council (WAEC) examinations.
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Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu made the announcement after the virtual Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on Wednesday July 8.
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The Minister who also disclosed that there is no date yet for school resumption, added that he will prefer Nigerian students lose an academic year than expose them to danger

Baby Born Holding Contraceptive Coil That Was Meant To Stop The Mother From Getting Pregnant.

A newborn baby made an entrance into the world while holding the contraceptive coil that was supposed to stop her from getting pregnant with him.

The baby boy born at Hai Phong International Hospital in the city of Hai Phong in northern Vietnam, can be seen clasping his mother’s yellow and black intrauterine device (IUD) in his hand.

The coil is supposed to stop sperm fertilising a woman’s eggs. Obstetrician Tran Viet Phuong said the device had come out when the baby was born. The infant had it held firmly in his hands when the picture was taken, it is claimed.

Dr Phuong told local media: “After delivery, I thought him holding the device was interesting, so I took a picture. I never thought it would receive so much attention.”

The baby’s 34-year-old mother claims she had the coil inserted two years earlier but it did not work because she later discovered she was pregnant.

Dr Phuong said the device may have been moved from its original position, becoming an ineffective form of contraception and allowing the mother to become pregnant.

The baby was healthy when born, weighing 7lbs, and both mother and child were under observation in the hospital after the birth, it’s reported.

The mother had previously had two other children, according to reports.