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Thursday, 26th May 2022  TOPIC: MINISTERING TO YOUR OWN NEEDS  FOR READING & MEDITATION:  ACTS 20:33-35. 33 “I have never been hungry for money or fine clothing— 34 you know that these hands of mine worked to pay my own way and even to supply the needs of those who were with me. 35 And I was a constant example to you in helping the poor; for I remembered the words of the Lord Jesus, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’” MEDITATE  Yesterday we advanced two reasons why we need to work: (1) to make a living, and (2) to help you develop your God-given potentials. Today, we shall consider more reasons why work is so very important.  Apostle Paul gave us the third reason from our text why we should work: it is to gain a sense of satisfaction, fulfilment and accomplishment that make up for essential, healthy living.  There is a sense of fulfilment that comes to you when you commit and do something with your hands and succeed. It makes you less depende...

The gross monthly distribution by the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) to the three tiers of government and public agencies amounted to N725.6bn in April (from March revenue). This shows an increase of 4.4% or N30.6bn from the previous payout. Based on data in the local media, we learnt that companies’ income tax (CIT), petroleum profit tax (PPT), value added tax (VAT), oil and gas royalties, import and excise duties recorded increases over the previous month. The FGN received a total of N277.1bn and state governments received N227.2bn, including N53.4bn representing the 13% derivation for the few oil producing states.  The headline figure consists of N337.4bn in gross statutory distribution, N165.6bn from the VAT Pool, and excess bank charges of N7.5bn was recovered. The total deductions for cost of collection was N44.4bn and the total deductions for statutory transfers, refunds and savings was N382.8bn. The committee disclosed that the balance in the Excess Crude Ac...

Controversial relationship therapist and social media influencer, Blessing Nkiruka Okoro who is popularly known as Blessing CEO have advised ladies to stop taking kindness from men as a sign of love. The relationship therapist is celebrating her birthday today and she made the statement in one of her birthday advice. According to Blessing, most ladies assume that a man falls in love with them immediately they meet him even when he did not mention it to them. The therapist debunked that assumption and revealed that until a man officially tells a lady he loves her, that lady is still single. She then advised ladies to define what they want from men and stop assuming that men easily fall in love with them just like that. "Until a man looks straight into your eyes and tells that he wants to date you, you are still single. Ladies this is 2022 men will mess with you, define what you want and stop assumptions." She wrote.

A university don, Prof. DavId Osikhena Umoru has called on the federal government to put an end to the devaluation of naira in the country. He made the call while delivering the Edo State University Uzairue the 4th Inagural Lecture series titled “Devaluation of Naira, Shocks, and Realities: Evidence Disciplining Strength on Wednesday. Umoru, a professor of Applied Monetary and Financial Economics in the department of Art, Management and Social Sciences, Edo University, Uzairue, said there has to be production for export before contemplating devaluing the naira.   He said Nigerian government must put an end to naira devaluation which is anchored on the fact that the naira exchange rate management is not a topic of probability. According to him, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank ought to take cognisant of the fact that the economics that underlie the empiricism of naira exchange rates in relation to foreign currencies interprets the fact that economic growth an...

A former Governor of Imo state, Rochas Okorocha has attacked the National leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu over his 2023 Presidential ambition. Okorocha, during an interview on Arise TV, disclosed that Tinubu was in ‘Distress’ adding that he was acting like the 2023 presidency should be given to him as ‘a reward’. In his words; “I think it’s just natural, and that everybody should know, and I don’t know what’s behind the mind of Tinubu but I respect him a lot, but I think Tinubu is in distress because he feels that it’s a time to compensate him on the basis of the role he played in the formation of APC which some of us were part of it,” he said. The controversial politician added that the 2023 presidency should be zoned to the South-East. “He [Tinubu] believed that he has made people and this is the time people should allow him or make him or something. More like a reward system. But more than that, we are talking about the nation called Nigeria. We have ...

Tuesday, 24th May 2022  TOPIC:  LIVE FOR SOMETHING HIGHER  FOR READING & MEDITATION:  ROMANS 8:35-39 35 Who then can ever keep Christ’s love from us? When we have trouble or calamity, when we are hunted down or destroyed, is it because he doesn’t love us anymore? And if we are hungry or penniless or in danger or threatened with death, has God deserted us? 36 No, for the Scriptures tell us that for his sake we must be ready to face death at every moment of the day—we are like sheep awaiting slaughter;  37 but despite all this, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ who loved us enough to die for us.  38 For I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from his love. Death can’t, and life can’t. The angels won’t, and all the powers of hell itself cannot keep God’s love away. Our fears for today, our worries about tomorrow,  39 or where we are—high above the sky, or in the deepest ocean—nothing will ever be able to separate us from the love o...