This is one of major problem that is affecting this country, everything religion. At the end of the day No church or Mosque the money will touch.

According to the budget breakdown, the government allocated ₦1.91 bill!0n for projects tied to seven churches, while ₦6.14 bill!0n was earmarked for 52 mosque projects.

A wave of public discussion has followed reports that the Nigerian Government earmarked ₦8.05 bill!0n for the construction, renovation, and equipping of places of worship across the country in the 2026 budget.

The allocation was uncovered and made public on Sunday by Tracka, a public accountability organization under BudgIT.

The document analyzed by report on Sunday revealed several notable line items embedded under ministries and agencies tradit!0nally detach£d from relig!0us affairs.

Among the projects is code ERGP20273981, which details ₦1 bill!0n allocated through the Industrial Arbitration Panel under the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment for the provision and distribution of musical and cultural equipment to churches in Bende Local Government Area, Abia State.

Under code ERGP20276180, another ₦1 bill!0n was allocated under the Energy Commission of Nigeria for the provision of alternative solar power supply to mosques in Zamfara North Senatorial District.

Furthermore, codes ERGP20269562 and ERGP20269566 show a combined ₦850 mill!0n under the National Agricultural Land Development Authority, an agency in the Presidency, for the construction of churches and mosques, alongside f!nanc!al support to relig!0us leaders in Gombe State.

Credit: Nigeria News Now
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