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US Congress Passes $1.9trn COVID Relief Plan

Oluwaseye Ogunsanya March 11, 2021 12


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Joe Biden’s enormous economic relief package scaled through passage in the US Congress on Wednesday, delivering a resounding victory for the US president and a desperately needed injection of cash to millions of families and businesses enduring the coronavirus pandemic.

The $1.9 trillion plan, which funds Covid-19 vaccines and sends stimulus checks of up to $1,400 to most Americans, passed the House of Representatives with no backing from Republicans, who accused Biden of abandoning his Inauguration Day pledge to unify the nation.

The White House said Biden — who made the American Rescue Plan his top legislative priority — planned to assent the measure into law on Friday, days before unemployment benefits were scheduled to expire for millions of people.

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Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, says bandits have challenged the sovereignty of Nigeria and must be wiped out. According to him, government at all levels must “immediately and without […]

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