NEWS

CAN Dismisses Breakaway Claims, Defends Unity of Nigerian Church

Daily Dispatch March 4, 2026

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has rejected claims of internal collapse and division, describing recent reports suggesting a Northern Christian breakaway as misleading and exaggerated. In a rebuttal issued by the Nigerian Supreme Council for Ecclesiastical Affairs (NSCEA), church

NEWS

CAN alleges plot to keep north divided through targeted killings of Christians

Daily Dispatch January 12, 2026

The Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the 19 Northern states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Reverend Joseph John Hayab, has raised alarm over what he described as a deliberate plan by certain elements to keep the North divided through the targeted killing of Christians. Reverend Hayab made the allegation while […]

NEWS

Tinubu assures CAN of new security strategy, says community policing will deliver results

Daily Dispatch December 27, 2025

President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians that the ongoing recalibration of the nation’s security architecture will soon yield positive results, as his administration intensifies efforts to address insecurity across the country. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga in a statement said Tinubu gave the assurance on Friday while

NEWS

Borno: Zulum meets JNI, CAN, stresses on tolerance, unity

Daily Dispatch December 3, 2025

Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, convened a high-level consultative meeting on Monday with the leadership of Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI) and Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN). The meeting, held at the Government House in Maiduguri, focused on strengthening collaborative efforts between the state government and religious bodies to combat the

EDUCATION

CAN, NSCEA Reject Religion Aspect In The New Curriculum

Daily Dispatch September 3, 2025

The newly introduced curriculum that merged Christian Religious Studies (CRS) and Islamic Religious Studies (IRS) into a single subject called ‘Religion and National Values’ has been rejected. This rejection was made known in an open letter written on September 1st, 2025 to President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu by the Nigerian Supreme […]

COLUMNS

Nigerian Christians, Churches and their CAN are Lost to the Politics of 2027 Power Game.

Daily Dispatch July 3, 2025

By Bolaji O. Akinyemi. “Muslim Muslim Ticket: A Jihadist Agenda Against Christians” was the title of one of my many vociferous attacks on Tinubu’s political strategy in 2023. You read me right, “strategy”, that is what it was politically. Though it served other interested parties more than just politics. Politics you must keep in mind […]