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FCTA demolishes brothels, worship, trading centres in Kuchibedna

Ihesiulo Grace 11 November 2021 0

Ukpono Ukpong No fewer than 100 illegal buildings were demolished in Kuchibedna community, in gwarinpa district, Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) for allegedly encroaching on right of way for major road infrastructure. Most of the affected structures were worship centres, brothels, makeshift

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Ekiti to reopen worship centres July 17, schools July 20

Ihesiulo Grace 1 July 2020 0

Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti state announced on Tuesday night during a state-wide broadcast that worship centres in the state may resume services from July 17, subject to the fulfillment of some protocols. This, Gov. Fayemi, said would be in line with the agreement reached between the state government and leaders of religious organisations in […]

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COVID-19: Ekiti restates closure of churches, mosques

Ihesiulo Grace 18 June 2020 0

The Ekiti state government has restated its position that all worship centres across the state remain closed to prevent the escalation of the COVID- 19 pandemic. The government also said it would on Thursday commence testing of samples at its molecular laboratory to boost the state’s testing capacity. Speaking at the COVID -19 press briefing […]

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Opening of worship centres: We’ve received over 1000 applications from religious centres, says Lagos agency

Ihesiulo Grace 8 June 2020 0

The Lagos State Safety Commission (LSSC), says it has received over 1,000 applications through the ‘Register to Open’ online application, www.lasgsafetyreg.com, since it became active last Wednesday. The Director-General/Chief Executive Officer of the agency, Lanre Mojola, stated this at the weekend at a press briefing to highlight the guidelines set for

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FCTA adopts PTF guidelines on re-opening of worship places

Ihesiulo Grace 5 June 2020 0

The Federal Capital Territory Administration yesterday adopted the Presidential Task Force COVID-19 guidelines for the reopening of worship centres in the territory. According to a statement signed by the FCT minister’s Chief Press Secretary, Anthony Ogunleye and made available to journalists, the decision was reached at a meeting held between the FCTA and the

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Nasarawa approves reopening of worship centres

Ihesiulo Grace 20 May 2020 0

Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa state has approved the reopening of worship centres in the state for the period of two weeks. He gave the approval in a joint council and security meetings held at Government House, Lafia on Tuesday. According to him, the two -week temporal measure would enable the task force on COVID-19 […]

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COVID-19: S’East CAN demands re-opening of churches

Ihesiulo Grace 13 April 2020 0

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has called for the re-opening of worship centres in the face of the coronavirus disease. There have been concerns by the Christian body over the shutdown of churches as part of measures to checkmate the spread of the global disease. But, the CAN in the south-east has now come […]