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Lagos state Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has approved the reopening of cinemas, spas and gym centres from Sunday, September 20 after six months of being shutdown due to coronavirus pandemic. The approval comes three days after Cinema…

Christians Association of Nigeria (CAN) has rejected the newly amended Company and Allied Matters Law (CAMA), describing the law as “satanic, unacceptable and ungodly.” President Muhammadu Buhari had on August 7 signed into law, the…

David Oyedepo, presiding bishop of Living Faith Church Worldwide, has kicked against the application of the Company and Allied Matters Acts (CAMA) in churches. President Muhammadu Buhari on August 7 signed into law, the Companies and…

Rwanda has approved the reopening of churches but with strict conditions meant to limit the spread of coronavirus. The decision came on Wednesday night following a cabinet meeting. Churches and schools were ordered shut across the…

Ogun State Government has said it is yet to agree on a reopening date churches and mosques as requested by the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN). The Special Adviser to Governor Dapo Abiodun on Public Communications, Remmy…

Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has called on all state governments that are yet to reopen churches to do so as the lockdown on worship centres is ‘no longer acceptable.’ This is contained in a statement issued on Tuesday by…

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has on Saturday released new guidelines for the reopening of religious centres in the country. According to the guidelines posted on its website, the NCDC said before reopening, religious…

Lagos state Government has said the possibility of reopening churches and mosques in the state has been ruled out. This comes a day after the Federal Government lifted the ban on mosques and churches in the country based on guidelines…

Federal government has lifted the two-months ban on religious gatherings imposed to check the spread of coronavirus. The Chairman of the presidential task force (PTF) COVID-19, Boss Mustapha announced this during the daily briefing…

Rev. Chris Okotie, the Senior Pastor of the Household of God Church, has kicked against new guidelines issued by the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) for the gradual reopening of churches. On Thursday, May 28, the president of…

Ondo state Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, has lifted the ban on religious gathering which was put in place to curb the spread of coronavirus in the state. The Governor made this known at a press briefing earlier on Wednesday, as he…

Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, has asked churches, mosques and other organizations in Nigeria to submit guidelines for reopening. Ihekweazu said this in Abuja at the press conference of…

Kano government said it has quarantined 2000 almajiri kids to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the state. Aminu Tsanyawa, commissioner for health, broke the news on Thursday at the opening of the training for rapid response team saddled…

President of Liberia, Goerge Weah has announced a partial reopening of churches and mosques to hold prayer programmes regardless of the lockdown extension in the country. In a statement, the President said emergency measures to curb…

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome has lambasted Nigerian pastors and Church leaders for not kicking against the government’s decision to close churches during the coronavirus pandemic, it has emerged. During a recent sermon, the founder and…