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Why we held services on Sunday despite ban, Winners Chapel Explains

Living Faith Church, popularly known as Winners Chapel, has explained why services were held at the headquarters of the church and other branches across the nation despite the ban on large gatherings in Lagos, Ogun and some parts of the country. From the live stream of the service via the …

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FAAC Shares N581bn as Excess Crude Account Slumps to $72m

The Federation Account Allocation Committee yesterday (Monday) shared the sum of N581.56bn to the three tiers of government for the month of February. The February allocation represents a decline of N65.79bn when compared to the N647.35bn which was shared in the month of January. The distribution was made at the …

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Don’t Allow Sanusi Build Fulani Camp In Lagos, Group Warns Yoruba Politicians

A Yoruba group, under the Aggies of Yoruba United Front, has warned politicians in on the South-West not to allow the deposed Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi Il, to build Fulani Camp in the region, saying his antecedents show him as an ethnic bigot and a hater of the Yoruba …

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FG Seals Chinese Restaurant Where Nigerians are not Allowed to Eat

A Chinese Restaurant, Haufei restaurant and Mall at 33 Aboyade Cole, Victoria Island, Lagos, where Nigerians are not allowed to sit and eat have been shut down by the Nigeria government. The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, confirmed this in a tweet, saying that staff of the restaurant, located …

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Nigeria Becomes Africa Biggest Economy as South Africa Slumps into Recession

Nigeria has overtaken South Africa as the biggest economy in Africa as the latter enters its second recession in two years. South Africa’s Gross Domestic Product shrank by 1.4 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2019, following a revised 0.8 per cent contraction in the third quarter, data from …

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Kwara Assembly Deletes Saraki’s Name from Varsity

The Kwara State House of Assembly on Tuesday amended the Kwara State University Law and changed the name of the institution from Abubakar Olusola Saraki University to Kwara State University. The Kwara State University (Amendment) Bill 2020 was one of the four amendment bills passed by the Assembly on Tuesday …

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How Ogun State is Fighting Coronavirus with Technology

In bid to contain the coronavirus, the Ogun Government has launched a mobile application to enhance information dissemination among health workers in the state. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Tomi Coker, disclosed this at a meeting with the Emergency Operation Committee (EOC) on Monday in Abeokuta. According to her, the …

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Foreigner Tested Positive to Coronavirus in Lagos, See Details

An Italian citizen who works in Nigeria and just returned from Milan, Italy on the 25th of February 2020, has tested positive to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Lagos Nigeria. The health minister, Dr Osagie Ehanire, confirmed the case in a statement issued in the early hours of Friday, February 28, …

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Let go some of your powers, Sanwo-Olu Tell Federal Government

The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has called on the Federal Government of Nigeria to let go some of it exclusive functions, saying that it can provide instant solutions to the security challenges bedevilling Nigeria. While delivering a paper at the Freedom Online third annual lecture with the theme: “Nigeria: …

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We won’t Keep Mum Until You Rise Up to Your Responsibilities, CAN to FG

The President, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), has said the umbrella body of the Nigerian Christian will not keep mum until the Federal Government rise up to challenges of ending insurgency across the country. President, Christian Association of Nigeria, Dr Olasupo Ayokunle, has said the body will not keep quiet …

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