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Pilgrim board to partner tourism ministry for local religious sites

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3 years ago

September 8, 2023

The Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission on Thursday said that it was collaborating with the Ministry of Tourism in the search for religious sites across the country.

The Executive Secretary, NCPC, Rev. Yakubu Pam, while addressing journalists in Abuja noted that identification and investing in local religious sites in the country will attract foreign investors and boost tourism.

Pam said “Recently, we had the Minister of Tourism who prepared an agenda for the pilgrim board to look inward to some of the holy sites within the country to attract foreign investors and those who love sites seeing.

“We are working on that with the Ministry and very soon, we will make our progress known.”

On the Commission’s readiness to commence the completion of the 2023 Easter pilgrimage exercise, the Executive Secretary explained “We are here to let you know that the Easter pilgrimage will continue. We have 1,000 pilgrims that are still on the ground to be taken to complete the Easter pilgrimage.

“We had little challenges that made us stop the operation but we will complete the Easter pilgrimage from September 18. We have the remaining pilgrims in Lagos, Bayelsa, Imo, Federal Capital Territory, Delta, and Bauchi states.”

Pam added that plans are on the ground to commence the main pilgrimage exercise in December 2023.

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Blue Lagos Facilitates INEC Continuous Voter Registration Across Riverine Communities

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2 days ago

July 17, 2026

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Blue Lagos is pleased to inform residents of riverine and coastal communities across Lagos State that officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will be conducting the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) Exercise in selected communities from Thursday, 16 July to Sunday, 19 July 2026.

This intervention is part of INEC’s ongoing Nationwide Continuous Voter Registration exercise, which has been taking place across various communities in Lagos State.

Through the engagement and advocacy efforts of Blue Lagos, the exercise is now being extended to additional riverine and coastal communities to ensure that more residents have convenient access to voter registration services.

The exercise will cover communities in Badagry, Epe, Eti-Osa, Ojo, Amuwo-Odofin, Apapa, Ibeju-Lekki, Ikorodu, Kosofe, and Lagos Mainland, with dedicated registration centres established within or close to the affected communities.

Eligible residents are encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity.

Residents of the Riverine areas should visit the designated registration centre closest to their community on the scheduled date indicated by INEC.

Kindly refer to the attached schedule for the list of dedicated registration locations, dates, and communities covered under this phase of the exercise.

For further information, please contact your community leaders or follow Blue Lagos communication channels.

Blue Lagos – No Community is Left Behind

Prince Adewunmi Aroyewun
08147723259
For: Blue Lagos