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Lagos cab operators commend Sanwo-Olu over release of impounded vehicles

The Lagos State Taxi Drivers and Cab Operators Association on Wednesday commended Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu for ordering the release of all vehicles impounded by law enforcement agencies from March 1. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Sanwo-Olu gave the directive during a Lagos State COVID-19 update and palliatives’ programmes of his administration on Read More…

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To ease lockdown, RATTAWU distributes relief package to members in Lagos

The Lagos State Council of Radio, Television Theatre and Arts Workers Union of Nigeria (RATTAWU) has distributed relief packages to its members to cushion effects of the restriction order. The union’s Chairman, Mr Dare Durosimi, who announced this on Wednesday in Lagos, said part of the relief package include rice, hand sanitisers, protective masks and Read More…

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Following extended lockdown order, Lagos doctors urge provision of adequate protective wears

The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has appealed to the Lagos State Government to provide adequate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for health personnel fighting to stem the spread of the coronavirus. The State Chairman of the association, Dr Saliu Oseni, made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Read More…

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Corps members donate items to combat COVID-19 in Lagos State

Mr Tayo Bamgbose-Martins, Lagos State Commissioner for Special Duties and Intergovernmental Relations, on Tuesday commended some members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) for donating items to contain spread of COVID-19 in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) reports that the corps members, serving in Lagos State, presented items such as Read More…

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NCDC confirms additional 11 COVID-19 cases in Lagos as total number hits 373

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday night  announced additional  11 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Lagos State. This brings to 373, the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country. The NCDC made the  disclosure  in a tweet at 11.00p.m. on Tuesday. It said, “As at 11:00 p.m.on  April 14, there Read More…