The Lagos State Government says it has launched the ‘EKO TELEMED’ for residents, as part of efforts to protect citizens and reduce their risk of contracting COVID-19. The state Ministry of Health, through its Twitter handle, said that the initiative was done through the Lagos State Health Management Agency (LASHMA). Dr Emmanuella Zamba, General Manager Read More…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has confirmed 117 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), pandemic outbreak in the country. This brings the total number of cases confirmed to 782. According to the NCDC, 59 cases were discovered in Lagos, 23 in FCT, 14 in Kano, six in Borno, four in Kastina , three in Read More…
Lead Partner, Ernst&Young (EY), West Africa, Mr Ben Afudego, says there are four things that organisations need to do in the next phase, when planning to get back to work after COVID-19 lockdown. He spoke on Tuesday, during an on-line COVID-19 webinar conference on Risk Management, tagged: “Risk Management for Business Resilience: “The Now, Next and Beyond,” organised by EY Read More…
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has approved an increase in the hazard allowance of health workers in the state public service from N5,000 to N25,000. Sanwo-Olu, through a tweet by Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on New Media, Jubril Gawat, on Tuesday said the increment was for the month of April, 2020. A Read More…
The Lagos State government, on Tuesday, announced the discharge of nine more Coronavirus patients, having tested negative twice for the virus.Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, in a statement, said that the number of discharged patients from the isolation centres in the state was now 107. ”Good people of Lagos, I have more great news from our isolation Read More…
The Lagos State Government says it has recorded two new Coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths, as the total confirmed cases in the state hit 379.The State’s Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, through his Twitter handle said the deceased included a 45-year-old man and a 36-year-old woman.“One of the deceased was a 45 year old Nigerian; male Read More…
President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr Paul Usoro, SAN, has donated N500,000 as COVID-19 intervention fund for the Lagos bar. Mr Yemi Akangbe, Chairman of the branch in a statement on Tuesday expressed gratitude to all donors, saying the association appreciated the gesture. “On behalf of the EXCO of the NBA Lagos Branch, Read More…