Senator Oluremi Tinubu has enjoined constituents of the Lagos Central Senatorial District to emulate Jesus Christ in this period of COVID-19 lockdown, calling on them to show love towards the vulnerable among them including the elderly, widows and orphans. In a message to her constituency to mark the Easter entitled – Love, the answer in Read More…
The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria, Lagos State Chapter (Lagos SWAN), on Sunday applauded Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his team for their efforts in curbing the spread of the dreaded Coronavirus. Debo Oshundun, Chairman of Lagos SWAN, in a statement, saluted the doggedness of the state government in the fight against the global pandemic. Oshundun Read More…
The Lagos State Government on Sunday announced the recovery and discharge of five more COVID-19 patients, having tested negative twice to the virus. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos said in a statement that the five patients included four females and one male. ”Dear citizens, as we commemorate the sacrifice of Love this Easter, I bring Read More…
The Institute of Maternal and Child Health (Ayinke House), Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja, has recorded a COVID-19 related death, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Ayinke House is a 170-bed healthcare centre, upgraded on April 24, 2019, and domiciled at LASUTH, Ikeja. A reliable source at the hospital told NAN that Read More…
The Lagos State Government says it has started the disbursement of relief materials to residents registered as members of the informal sector. The Commissioner for Wealth Creation and Employment, Mrs Yetunde Arobieke, said in a statement on Saturday that the disbursement was in continuation of plans to cushion the effects of COVID-19 pandemic and the Read More…
A businesswoman, Mrs Rashidat Usman, has appealed to the Federal Governments to address the hurdle of 24 years age limit for fresh graduates employability being demanded by some employers. Usman, Member of the Ikotun Golden Lions Club, said that the age limit had compounded youth unemployment and restiveness. The philanthropist spoke with the News Agency Read More…
The Minister of Youths and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, on Monday in Abuja urged Nigerian athletes to keep hope alive in spite of the COVID-19 pandemic. The minister, in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media, John Joshua-Akanji, made the call on the occasion of the International Day of Sports for Development and Read More…
The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has called on the Federal government to include the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr Sunday Dare in the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 to ensure coordinated outreach in terms of awareness and welfare. President of NYCN, Mr Solomon Adodo, made the appeal in a statement he issued in Abuja Read More…
No fewer than 100 Nigerian business proposals have qualified to receive N1 million each, as business support grants from friends of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.The beneficiaries were selected under the aegis of the ‘March 8 Initiative for Small Businesses’ organised and promoted by Friends of Osinbajo in commemoration of his 63rd birthday.Osinbajo clocked 63 years Read More…
By Emeka Oparah One would ordinarily have dismissed the “controversy” around 5G technology and the strange connection with COVID-19 being stridently pursued by some people as ignorant rants occasioned by the morbid fear of the rampaging Coronavirus, but with the prevailing circumstances of fear and tension, I have elected, as one familiar with the workings Read More…