With 1120 new tests recorded nationwide, Lagos recorded 161 new COVID19 cases on Tuesday as 276 new cases were recorded across Nigeria. Till date, 46,803 tests have been done nationwide, a fickle figure compared to government projection of 2 million tests by August. With Lagos recording over 16,000 tests so far, it now has a Read More…
Day: 27 May 2020
Group urges Lagosian savings education post-COVID19
Consumer Awareness and Financial Enlightenment Initiative (CAFEi) has urged government to take seriously the issue of financial literacy and inclusion during post-COVID-19 by educating Nigerians on importance of savings. The President of CAFEi, Mrs Debola Osibogun made the call in Lagos on Tuesday. Osibogun said that Financial Literacy was paid less attention to, than Financial Read More…
“Stop cutting the roads!”
– Government tells developers The Lagos State Government on Tuesday warned developers to desist from cutting roads to create access to properties or risk sanctions. Dr Idris Salako, Commissioner in the state Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development, gave the warning in a statement issued by Mr Mukaila Sanusi, Assistant Director, Public Affairs. ”Henceforth, Read More…
Lagos CJ urges lawyers to adapt to virtual courts
The Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Kazeem Alogba, on Tuesday urged lawyers to ensure that they adapt to virtual hearings and keep themselves technologically inclined with requisite facilities during the COVID-19 period Alogba said this while speaking during a virtual summit organised by the Lagos State Ministry of Justice in collaboration with the Commercial Read More…
Microsoft partners Lagos to train 18,000 teachers
Mrs Folashade Adefisayo, Commissioner for Education, Lagos State, said the state government was training 18,000 teachers in partnership with Microsoft to enhance computer literacy towards achieving a world best teaching and learning practices. Adefisayo said this while discussing plans of the Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu administration for education on an online show, Covinspiration, moderated by Special Read More…
4th Mainland Bridge will be a reality
PICTURE ABOVE: An artist’s impression of the 4th Mainland Bridge (NLE Works Architects) Mrs Aramide Adeyoye, Special Adviser to Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Works and Infrastructure, says his administration will make the Lagos 4th Mainland Bridge a reality. The governor’s aide said this during an online CovInspiration Show organised to mark the first year in Read More…
LASEMA demolishes defective 2-storey building, another 3-storey building collapses
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) on Tuesday demolished a distressed two-storey building located at Olaosun close, by Abati Barracks, off Western Avenue, Lagos, after failing integrity test. The Director General of LASEMA, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said the defective building was pulled down after due diligence and outcome of several tests. He said that Read More…