It is now clear that Lagos may no longer announce sub-100 COVID19 new daily cases as it posted 176 on Friday night. This fact is reinforced by the Lagos Government’s earlier prediction of 120,000 confirmed cases by July. According to a tweet by the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), 396 new COVID19 cases were Read More…
The Lagos State Government has announced the temporary closure of Creek Road, from Mr. Biggs to Warehouse Road junction, in Apapa from Friday, 8th May, 2020 to Friday, 15th May 2020 for resumption of the on-going road construction by HITECH. A statement issued today by the Lagos State Ministry of Transportation, advised motorists going to Liverpool/Tin Can Ports Read More…
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) says its Manufacturers CEO’s Confidence Index (MCCI) indicators for the first quarter of 2020 have fallen below 50 per cent benchmark. According to a report, made available to newsmen by MAN on Friday in Lagos, the aggregate MCCI for the first quarter of 2020 dipped to 44.4 points from Read More…
With increasing figures of people who tested positive to the Federal Government says Nigeria is approaching a difficult era in response to the novel coronavirus disease outbreak. The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, gave the explanation at the Presidential Task Force (PTF) daily briefing on COVID19 on Friday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria Read More…
The Lagos State Government on Friday announced the recovery and discharge of 42 Coronavirus patients who tested negative twice to the disease. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu stated in a statement that those who had recovered and discharged in Lagos were now 448. ”Good people of Lagos, 42 more persons; 22 males and 20 females, all Nigerians, Read More…
The fate of a three storey building in Lagos is hanging in the balance as the State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) on Friday said structural integrity test would be conducted to decide whether to demolish it or not. Director-General of LASEMA told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the test on the building, located Read More…
The Commissioner for Health in Lagos State, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says the state may record between 90,000 and 120,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) by July. Abayomi, who made this known during a media briefing on COVID-19 update on Friday in Lagos, said it was estimated that the state would reach its peak period by Read More…
As part of measures to further curb the spread of COVID-19, the Alimosho General Hospital, Lagos on Friday inaugurated a 5-man COVID-19 response team to monitor activities in the facility. The Medical Director, Dr Madewa Adebajo, said during the inauguration that the purpose of the team was to establish a functional monitoring group that would Read More…
The Lagos State Government has concluded arrangement to prosecute all owners of vehicles impounded during the second phase of the COVID-19 lockdown on May 11, 2020. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the second phase lockdown took effect from April 5 to May 3. Adebayo Taofiq, Head, Public Affairs Unit, Lagos State Environmental Read More…
Men of the Lagos State Police Command came to the rescue of a homeless mother who gave birth by the roadside on Friday morning. According to the police in a tweet on Friday morning, their officers in Ikate Elegushi received a distress call requesting for the rescue of a homeless mother of four who had Read More…