The Lagos State Government says its final decision on the possibility of another lockdown will not be based solely on the outcome of the online public polls on the issue. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information and Strategy, Mr Olusina Thorpe, said in a statement on Thursday that government would consider other factors before deciding Read More…
The Lagos State Government on Thursday recanted its earlier statement on the COVID-19 status of the late 32-year-old Dubai returnee, saying outcome of his COVID-19 test “is negative”. Prof. Akin Abayomi, the state Commissioner for Health, made the clarification through his verified Twitter account handle on Thursday night. “I hereby inform the general public that Read More…
The Lagos State Government has begun an extensive public enlightenment campaign, so as to contain community spread of COVID-19. The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotoso, said in a statement on Thursday that the campaign would go across the 20 Local Governments Areas and 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) of the state. Read More…
The Lagos State Government says it has discharged another 13 COVID-19 patients from its Yaba and Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) isolation facilities to reunite with the society. The state government, through its verified Twitter handle, said on Thursday that the patients were two females and 11 males, all Nigerians. “The patients: four from Mainland Read More…
The Lagos House of Assembly has confirmed three out the five nominees submitted by Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu for the state’s Audit Service Commission. The confirmation of the three was by voice votes at plenary on Thursday. Speaker of the House, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, said one of the nominees, Jimoh Akerele Ibrahim, was absent during the Read More…
A Lagos State High Court on Thursday acquitted a trader, Ola Samson of robbing an Indian national, Mr Manish Batiah of six laptops, a Nissan Almera saloon car and jewellery valued at 2,800 dollars. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Olamide Akinkugbe, during a virtual hearing proceeding held via the Zoom Meeting Read More…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Lagos Sector Command on Thursday said that it arrested 40 overloaded vehicles in the first week of COVID-19 Lockdown relaxation in the state. The Lagos State Sector Commander of FRSC, Mr Hyginus Omeje disclosed this in a statement by Mrs Olabisi Sonusi, the Sector Public Education Officer in Lagos. Read More…
Lagos now has over 2000 confirmed COVID19 cases according to the latest NCDC figures. In an NCDC tweet late Wednesday night, it was reported that with an increase of 51 from the previous day, Lagos now has 2041 confirmed COVID19 cases. Across the country, there are 4971 confirmed COVID19 cases, with 1070 discharged and 164 Read More…
The Lagos State Government prosecuted to conclusion 185 fresh cases through its newly created District Prosecutors between March and April this year. District Prosecutors were introduced on March 3 as a sub-unit of the state’s Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP). A statement issued on Wednesday in Lagos by Mr Kayode Oyekanmi, Director of Public Affairs, Read More…
The Lagos State Government, on Wednesday, announced the recovery and discharge of 26 more patients who tested negative twice to the Coronavirus. Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said in a statement that the total number of COVID-19 patients discharged had become 528. ‘Good people of Lagos, today, 26 COVID-19 Lagos patients; 13 males and Read More…