Lagos is a long way yet from celebrating a downward slope of fresh COVID19 novel coronavirus infections. An indication of this came when the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reported 170 new COVID19 cases on Tuesday. In its latest situation report released on Tuesday, Lagos is now reported to have a total of 6,065 Read More…
Sen. Bola Tinubu, National Leader of All Progressives Congress (APC), on Tuesday debunked speculations of any cold war between him and the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, stating that he remains his leader. Tinubu, in a statement by his media adviser, Tunde Rahman, stated that ‘there is no war, cold or hot, between us.” Read More…
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has approved the appointment of Mr Babalola Obilana, as the new Director-General of the Lagos State Pension Commission (LASPEC). Mrs M.A Eko, Public Relation Officer, LASPEC , in a statement on Tuesday, said that Obilana’s appointment was in recognition of his outstanding performance and accomplishments in the financial sector. Read More…
The Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC) has announced the dissolution of all political groups within the All Progressives Party (APC) in the state. The 27-member GAC, the highest decision-making organ of the party in the state, announced the dissolution on Tuesday after a meeting in Lagos. Alhaji Tunde Balogun, the state APC Chairman and member of Read More…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday announced five COVID-19 related deaths for Lagos State, increasing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 72. The NCDC made the disclosure in its COVID-19 Situation Report for June 8. According to NCDC, seven COVID-19 related deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours in three states Read More…
The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 315 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 12,801. The NCDC announced this on Monday through its official Twitter handle, noting that as at June 8, 315 new confirmed cases and seven deaths were recorded in the country. No new Read More…
The Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday passed a vote of confidence in the Speaker of the House, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, after clearing him of all corruption allegations levelled against him by an online medium. The House unanimously passed the vote of confidence through a voice vote conducted by the Majority Leader, Mr Sanai Read More…
Alhaji Abubakar Tsav, former Lagos State Commissioner of Police has died at the age of 82, in Makurdi. Mr Sani Tsav one of the deceased sons disclosed this while speaking with newsmen at the Makurdi Central Mosque on Monday. Sani said that his father died on Monday while receiving treatment after a protracted illness at Read More…
Leading indigenous broadcasting brand, Wazobia Media, says it is partnering with the Lagos State Ministry of Education to provide remote learning services for students due to the closure of schools following the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus. Tatiana Nouri, Co-Founder and Chief-Executive-Officer of Wazobia, made this known in a statement on Monday in Abuja. She Read More…
Lagos recorded its first sub-50 number of new COVID19 cases in over four weeks as it reported 38 fresh cases on Sunday almost matching the number of discharged patients of 31. Testing stayed close to 2,000 daily tests across the country on Saturday. The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reports that so far 76,802 Read More…