The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has announced his recovery from a bout with the COVID-19 coronavirus. In a message earlier today on his Twitter handle, he tweeted: “With a deep sense of appreciation to God Almighty, I share with you the good news of my testing negative to #COVID19 infection after Read More…
A global democracy rating agency, Freedom House, in its Freedom in the world 2020 report says Nigeria’s democracy is still ‘partly free’ with a below par rating of 47/100. While it scores slightly above par in terms of political rights with a score of 22/40, Nigeria still has some way to go in being tolerant Read More…
Tertiary Institutions Resume Sept. 14; Basic Schools, Sept. 21 Governor Launches COVID-19 Care Pack For Home Treatment All tertiary institutions in Lagos State are to re-open for academic activities from September 14, 2020. This was the directive by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu at the 18th state-wide briefing held at the State House in Marina on Saturday. Read More…
A mighty crowd formed at No. 16 Salvation Road, Opebi, Lagos, at the scene of a helicopter crash in which two persons were confirmed to have been killed while one person was rescued. Rescue efforts by a combined team of men from the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), the Lagos State Safety Commission (LASSC), the Read More…
The Managing Director, The Voice Nigeria (TVN), Mr Akin Salami says TVN would attract and help unleash the brightest of Nigerian musical talents for global stage. Salami, also the Executive Producer, Unity Limited Season Three, said in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos that the country’s music industry has continued to enjoy international attention. He also Read More…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday said Lagos State had tested a total of 95,843 samples for COVID-19 infections as at Aug. 25. The NCDC announced the figures in its COVID-19 Situation Report for Aug. 25. It said that out of the 388,346 COVID-19 sample tests conducted in the country, Lagos had Read More…
The Director-General of Lagos State Sports Commission (LSSC), Oluwatoyin Gafar, on Wednesday said the state was already planning ahead of the post-COVID-19 era of sports activities with some programmes already lined up. Gafar in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) said that the sports commission would commence the opening up of sports Read More…
The Professional E-hailing Drivers and Private Owners Association (PEDPA) says the new regulation on ride sharing operations in Lagos would help instill sanity in the state’s public transport sector. Mr Idris Shonuga, National President of PEDPA), said this during a training and awareness programme for e-hailing operators on Wednesday in Lagos. He said that e-hailing Read More…
Eighty-five (85) female internally displaced persons (IDPs) in 3 batches since July with the latest set of 28 women on Saturday, 22 August 2020 receiving funding for their micro businesses at Sesor Empowerment Foundation (Sesor)’s IDP Support Centre in Lagos. Since 2016, Sesor has partnered with the Grooming Centre to provide livelihood support to displaced Read More…
The bulls continued to dominate trading on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Wednesday with the key market indices improving further by 0.15 per cent. Specifically, the NSE All-Share Index which opened at 25,291.73 inched higher by 38.37 points or 0.15 per cent to close at 25,330.10. Also, the market capitalisation rose by N20 billion Read More…