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…
Dangote Cement Plc has donated 35 operational vehicles to the Lagos State Government to improve security within the Lagos metropolis in order to ensure an investor-friendly environment. Mr Emmauel Ikhazobor, Non-Executive Director, Dangote Cement, presented the vehicles to the Lagos State Security Trust Fund, on Wednesday. Ikhazobor said the gesture was part of the company’s Read More…
The Lagos State Government has distributed one ton of hybrid maize seedlings to 650 farmers as palliatives for the ongoing planting season. The hybrid maize variety was resistant to Downy Mildew Resistant (DMR) and Leaf Streak Resistant (LSR)–Y (Yellow) diseases that destroy the maize seeds, thereby affecting farmers’ harvest. The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr Read More…
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) says it has commenced investigation into the alleged assault on one of its officers by the police at Apapa on Tuesday. The General Manager of LASTMA, Mr Olajide Oduyoye, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday while reacting to the viral video of the assaulted LASTMA Read More…
Even with testing ramped up to over 1000 per day, Lagos seems to show no new statistical surprise, posting 57 new cases on Wednesday. 146 cases were reported nationwide. The breakdown is as follows: 57-Lagos 27-Kano 10-Kwara 9-Edo 8-Bauchi 7-Yobe 4-Kebbi 4-Oyo 3-Katsina 3-Niger 2-Plateau 2-Borno 2-Sokoto 2-Benue 1-Gombe 1-Enugu 1-Ebonyi 1-Ogun 1-FCT 1-Rivers. There Read More…
A team of doctors, anaesthetists and nurses, at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, delivered another woman, 37, with Coronavirus (COVID-19), of a baby boy weighing (2.6kg). Prof. Wasiu Adeyemo, Chairman, Medical Advisory Committee (CMAC), of LUTH, disclosed this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos. “The baby Read More…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it is developing a framework under which grants and long term facilities will be provided to researchers, science institutions and biotechnology firms to develop COVID-19 Vaccine. The Governor of CBN, Mr Godwin Emefiele disclosed this at the unveiling of the THISDAY Dome Testing, Tracing and Treatment Centre, Abuja Read More…