PICTURE ABOVE: L-R: Dr. Tope Oguniyan; Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat; Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi during the opening of Isolation Centre for the Coronavirus treatment at the Gbagada General Hospital, on Friday, May 1, 2020. CREDIT: NAN The Lagos State Government on Friday unveiled a 118-bed Isolation Read More…
PICTURE ABOVE L-R: Trade Union Congress (TUC) Chairman, Lagos State Chapter, Comrade Gbenga Ekundayo; Commissioner for Establishment, Training and Pensions, Hon. Ponnle Ajibola; Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat; Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu; Head of Service, Mr. Hakeem Muri-Okunola and Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Chairperson, Lagos State Chapter, Comrade Agnes Funmi Sessi during the May Day celebration Read More…
Patience Osinaike loves water. She is a vibrant swimming instructor and lifeguard in training who took to swimming after a spell of chaperoning young children, her pupils, for a swimming session.But, what prompted her interest to learn how to swim more effectively was when one day on a flight from Lagos to Abuja, as she Read More…
On a day that Kano State reported an alarming 80 new COVID19 cases, Lagos new figures have dropped to 43. 204 new cases of COVID19 were reported nationwide. According to the NCDC on its verified Twitter page, the breakdown is as follows: 80-Kano 45-Lagos 12-Gombe 9-Bauchi 9-Sokoto 7-Borno 7-Edo 6-Rivers 6-Ogun 4-FCT 4-Akwa Ibom 4-Bayelsa Read More…
The Lagos State Government on Thursday issued fresh guidelines for public transport operations in the state as part of the controlled measures to ease the lockdown over COVID-19 pandemic. The state Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frederic Oladeinde, released the guidelines at a news conference in Lagos. According to him, public transport operations within the state Read More…
AIICO Insurance Plc says it has commenced daily feeding of over 130 underprivileged persons in some communities in Lagos State to cushion the effect of the Coronavirus lockdown. A statement by Segun Olalandu, AIICO’s Head, Strategic Marketing and Communications on Thursday in Lagos, said that the gesture was part of the firm’s Corporate Social Responsibility Read More…
The Operatives of 81 Division of the Nigerian Army on Thursday paraded 13 suspects who were arrested for impersonating military officers and perpetrated criminal activities during the ongoing lockdown in Lagos. The suspects who were arrested in various parts of Lagos, were paraded by the General Officer Commanding (GOC), 81 Division, Maj. – Gen. Olubunmi Read More…
The Road Transport Employers’ Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for announcing a “gradual easing” of COVID-19 lockdown in Lagos, Ogun and Abuja from May 4. Alhaji Abdulrahman Amusan, the National Publicity Secretary of RTEAN told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos that members of the union were Read More…
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has announced another COVID-19 related death, involving a 25-year-old male patient. Abayomi, through his Twitter handle on Thursday, said the deceased at the time of admission at the state isolation facility was in a state of severe breathlessness. “We regret to announce additional #COVID19 related death Read More…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Wednesday confirmed 196 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the country, bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 1,728. The NCDC also said that the virus claimed the lives of 11 patients, bringing the total number of deaths to 51. The centre said Read More…