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COVID-19 attacks English Premier League, 36 players positive

Premier League had a season-high 40 positive cases in previous week of testing; five matches have been called off because of coronavirus cases this season; Premier League has not discussed the possibility of a circuit break despite growing number of positive cases The Premier League has confirmed 36 positive coronavirus cases were recorded in the Read More…

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Lagos Sports Commission to reintegrate sports into school curriculum, says Aiyepeku

The Chairman of the Lagos State Sports Commission (LSSC), Sola Aiyepeku, says the commission is planning to reintegrate sports into the school curriculum. Aiyepeku speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos commended the State Government for being proactive to sports development. “Our key areas of focus for 2021 are : Read More…

Pedestrians walk past a sign telling residents to call phone numbers if they have symptoms of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, in Lagos, Nigeria, May 12, 2020.Sunday Alamba/AP
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Lagos recorded a leap of 22 COVID-19 deaths in December

Reported 7,420 new cases in the same period The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi has revealed that the state experienced a leap in COVID-19 deaths from six in November to 22 in December 2020. In a tweet he released on Sunday, he said that during the same period new confirmed cases rose Read More…

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Lagos impounds 100 commercial motorcycles for various violations

Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Enforcement Unit (Taskforce) has impounded over 100 commercial motorcycles as part of efforts in ensuring sanity on the roads in the state. The Chairman of the taskforce, CSP Shola Jejeloye, said this on Sunday in a statement signed by the agency’s Head, Public Affairs Unit, Mr Taofiq Adebayo. Jejeloye Read More…

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[VIDEO] TVC report reveals an oxygen crisis in Lagos for COVID-19 patients

There is an increasing need for the use of oxygen by COVID-19 patients in Lagos. A TVC report reveals that there is indeed an oxygen shortage crisis in Lagos. The second wave of COVID-19, according to medical personnel, is more intense and virulent. They reveal that most times patients are presented to isolation facilities when Read More…

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Lagos records four more COVID-19 deaths, 1585 new cases reported nationwide

Lagos State recorded four more COVID-19 deaths on Saturday in a growing surge of the COVID-19 scourge. On the same day, it recorded 573 new infections. The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi in a statement published on Saturday, said that there were now 35,481 confirmed cases in Lagos State. He said that Read More…

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Lagos will continue to arrest, prosecute, violators of COVID-19 guidelines

The Lagos State Government has warned that law enforcement agents will continue to arrest and prosecute residents who violate COVID-19 guidelines and directives issued to curtail the spread of the deadly virus. A combined enforcement team of the Lagos State Police Command and the Lagos State Safety Commission arrested youths partying at a Lounge located Read More…

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LAGFERRY moves 41,040 trucks through barges in Lagos ports in 2020

The Lagos State Ferry Services (LAGFERRY) said that the service moved 41, 040 trucks through barges in Apapa ports between January and December 2020 to decongest gridlock in Lagos. Mr Abdoulbaq Balogun, LAGFERRY Managing Director, made the disclosure during a two-day Strategic Management Workshop for management of Lagos Ferry Services with the Theme “Resilience for Read More…