As Lagos ramps up its testing for COVID19 coronavirus transmissions, 183 new cases on Thursday have been reported. The record high figure is part of the 381 total new cases reported nationwide. The breakdown of the figures as reported at the NCDC Twitter handle @NCDCgov is as follows: 183-Lagos 55-Kano 44-Jigawa 19-Zamfara 19-Bauchi 11-Katsina 9-Borno Read More…
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has released guidelines for court sittings during the COVID-19 pandemic to reduce spread. The guidelines issued by the NJC Committee headed by Justice Olabode Rhodes-Vivour are contained in a statement issued by the NJC Director of information, Mr Soji Oye, on Thursday. It is entitled: “The National Judicial Council Guidelines Read More…
The Lagos House of Assembly on Thursday asked Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu to account for expenses incurred from donations received in support of the fight against COVID-19 pandemic in the state. At the plenary presided over by the Speaker, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, the House asked Sanwo-Olu to introduce a co-chairman from the executive arm to represent Read More…
The Lagos State Government said that 48 coronavirus patients were discharged from four isolation facilities on Thursday, after testing negative twice for the virus. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu said, on his verified Twitter handle, that those discharged were all Nigerians, comprising 32 males and 16 females. Sanwo-Olu said that with this new development, the number of Read More…
Prof. Akin Abayomi, Lagos State Commissioner for Health, says 10 people associated with the Lagos State House in Marina have tested positive for COVID-19 pandemic. Abayomi made this known on Thursday through his Twitter handle. The commissioner also announced that Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his wife have consistently tested negative for COVID-19, following three consecutive Read More…
The Commissioner of Police in Lagos, Hakeem Odumosu, on Wednesday in Lagos ordered the removal of some checkpoints in the state to ease the movement of essential commodities and workers. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, DSP Bala Elkana who disclosed this in a statement, said Odumosu gave the order when he Read More…
IMAGE ABOVE: These figures are a prediction of future events, in a hypothetical scenario where no measures are taken to stop the spread of the virus or where safety measures are totally ignored. SOURCE: Imperial College, London/DEUTSCHE WELLE Lagos has now recorded over 1300 COVID19 confirmed cases as it reported 82 new cases late Wednesday. Read More…
The Lagos State Government has appealed to residents to abide by the safety guidelines provided to curb further spread of COVID-19, following increase in confirmed cases after lockdown relaxation. The Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frederic Oladeinde made the appeal in a statement through the Head of Public Affairs Unit, Ministry of Transport, Mrs Bolanle Ogunlola Read More…
The Lagos House of Assembly has passed a resolution to set up a seven-man ad hoc committee to look into the indiscriminate activities of dredgers along the shorelines of the state. The Assembly Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, made the announcement during plenary on Wednesday. He said the committee was expected to report to the House in Read More…
There were no surprises as Lagos posted 43 new COVID19 cases, especially on a day it discharged 60 patients. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in a tweet Tuesday evening announced 148 new COVID19 cases nationwide, the breakdown of which is as follows: 148 new cases of COVID19; 43-Lagos 32-Kano 14-Zamfara 10-FCT 9-Katsina 7-Taraba Read More…