Grammy award winner, vivacious Angelique Kidjo in partnership with UNICEF presented a Happy Mother’s Day treat with a remake of Miriam Makeba’s Pata Pata, aptly entitled, “No Pata Pata.” A tweet by UNICEF read: “If you’re not with your mum this #MothersDay send her something joyful-@UNICEFAfrica & @angeliquekidjo’s music video for Mama #Africa Miriam Makeba’s Read More…
The Lagos State Ministry of Health (LSMOH) has announced the discharge of 21 patients. According to an LSMOH tweet on Sunday evening, the number is made up of four females and 17 males – all Nigerians. They were discharged from the Isolation facilities at Onikan, Eti-Osa (LandMark), First Cardiology Hospital and LUTH. Three of the Read More…
With an increase by 55% Lagos figure of 97 new COVID19 cases is still steeply high. In a tweet by the NCDC on Saturday, the total number of new COVID19 cases nationwide was reported as 239. the breakdown is as follows: 97-Lagos 44-Bauchi 29-Kano 19-Katsina 17-Borno 7-FCT 6-Kwara 5-Oyo 3-Kaduna 3-Sokoto 2-Adamawa 2-Kebbi 2-Plateau 2-Ogun Read More…
Lagos Considers Switching to Community Management of Covid-19 Cases, as Sanwo-Olu Mulls another Lockdown …Governor To Police: ‘Confiscate Any Okada Operating, Stop Pedestrian Trekking Into Lagos’ …Commercial Buses Not Complying With Guidelines – Sanwo-Olu Lagos State may be in for another round of interminable lockdown of movement and business activities should the residents fail to Read More…
It is now clear that Lagos may no longer announce sub-100 COVID19 new daily cases as it posted 176 on Friday night. This fact is reinforced by the Lagos Government’s earlier prediction of 120,000 confirmed cases by July. According to a tweet by the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), 396 new COVID19 cases were Read More…
The Lagos State Government has announced the temporary closure of Creek Road, from Mr. Biggs to Warehouse Road junction, in Apapa from Friday, 8th May, 2020 to Friday, 15th May 2020 for resumption of the on-going road construction by HITECH. A statement issued today by the Lagos State Ministry of Transportation, advised motorists going to Liverpool/Tin Can Ports Read More…
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) says its Manufacturers CEO’s Confidence Index (MCCI) indicators for the first quarter of 2020 have fallen below 50 per cent benchmark. According to a report, made available to newsmen by MAN on Friday in Lagos, the aggregate MCCI for the first quarter of 2020 dipped to 44.4 points from Read More…
With increasing figures of people who tested positive to the Federal Government says Nigeria is approaching a difficult era in response to the novel coronavirus disease outbreak. The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, gave the explanation at the Presidential Task Force (PTF) daily briefing on COVID19 on Friday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria Read More…
The Lagos State Government on Friday announced the recovery and discharge of 42 Coronavirus patients who tested negative twice to the disease. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu stated in a statement that those who had recovered and discharged in Lagos were now 448. ”Good people of Lagos, 42 more persons; 22 males and 20 females, all Nigerians, Read More…
The fate of a three storey building in Lagos is hanging in the balance as the State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) on Friday said structural integrity test would be conducted to decide whether to demolish it or not. Director-General of LASEMA told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the test on the building, located Read More…