The Road Transport Employers’ Association of Nigeria (RTEAN)’s Enforcement Task Force on COVID-19 Public Transport Operational Guidelines in Lagos, on Monday clamped down on some commercial drivers flouting the state government directives. The Task Force led by Alhaji Mohammed Musa, also the State Chairman of RTEAN, told newsmen during the enforcement operation at Iyana-Iba Motor Read More…
Justice Mojisola Dada of an Ikeja High Court has sentenced a driver, Olalekan Hameed, to death by hanging in the first virtual court sitting held by a Lagos court as part of social distancing measures to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Justice Dada, who delivered the judgement in a Zoom app-enabled court session, sentenced Hameed to Read More…
Doctors, under the aegis of the Medical Guild, in Lagos State, say 16 of its members have tested positive to COVID-19 in the state. The Chairman of the Guild, Dr Oluwajimi Sodipo, said at a media briefing on Monday in Lagos, that Lagos, being the epicentre of COVID-19 in Nigeria, had seen members of the Read More…
Some residents of Abule Egba and Agege in Lagos State, on Monday expressed worry at non-compliance of many Lagos residents with social distancing directive aimed at reducing COVID-19 spread. While many Lagos residents used face masks on the first day of gradual relaxation of lockdown of the state, they did not observe social distancing at Read More…
Lagos recorded 39 new cases as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Sunday announced 170 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), in the country, bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 2558. Of the 2558 confirmed COVID-19 cases, Lagos accounted for 1107. The NCDC also said that two new patients have been Read More…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it has established community transmission of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Abuja, Lagos and Kano states. The NCDC Director-General, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, made the disclosure on Channels Television in Abuja, on Sunday. He spoke against the backdrop of gradual lockdown ease in Abuja, Lagos and Ogun states, billed to Read More…
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos has warned that the gradual easing of the lockdown commencing in the state on Monday was not a license for all to flood the streets. Sanwo-Olu, who gave the warning on Sunday while giving update on the management of COVID-19 in Lagos, said there would be zero tolerance against the Read More…
The National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) on Sunday dissociated itself from the planned May 4 strike at the Lagos Port. The President of NAGAFF, Mr Increase Uche, in a statement issued in Lagos, warned that any member that associated itself with the strike would be treated as a dissident by the association. Read More…
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, on Sunday announced another three COVID-19 related deaths, as the number of confirmed cases in the state increased to 1,084. Abayomi, who disclosed this through his Twitter account, however, did not give additional information about age, sex, nationality and medical history of the deceased. “Three more Read More…
The Private sector-led Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) has commenced the distribution of 5000 loaves of bread per day for the next 14 days to individuals and families in different locations in Lagos State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the distribution started at Tinubu Square in Lagos Island, and at New Market, Eti-Osa. Read More…
