The Lagos State Government says schools and religious centres will remain closed as it begins a ”Controlled Easing Phase” of COVID-19 lockdown on May 4. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu said this on Wednesday at the Lagos House, Marina, while addressing newsmen on the update of the management of COVID-19 in the state. Sanwo-Olu said that all Read More…
Dr Idiat Adebule, former Deputy Governor of Lagos State, has urged Muslims to use the holy month of Ramadan in praying for an end to the coronavirus pandemic. Adebule said this in a message to felicitate with the Muslim world on the holy month of Ramadan. According to her, Ramadan is a period during which Read More…
The Lagos State Ministry of Health has announced the recovery and discharge of 49 COVID-19 patients, the highest single figure of recovery in the state and Nigeria. The ministry, through its verified Twitter handle on Wednesday, said the patients were 28 females and 21 males including a foreign national – a Greek citizen. It said Read More…
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says one in five of all people with respiratory symptoms in Lagos seems to be positive for COVID-19 pandemic. Abayomi disclosed this when he appeared as a Guest on Arise Television “Morning Show” programme monitored by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Lagos. Read More…
Eko Electricity Distribution Company Plc (EKEDC) has assured the Lagos State House of Assembly that it was working to ensure stable power supply to residents toward cushioning the effect of the COVID-19 lockdown in the state. Mr Adeoye Fadeyibi, Managing Director, EKEDC, gave the assurance on Wednesday during an oversight visit of the joint House Read More…
The decontamination of the Live Bird Markets continues in fulfilment of the decontamination exercise of 30 major Live Bird Markets in Lagos State. The exercise started on Saturday 25th April 2020. So far, the exercise had been carried out in Ikorodu, Mushin, Awolowo, Ketu and Mile 12 live bird markets. Below are pictures of the Read More…
As part of efforts to flatten the curve of the spread of covid-19, the State Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources in conjunction with some corporate bodies intensified the disinfection of more major bus stops and over head Bridges on Tuesday. Below are the clean-up efforts in pictures.
Lagos State recorded 80 new cases of COVID19 transmissions as there were recorded 195 new cases nationwide. According to the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in its latest tweet, the breakdown of the new cases nationwide is as follows: 80-Lagos 38-Kano 15-Ogun 15-Bauchi 11-Borno 10-Gombe 9-Sokoto 5-Edo 5-Jigawa 2-Zamfara 1-Rivers 1-Enugu 1-Delta 1-FCT 1-Nasarawa. Read More…
The Director- General, Lagos State Safety Commission, Mr Lanre Mojola, has reiterated state government’s commitment to safety of lives and property of residents. Mojola said this in a statement in Lagos on Tuesday in commemoration of the 2020 World Day for Safety and Health Day tagged: “Stop the Pandemic, Safety and Health can Save Lives.” Read More…
Mr Geofrey Onyeama, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, on Tuesday said most hotels in Abuja and Lagos had refused to be used as Quarantine centres for Nigerian returnees abroad. Onyeama also said the affected hotels had rather preferred to be empty than accommodate suspected Coronavirus patients. The minister disclosed this at the Presidential Task Force Read More…
