Lead Partner, Ernst&Young (EY), West Africa, Mr Ben Afudego, says there are four things that organisations need to do in the next phase, when planning to get back to work after COVID-19 lockdown. He spoke on Tuesday, during an on-line COVID-19 webinar conference on Risk Management, tagged: “Risk Management for Business Resilience: “The Now, Next and Beyond,” organised by EY Read More…
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has approved an increase in the hazard allowance of health workers in the state public service from N5,000 to N25,000. Sanwo-Olu, through a tweet by Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on New Media, Jubril Gawat, on Tuesday said the increment was for the month of April, 2020. A Read More…
The Lagos State Government says it has recorded two new Coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths, as the total confirmed cases in the state hit 379.The State’s Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, through his Twitter handle said the deceased included a 45-year-old man and a 36-year-old woman.“One of the deceased was a 45 year old Nigerian; male Read More…
President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr Paul Usoro, SAN, has donated N500,000 as COVID-19 intervention fund for the Lagos bar. Mr Yemi Akangbe, Chairman of the branch in a statement on Tuesday expressed gratitude to all donors, saying the association appreciated the gesture. “On behalf of the EXCO of the NBA Lagos Branch, Read More…
By Nkanu Egbe Nigeria is in the fourth week of official lockdown in Lagos, Ogun States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus. Monday, 14th April, President Muhammadu Buhari announced a further two weeks of complete lockdown. And while it may seem that restrictions in these areas may Read More…
The Association of Retired Heads of Service and Permanent Secretaries of Lagos State (ALARHOSPS) has made a donation of N1 million to the state government to help in the fight against COVID-19 in the state. President of ALARHOSPS, Alhaji Muhammed Olagbaye, disclosed the gesture in a statement on Monday. Olagbaye commended the prompt and decisive Read More…
The Lagos State Government says it may commence enforcement of wearing of face mask in public places from next week. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu made this known on Monday while giving an update on the COVID-19 at the State House, Marina. Sanwo-Olu said that one million locally made face masks had been contracted to tailors and Read More…
Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has said that government would henceforth isolate for the mandatory 14 days any residents of the state returning from either Lagos or Kano states. Sule said this while addressing traditional rulers and some religious leaders on Monday at a meeting held at the Government House, Lafia. He said the Read More…
The Lagos State Government says the Ramadan edition of the Emergency Neighbourhood Food Markets for residents will hold on Wednesday, April 22, 2020. The Emergency Neighbourhood Food Markets for residents are essentially to address the problem associated with the lockdown and promotion of social distancing in the fight against the spread of COVID-19 The Lagos Read More…
U.S. crude futures plunged more than 85% on Monday to the lowest price on record as storage space for U.S. crude was filling up, discouraging buyers even as weak economic data from Germany and Japan cast doubt on when fuel consumption will recover. Physical demand for crude has dried up, creating a global supply glut Read More…
