A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, has urged Federal Government to relax the lockdown it imposed on Lagos State as a result of COVID- 19 pandemic. George, who made the call in a statement in Lagos on Thursday, said the lockdown imposed since March 29 was adversely Read More…
No fewer than 80 people have benefitted from the Lagos State Government Free Medicare plan for the expectant mothers and emergency/casualty cases in Alimosho General Hospital, Igando. The hospital Medical Director, Dr Madewa Adebajo, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos that the measures were to cushion the effects of lockdown to contain the spread of COVID-19. Adebajo Read More…
The major players in the Nigerian oil and gas sector on Thursday handed over six ambulances and medical consumables to the South West states. It was part of efforts to contain the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the donation was made by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Read More…
The Commissioner for Health in Lagos State, Prof. Akin Abayomi, on Thursday announced two more COVID-19 related deaths, bringing total confirmed deaths in the state to 18. Abayomi, through his verified Twitter account, said that the deaths occurred on April 22. He, however, didn’t give further details of the sex, age, nationality and medical history of Read More…
Senator Oluremi Tinubu has offered prayers for health workers and all essential workers while charging constituents to “continue to be strong in the Lord and the power of His might” In a statement released Wednesday evening, Senator Tinubu, who is also an ordained minister with the Redeemed Christian Church of God, empathising with the pains Read More…
Lagos State once again peaked with 74 new cases of COVID-19 coronavirus infections, tipping the the total number of cases over the 500 mark as at 11.25pm on Wednesday. It had spiked on Sunday with 70 new cases before recording no new case on Monday before climbing to 59 new cases on Tuesday. The Lagos Read More…
The Lagos State Government says its 27 Makeshift Neighbourhood Food Markets have achieved the objective of enabling Lagos residents to access farm produce. The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr Gbolahan Lawal, made this assertion on Wednesday during his inspection tour of the Ramadan Edition of the Makeshift Neighbourhood Markets. Lawal said that residents were able to Read More…
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday gave financial support to next-of-kins of the 23 deceased victims of Ado-Soba pipeline explosion which occurred on March 15. Presenting the cheques on behalf of Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the Deputy Governor, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, expressed the government’s sympathy to the families of the victims, describing it as a sad Read More…
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday, inaugurated a 70-bed COVID-19 Isolation and Treatment Center located within the premises of Landmark Exhibition Centre in Eti-Osa Local Government Area. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 70-bed Eti-Osa Isolation Centre was constructed by the Young President Organisation (YPO), Lagos State Chapter. The centre has Read More…
Two Lagos State House of Assembly committees on Wednesday visited four isolation facilities in the state to ascertain how Coronavirus patients are responding to treatment. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Joint Committee of the House on Health Services and Information and Strategy, headed by Mr Hakeem Shokunle, appealed to residents to Read More…