The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has urged Lagos State Government to ensure the safety and health of people of Lagos, and the frontline health workers in view of the spread of the Novel Coronavirus. The Chairman and Secretary of Lagos State Council of TUC, Mr Gbenga Ekundayo and Secretary, Mr Aladetan Abiodun, respectively, made the plea Read More…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday approved a phased and gradual easing of lockdown measures in FCT, Lagos and Ogun States effective from May 4, to safeguard the economy. The president, in a nationwide broadcast in Abuja, however, said that the current lockdown would remain in place until these new ones come into effect on May Read More…
Following their treatment at the Infectious Disease Centre, Yaba and Onikan Isolation Centre, 15 COVID-19 patients have recovered and subsequently discharged, says the Lagos State Ministry of Health. The ministry, through its verified Twitter handle on Monday, said the patients were 11 females and four females, including an India national, have now tested negative twice Read More…
The Lagos State Ministry of Health, on Monday, said that the state had recorded 43 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total confirmed cases in the state to 746. The ministry, through its Twitter account, said that 587 cases were active and 123 discharged, while 15 cases had been transferred to Ogun and Ondo states.It added Read More…
The President, Women of Inestimable Values (WIVs), Blessing Okojie, has tasked women in Lagos State to engage in production of locally-made face masks, now that government has made its wearing compulsory for people of the state. Okojie told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Monday that local production of face masks had Read More…
As part of its #ArtsInMedicine project, Art4Life, held its third edition of its Sunday music recital at the Mainland Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba to entertain inmates current undergoing treatment at the facility. Art4life, an initiative of the Lagos State Ministry of Health, focusing on bringing in the arts to change the face of health and Read More…
Forty-three new COVID19 cases were reported in Lagos on Sunday, as 91 cases were reported nationwide. Of the 91 new cases of COVID19 reported, 43 came from Lagos, eight-Sokoto, six-Taraba, five-Kaduna, five-Gombe, three-Ondo, three-FCT, three-Edo, three-Oyo, three-Rivers, three-Bauchi, two-Osun, one-Akwa Ibom, one-Bayelsa, one-Ebonyi, and one-Kebbi. As at 11:50pm 26th April- 1273 confirmed cases of #COVID19 Read More…
The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwoolu has kicked off the #MaskUpLagos project, which is a campaign to drive the compulsory wearing of face masks in Lagos to curtail the spread of the COVID19 coronavirus. In a message he tweeted on Sunday, the governor said: “Dear Lagosians, even as we observe the lockdown, we are Read More…
The Lagos State Government has commenced decontamination of animal markets in the state, saying it is committed to the promotion of advocacy in environmental health to protect humans and animals from harm. The state’s Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr Gbolahan Lawal, made the announcement at the commencement of Decontamination of Livestock/Live Bird Markets, Abattoirs and other Read More…
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested 288 violators of the lockdown directive by the Federal Government in the last three days. The Command’s Spokesman, DSP Bala Elkana, who made the disclosure to newsmen on Sunday, said that majority of the violators were held for disobeying the social distancing directive. Elkana said that a cleric Read More…