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…
Bishop Samson Benjamin, General Overseer of Resurrection Praise Ministries for Africa, was on Wednesday charged with violating the Presidential Lockdown Order before an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Benjamin alias “Jehovah Sharp Sharp” was arrested on Tuesday in front of the Chinese Embassy in Lagos where he allegedly led Read More…
The Lagos State Government says it has launched the ‘EKO TELEMED’ for residents, as part of efforts to protect citizens and reduce their risk of contracting COVID-19. The state Ministry of Health, through its Twitter handle, said that the initiative was done through the Lagos State Health Management Agency (LASHMA). Dr Emmanuella Zamba, General Manager Read More…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has confirmed 117 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), pandemic outbreak in the country. This brings the total number of cases confirmed to 782. According to the NCDC, 59 cases were discovered in Lagos, 23 in FCT, 14 in Kano, six in Borno, four in Kastina , three in Read More…
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…