The Chairmen of the Ikeja and Ikorodu branches of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on Tuesday lauded the virtual court sitting initiated by the Lagos State Judiciary. The virtual court sitting is part of social distancing measures to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. The maiden virtual court sitting via the Zoom App was Read More…
The Lagos State Ministry of Health, on Tuesday announced another one COVID-19 related death, increasing the number of deaths in the state to 31. The ministry disclosed this through its Twitter account. It, however, did not give additional information about the age, sex, nationality and medical history of the deceased. The ministry added that as Read More…
The Lagos State Government has urged contractors and other professionals working on its various housing projects to adhere strictly to the COVID-19 operational guidelines for construction sites in the state. The state’s Commissioner for Housing, Mr Moruf Akinderu-Fatai, made the appeal in a statement by the ministry’s Spokesperson, Adeola Salako, on Tuesday in Lagos. Akinderu-Fatai Read More…
Mr Shamsudeen Olaleye, the Executive Chairman of Isolo Local Council Development Area (LCDA) on Tuesday said the popular Aswani market in Lagos would no longer be opened on Tuesdays but on Wednesdays. This is contained in a statement made available by the Media Officer Lanre Olaleye to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. “In Read More…
Following the failure of the first day of the ease of lockdown, which saw the breaking of social distancing rules in Lagos and Abuja, the NCDC has warned that if there was an explosion in the incidence of new COVID19 cases, there would be no other option than to lock the nation down again. The Read More…
The Road Transport Employers’ Association of Nigeria (RTEAN)’s Enforcement Task Force on COVID-19 Public Transport Operational Guidelines in Lagos, on Monday clamped down on some commercial drivers flouting the state government directives. The Task Force led by Alhaji Mohammed Musa, also the State Chairman of RTEAN, told newsmen during the enforcement operation at Iyana-Iba Motor Read More…
Justice Mojisola Dada of an Ikeja High Court has sentenced a driver, Olalekan Hameed, to death by hanging in the first virtual court sitting held by a Lagos court as part of social distancing measures to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Justice Dada, who delivered the judgement in a Zoom app-enabled court session, sentenced Hameed to Read More…
Doctors, under the aegis of the Medical Guild, in Lagos State, say 16 of its members have tested positive to COVID-19 in the state. The Chairman of the Guild, Dr Oluwajimi Sodipo, said at a media briefing on Monday in Lagos, that Lagos, being the epicentre of COVID-19 in Nigeria, had seen members of the Read More…
Some residents of Abule Egba and Agege in Lagos State, on Monday expressed worry at non-compliance of many Lagos residents with social distancing directive aimed at reducing COVID-19 spread. While many Lagos residents used face masks on the first day of gradual relaxation of lockdown of the state, they did not observe social distancing at Read More…
Lagos recorded 39 new cases as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Sunday announced 170 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), in the country, bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 2558. Of the 2558 confirmed COVID-19 cases, Lagos accounted for 1107. The NCDC also said that two new patients have been Read More…