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Air Peace says it has distributed food items to several indigent families in Lagos as part of its corporate social responsibility to cushion the effect of the lockdown occasioned by COVID-19, pandemic. Mr Allen Onyema, Chairman, Air Peace, in a statement on Saturday, said that the airline always stands up for Nigerians in challenging times. Read More…
Sunsay backed by the Hossp choir ‘killed’ it when it did a remarkable cover of ‘Eye Adaba’. It had the original composer, Asa, ecstatic with delight as she remarked on her Instagram page, “surreal!” The cover was rendered with deep passion and dexterity, with the backup by the Hossp choir giving it an ethereal feel. Read More…
All Progressives Congress National Leader, Sen. Bola Tinubu, has felicitated with Lagos stalwart of the party, Alhaji Mutiu Are, on his 61st birthday. In a congratulatory message by his media adviser, Mr Tunde Rahman, on Friday, Tinubu described Are as a staunch progressive, reliable associate and loyal member of APC. “Are has painstakingly served APC in Read More…
To further strengthen the fight to contain the spread of COVID-19, FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria PLC, has donated N500 million toward Nigeria’s COVID-19 intervention fund. Mr Moyo Ajekigbe, the Chairman, Board of Directors, FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria PLC, in a statement on Friday in Lagos, said that the donation was made to the Private Sector Coalition Against Read More…
The Theatre Arts and Motion Pictures Practitioners Association of Nigeria (TAMPAN) on Friday urged members to endure the lockdown and work with government to curtail the spread of COVID-19 in Nigeria. Bolaji Amusan, National President of TAMPAN, gave the advice in a statement to newsmen in Lagos. According to him, considering President Buhari’s broadcast on Read More…
The Lagos State Government has urged residents to desist from setting up bonfire on tarred road surfaces while embarking on vigilante operations, especially during the COVID-19 lockdown. Mrs Aramide Adeyoye, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Works and Infrastructure, said in a statement on Thursday that such practice destroyed asphalt used to construct the Read More…
The Office of the First Lady of Lagos State, Mrs Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, says it has commenced the second phase of the distribution of relief materials to the less privileged. Mrs Olubukonla Nwonah, the Director, Public Affairs, Office of the First Lady, said in a statement on Thursday, that the second phase was targeting Non Governmental Read More…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 34 new positive cases of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). The latest cases were from Lagos, Kano, Kastina, Delta and Niger States, as total number of infections in the country rises to 407. NCDC, through its verified Twitter account, on Wednesday said that the 34 new cases Read More…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said that its main challenge is not testing for Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), but collection of samples and getting them to laboratories. Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director-General of NCDC, said this at the daily Presidential Task Force briefing on Wednesday in Abuja, while giving an update on COVID-19 in Read More…
The Lagos State Council of Radio, Television Theatre and Arts Workers Union of Nigeria (RATTAWU) has distributed relief packages to its members to cushion effects of the restriction order. The union’s Chairman, Mr Dare Durosimi, who announced this on Wednesday in Lagos, said part of the relief package include rice, hand sanitisers, protective masks and Read More…