COVID19 Education Metro Notes

LASG Intensifies Fumigation of Public Schools ahead of Resumption

Preparatory to the planned resumption of terminal class students, the Lagos State Government has intensified the periodic fumigation/decontamination of all public secondary schools. A press release by the Permanent Secretary, Office of Environmental Services, Mrs. Aderonke Odeneye on Saturday stated that majority of the public secondary schools in the six educational districts have been reached. Read More…

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How to rescue ourselves from our political leaders(4)

Forget the Federal Government, focus on the State and Local Government Dr. ChiChi Aniagolu-Okoye Picture above credit: Oluwarantimi by Polly Alakija, public art project commissioned by the Lagos State Government ©Tayo Adeoye Ninety percent of critiques in Nigeria focus on the Federal government. While it cannot be denied that the Federal government wields enormous powers Read More…

COVID19 Policy Top Story

Sanwoolu directs reopening of worship centres as Lagos records decline in COVID-19 positive cases

– Gov Directs Re-Opening Secondary Schools For SS3, TECIII – Night Clubs, Cinemas To Remain Closed In picture above: Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu (middle), addressing Lagosians on the gradual easing of COVID-19 lockdown, at Lagos House, Marina, on Saturday, August 1, 2020. With him (L-R): Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Moyo Read More…

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How to rescue ourselves from our political leaders(3)

Political Education Dr. ChiChi Aniagolu-Okoye Picture above credit: Still from Falz – This is Nigeria (official video) ©Folarinde ‘Falz’ Falana Most of us don’t understand democracy or the real power of the electorate. Colonialism and military rule has created a system of subservience to the leader. Anyone in a position of authority in Nigeria, no Read More…

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COVID19 Health Top Story

NCDC announces 624 new cases of COVID-19, total infections now 41,804

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has announced 624 new COVID-19 cases in the country as total infections from the virus increased to 41, 804. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle on Tuesday. The health agency noted that eight more persons have died from the disease. It stated that Lagos, Read More…

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There’s now higher demand for LAGFERRY services – MD

The Lagos Ferry Services (LAGFERRY) on Tuesday said that there had been a significant increase in the patronage of ferry services since Monday, the first day of work after the partial closure of the Third Mainland Bridge. The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of LAGFERRY, Mr Abdoulbaq Balogun, said this in an interview with the News Read More…

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10 escape death as boat capsizes in Lagos

No fewer than 10 passengers escaped death on Tuesday’s evening, when their boat capsized on Lagos Waterways, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has said. Alhaji Ibrahim Farinloye, NEMA Acting Coordinator in Lagos State, who made this known in a statement, said, “10 passengers were rescued live when their boat capsized. According to him, the Read More…

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Metro Notes

Lagos to establish N10bn aquaculture centre, empowers 2,743 farmers

The Lagos State Government is to establish N10 billion Lagos Aquaculture Centre of Excellence (LACE) in Igbonla, Epe, under a Public\Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement. The state Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, gave the assurance on Tuesday at the distribution of agricultural inputs and productive assets to 2,743 farmers under the 2020 Agricultural Value Chains Empowerment Programme. Read More…

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Domestic gas explosion claims 1 life, injures 3 in Lagos

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has said that a man lost his life while three adults were injured in a gas explosion which took place at Palmgrove Estate, Lagos. LASEMA Director-General, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, who confirmed the accident on Monday, said that the three injured people had been hospitalised. Oke-Osanyintolu said that LASEMA Read More…