Picture above credit: Gridlock in Apapa Photo: Stears Business Kayode Opeifa, the Executive Vice Chairman, Presidential Task Team(PTT) on Restoration of Law and Order in Apapa, has debunked a media report that there is traffic congestion in Apapa axis. Opeifa, in a statement on Monday, described the entire report as unfounded and misleading. He said Read More…
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Lagos Bus Service announces fare hike, gets approval to ply BRT corridor
Picture above credit: Lagos Bus Service announces fare hike, gets approval to ply BRT corridor Source: LBSL The Lagos Bus Services Limited (LBSL), operator of Marcopolo high-capacity buses, says it has secured approval of the state government for upward review of fares and right to ply Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) dedicated lane. The Chief Executive Read More…
Wana Udobang, Nigerian poet selected for U.S. Writing Programme
Picture above credit: Wana Udobang/NAN A Nigerian poet, writer and spoken word artist, Wana Udobang, has been selected by the United States Department of State to participate in the 54th International Writing Programme (IWP) Fall Residency. The U.S. Consulate in Lagos disclosed this in a statement issued by Temitayo Famutimi, the Consulate’s information specialist. The Read More…
Amuwo-Odofin LG shuts down 4 markets over non-COVID-19 rules compliance
Picture above credit: A makeshift mini market on 24 Road Festac Town, Lagos. PHOTO: TONYE BAKARE The Amuwo Odofin Local Government (AOLG) of Lagos State has shut down four markets in the area for non-compliance with guidelines to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the four Read More…
Time to rescue ourselves from our political leaders!
Dr. ChiChi Aniagolu-Okoye Illustration above credit: Protest people crowd silhouette. ©Getty Images/iStockphoto The Nigerian middle class has to a large extent existed without paying heed to our political leadership. When we are ill, we go to private hospitals in Nigeria or go abroad. We educate our children in private schools in Nigeria or take them Read More…
NCDC records 463 new cases of COVID-19, total rises to 33,616
PICTURE ABOVE CREDIT: REUTERS – AFOLABI SOTUNDE The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 463 new COVID-19 cases in the country as total infections rose to 33,616. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle on Tuesday. The NCDC said that as at the July, 14, there were 463 new confirmed cases and Read More…
Nigeria records 595 new cases of COVID-19, total jumps to 33,153
Nigeria has announced 575 new COVID-19 cases in the country as total infections from the virus rise to 33,153. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known on its official twitter handle on Monday . The NCDC said that the new confirmed cases as at July 13 was 595 while four deaths were recorded Read More…
COVID-19: Lagos records 12 deaths within 24 hours- NCDC
PICTURE ABOVE CREDIT: Associated Press The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says 12 COVID-19 related mortality were recorded within 24 hours in Lagos State on July 12. The NCDC made the disclosure in its COVID-19 Situation Report for July 12. According to the centre, 16 deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours in Read More…
Ngozi Okonjo Iweala: To Beat Covid-19, Governments Need to Open Up
We won’t recover from the pandemic unless leaders can persuade citizens that they’re spending wisely. By Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala The world will not be rid of Covid-19 until we have a safe and effective vaccine available to everyone. We will not recover from the far-reaching economic impact of the pandemic without a new social compact Read More…
Nigeria treated, discharged 13,447 COVID-19 patients
The number of COVID-19 patients discharged in the country is now 13,447 following 344 new successfully treated cases. This is according to the new data released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on its official twitter account on Sunday. The NCDC had also recorded 571 new COVID-19 cases in 20 states, bringing the Read More…