The Lagos State Government says it will be meeting with telecommunications service providers on the issue of data subscription, toward boosting e-learning during the Coronavirus pandemic. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu said this on Tuesday at the Lagos House, Marina, during the Fifteenth Update on the Management of Coronavirus in the state. Sanwo-Olu said that the meeting Read More…
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday warned residents on the activities of extortionists and fraudsters at construction sites, parading themselves as state officials, warning residents to be on the look out. The General Manager of the Lagos State Materials Testing Laboratory (LSMTL), Dr Abiodun Tajudeen, said in a statement in Lagos that the agency had Read More…
Doctors, under the aegis of the Medical Guild, has issued three weeks strike notice to the Lagos State Government on alleged shortcomings of the state’s COVID-19 response. Dr Oluwajimi Sodipo, Chairman, Medical Guild, said on Tuesday in Lagos that the notice was issued based on the challenges as it concerns COVID-19 tests for healthcare workers Read More…
A pregnant woman was among occupants rescued from a collapsed single-storey building at Ajaye-Alagbado area of Lagos State on Tuesday.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the woman was rescued by the locals at about 4.45 p.m before the arrival of the Lagos State Fire Service. The woman was taken to Ile Epo General Read More…
The Lagos State Government has reversed its decision to open mosques and churches from June 19. Making the announcement on Tuesday at State House, Lagos, the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwoolu, said the prevailing circumstances surrounding the COVID19 situation in Lagos informed government’s decision to suspend the reopening of religious centres in the state.
The number of COVID-19 cases in Lagos State now stands at 7,035, according to data by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). The NCDC made the disclosure on Sunday in its COVID-19 Situation Report for June 13. It said that Lagos recorded 195 new COVID-19 infections on June 13, increasing the number to 7,035 Read More…
Nigeria recorded 501 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, bringing the total infections to 15,682. The Nigeria Center For Disease Control (NCDC) announced this on Saturday on its official Twitter handle. The centre also said that it recorded eight deaths. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the centre said that no new state reported a Read More…
The Nigerian in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), on Saturday, confirmed the arrival of 269 Nigerians that were stranded in India in Lagos and Abuja. The commission, who announced their arrival on its Twitter handle, said that the the 269 Nigerians arrived Nigeria at 2:00 a.m. NiDCOM said that evacuees were received from India at the Lagos Read More…
The Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tunji Bello, has directed officials in the ministry not to compromise in clearing shanties to ensure proper flow of water through drainage in the state before June 19. Bello gave the directive during an inspection of the ongoing drainage clearance organised by the Lagos State Government on Read More…
Nigeria now has over 15,000 COVID19 novel coronavirus infections. In its latest report, the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reported that Nigeria has 15,181 confirmed COVID19 cases. Of this number, 4891 cases have been discharged and 399 deaths have been recorded in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory 627 new confirmed cases were Read More…