Mr Boss Mustapha, the chairman, Presidential Task Force (PTF), on COVID-19, has said that the ban on religious gathering has been lifted based on guidelines and protocols agreed with state governments. Mustapha, who is also the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, said this at the PTF on COVID-19 daily briefing on Monday in Read More…
No fewer than 730 persons were sentenced to community service by Lagos State Magistrates’ Court for COVID-19 lockdown offences, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The Director of Community Service, Lagos State Ministry of Justice, Ms Shakirat Karimu-Ikotun disclosed this to NAN in her office on Monday. She spoke after receiving some Personal Protective Read More…
The Nigerian Navy (NN) on Monday inaugurated a 40-bed-space isolation centre at the Naval Dockyard in Lagos State, for its personnel who might test positive for Coronavirus disease . The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Adm. Ibok-Ette Ibas, was represented by Rear Adm. Oladele Daji, the Flag Officer Commanding (FOC) Western Naval Command at Read More…
The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mr Kayode Popoola, on Sunday said the government had begun a “systematic maintenance of all bridges in Lagos’’ to ensure smooth rides and safety. Popoola told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on telephone that government had a schedule to fix all bridges in Lagos State in batches Read More…
Smiles can now creep back to the face of Waka Queen, Salawa Abeni, as the Lagos State Police Command on Sunday announced that it had arrested a certain man who had been blackmailing her. A statement from the police read: “Our Decoy team have arrested a man who tried blackmailing the popular fuji artiste, Salawa Read More…
Lagos recorded its bleakest day in the fight against the COVID19 novel coronavirus as it recorded its highest number of fresh cases yet at 378. This high figure lends to the fear that there are indeed more COVID19 novel coronavirus cases among the population than reported. The large figure from Lagos coincides with the record Read More…
Picture above: L-R: Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu; Deputy Governor, Dr Obafemi Hamzat and Special Adviser on Works and Infrastructure, Mrs Aramide Adeyoye, during the unveiling of the plaque to flag-off the Lekki Regional Road as part of activities to commemorate the First Year in Office of the Sanwo-Olu administration, at Eti-Osa Local Government, Read More…
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says three another COVID-19 related deaths were recorded, increasing the infection mortality in the state to 50. Abayomi made the disclosure through his Twitter account on Saturday evening. He, however, did not give additional information about the sex, age, nationality or medical conditions of the deceased. Read More…
Some experts on Saturday called for the upgrade of slums in Nigeria through sustained efforts to build resilient cities that would enhance good health and welfare of the residents. The experts who made the calls at a zoom meeting organised by the Lagos State Chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Town Planners (NITP), also said Read More…
On a day that only two COVID19 deaths were recorded nationwide, Lagos notched yet again its highest single day record of 254 new COVID19 cases. Though there are no figures on testing for Lagos, it may appear that the new cases came out of the 1038 tests reported nationwide for Thursday. Lagos now has 4,377 Read More…