The Lagos State Government says 17 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and discharged, after testing negative twice to the virus. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State said in a statement on Wednesday that a total of 649 patients had been discharged from the isolation centres. ”Good people of Lagos, today, 17 more COVID-19 Lagos patients; Read More…
Human rights groups have appealed to the Attorney-General of Lagos State, Mr Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN), to compel one Miss Funmilola Adisa to undergo psychiatric evaluation for allegedly killing her baby. The rights groups, Prisoners’ Rights Advocacy Initiative (PRAI) and Postpartum Support Network (PSN) made the appeal in a letter they sent to the attorney-general. The Read More…
Lagos Journalists’ League (LJL), a group of conscientious journalists operating in Lagos, has frowned at the harassment of journalists and other health workers by policemen on Tuesday night. In a statement issued in Lagos on Wednesday by its acting Secretary, Enitan Olukotun, the group described the action of the police as barbaric. The group, therefore, Read More…
Nigeria now has 6175 confirmed COVID19 infections according to the latest report of the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). In a situation report late Monday, 35,345 persons have been tested so far with 1375 tests done on Sunday. On Monday, 216 new confirmed cases and 9 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. Lagos reported 74 Read More…
The Lagos State House of Assembly has confirmed two additional nominees submitted by Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu for the state’s Audit Service Commission. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the confirmation of the duo was by voice votes at plenary on Monday. The Speaker of the House, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, said that the nominees Read More…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Monday agreed to fund the feeding and accommodation of evacuees in Lagos and Abuja. The minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, disclosed this at the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 daily news conference in Abuja. Onyeama said the fund Read More…
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As Lagos considers reopening its economy fully, its daily new COVID19 infections are still soaring. On Sunday, it recorded 177 new COVID19 infections bringing its total confirmed cases figure to 2550, out of which 556 have been discharged with 36 deaths. The latest situation report from the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) shows that Read More…
Some Lagos residents have expressed diverse views on the compulsory wearing of face masks in public places as directed by Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the order, which took effect from April 25 after the ease of five weeks lockdown in Lagos, was aimed at curtailing the spread of Read More…
The Lagos State Government on Sunday discharged 15 more patients who recovered and tested negative to Coronavirus. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu said in a statement that a total of 623 patients had so far been discharged from the state’s isolation centres. ”Good people of Lagos, 15 more COVID-19 Lagos patients; 9 females and 6 males, all Read More…