The Lagos House of Assembly has confirmed three out the five nominees submitted by Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu for the state’s Audit Service Commission. The confirmation of the three was by voice votes at plenary on Thursday. Speaker of the House, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, said one of the nominees, Jimoh Akerele Ibrahim, was absent during the Read More…
Lagos Considers Switching to Community Management of Covid-19 Cases, as Sanwo-Olu Mulls another Lockdown …Governor To Police: ‘Confiscate Any Okada Operating, Stop Pedestrian Trekking Into Lagos’ …Commercial Buses Not Complying With Guidelines – Sanwo-Olu Lagos State may be in for another round of interminable lockdown of movement and business activities should the residents fail to Read More…
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos has warned that the gradual easing of the lockdown commencing in the state on Monday was not a license for all to flood the streets. Sanwo-Olu, who gave the warning on Sunday while giving update on the management of COVID-19 in Lagos, said there would be zero tolerance against the Read More…
Lagos State Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu says Lagos and the entire Nigeria need data as a very critical component for economic planning and good governance. A statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr Gboyega Akosile, on Saturday indicated that Sanwo-Olu said this while answering questions as a guest on the digital edition Read More…
The Lagos State Government has issued new guidelines for the reopening of markets and shopping malls, as part of efforts to curb the spread of new coronavirus. The state Commissioner for Local Government and Community Affairs, Dr Wale Ahmed, said in a statement on Saturday in Lagos that the guidelines were necessary. He said that Read More…
The Lagos State Government says it will inaugurate an enlarged committee, comprising government and private sector players to work out gradual easing of the COVID-19 lockdown. The state Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, made the announcement on Wednesday at Lagos House, Marina, while addressing newsmen on the update of the management of COVID-19 in the state. Read More…
The Lagos State Government says schools and religious centres will remain closed as it begins a ”Controlled Easing Phase” of COVID-19 lockdown on May 4. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu said this on Wednesday at the Lagos House, Marina, while addressing newsmen on the update of the management of COVID-19 in the state. Sanwo-Olu said that all Read More…
As Lagosians anticipate the ease of restrictions on Monday, 4th May, after a five-week lockdown to stem the tide of the COVID19 scourge, the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwoolu, has advised businesses to still operate from home as the government continues testing and contact tracing. The governor was responding to the nationwide broadcast by the Read More…
President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the Proclamation Order on the General Management of COVID-19 in Lagos, Ogun, Kano, the Federal Capital Territory and other states in Nigeria as contained in his broadcast of April 27. Mr Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, confirmed this in a statement in Abuja Read More…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday approved a phased and gradual easing of lockdown measures in FCT, Lagos and Ogun States effective from May 4, to safeguard the economy. The president, in a nationwide broadcast in Abuja, however, said that the current lockdown would remain in place until these new ones come into effect on May Read More…