The authorities in Ayobo Ipaja and Agabado Oke-Odo Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) of Lagos State, say they would begin the distribution of 10,000 face masks respectively in their communities under the ‘Mask Up Campaign’ to curb the spread of Coronavirus (COVID -19). Mr Yusuf Shakiru, Executive Chairman of Ayobo LCDA in statement on Tuesday Read More…
The Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday passed the Lagos State Neighborhood Safety Corps Agency (Amendment) 2019 bill, after a third reading by members of the House. The Speaker of the House, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, who presided over the plenary, said the amendment bill was passed after voice votes in favour of the amendment. Read More…
The Lagos State Government has concluded arrangement to prosecute all owners of vehicles impounded during the second phase of the COVID-19 lockdown on May 11, 2020. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the second phase lockdown took effect from April 5 to May 3. Adebayo Taofiq, Head, Public Affairs Unit, Lagos State Environmental Read More…
Men of the Lagos State Police Command came to the rescue of a homeless mother who gave birth by the roadside on Friday morning. According to the police in a tweet on Friday morning, their officers in Ikate Elegushi received a distress call requesting for the rescue of a homeless mother of four who had Read More…
The Commissioner of Police in Lagos, Hakeem Odumosu, on Wednesday in Lagos ordered the removal of some checkpoints in the state to ease the movement of essential commodities and workers. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, DSP Bala Elkana who disclosed this in a statement, said Odumosu gave the order when he Read More…
The Lagos State Government has appealed to residents to abide by the safety guidelines provided to curb further spread of COVID-19, following increase in confirmed cases after lockdown relaxation. The Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frederic Oladeinde made the appeal in a statement through the Head of Public Affairs Unit, Ministry of Transport, Mrs Bolanle Ogunlola Read More…
Some residents of Abule Egba and Agege in Lagos State, on Monday expressed worry at non-compliance of many Lagos residents with social distancing directive aimed at reducing COVID-19 spread. While many Lagos residents used face masks on the first day of gradual relaxation of lockdown of the state, they did not observe social distancing at Read More…
The Road Transport Employers’ Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for announcing a “gradual easing” of COVID-19 lockdown in Lagos, Ogun and Abuja from May 4. Alhaji Abdulrahman Amusan, the National Publicity Secretary of RTEAN told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos that members of the union were Read More…
By Kelechi Onuobia There are numerous issues those of us under lockdown have had to face, but would we be overlooking those little benefits that are being affected by the pandemic entails? More than a third of the world’s population has been advised to stay in the one place where they do not pose such Read More…
Following a series of meetings held between officials of the Lagos State Community Development Commission (CDC) and all Community Development Association (CDA) executives, the Lagos State government has come up with new guidelines on COVID19 social distancing for business owners, traders and people in the various communities. Due to the increase of COVID-19 cases in Read More…