Dr Joe Okei-Odumakin, President, Centre for Change, has called on Federal Government to increase the number of isolation centres and testing sites in order to contain spread of COVID-19 pandemic as cases hit 627 Okei-Odumakin made the call in a statement in Lagos on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Nigerian Read More…
Society
Akin Euba, Father of African Pianism, dies at 84
The death has been announced of Professor Akin Euba, Nigerian classical composer, on Tuesday, 14th April 2020. Professor Euba before his death was an Andrew W. Mellon Professor, Emeritus at the University of Pittsburgh, United States of America, having retired in 2011. He is known as the ‘Father of African pianism’. He was born in Read More…
More Lagos residents say lockdown extension unavoidable bitter pill
More Lagos residents are reacting to the extension of the lockdown of the state by the Federal Government, with many describing it as a price to pay for survival. The residents, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday, said that the extension was well-intended, but poor residents would suffer, if not Read More…
Lagos cab operators commend Sanwo-Olu over release of impounded vehicles
The Lagos State Taxi Drivers and Cab Operators Association on Wednesday commended Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu for ordering the release of all vehicles impounded by law enforcement agencies from March 1. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Sanwo-Olu gave the directive during a Lagos State COVID-19 update and palliatives’ programmes of his administration on Read More…