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The Lagos Ferry Services Company (LAGFERRY) says it has a daily target of moving 480,000 people through the water transport when it reached its optimal operational level. Its Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Mr AbdoulBaq Balogun, said this during ”Covinspiration,” an online show moderated by Dayo Israel, a UN Special Representative and British Council Global Change Read More…
The Lagos State Government on Monday announced the recovery of 31 additional coronavirus patients, having tested negative twice to the disease. Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said in a statement that a total of 1,771 patients had been managed and discharged from the isolation centres. ”Good people of Lagos, 31 more #COVID19Lagos patients; 15 Read More…
The volume of shares traded on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Friday dropped by 19.88 per cent, just as the market indices declined further. Specifically, investors traded 144.31 million shares worth N1.52 billion achieved in 3,993 deals. This was in contrast with 180.12 million shares valued at N1.85 billion exchanged in 3,889 deals on Read More…
Dr Amy Jadesimi, Managing Director of Lagos Deep Offshore Logistics (LADOL) base, a logistics and engineering facility, says local production is key to servicing trade in the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement. Jadesimi said in Lagos on Friday that the trade should not just be about importing from wealthy countries and distributing them Read More…
The organisers of the annual Access Bank Lagos City Marathon on Wednesday said that the hosting of the 42km race in 2021 was not under threat yet, in spite of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Media Officer of the race, Kayode Thomas, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Read More…
The Lagos State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr Olusegun Ogungbemide, on Wednesday led officers of the corps to monitor vehicular movement and sensitise motorists plying the ever-busy Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Ogungbemide told newsmen that the exercise followed the Federal Government’s lifting of the restriction order on interstate travel imposed since May Read More…
The Lagos State Government has reiterated that COVID-19 testing for residents of the state was free of charge. Mr Gbenga Omotoso, the state’s Commissioner for Information and Strategy said this in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos. ”The state would like to reassure the general public that testing is still free at all the COVID-19 Read More…
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) said on Tuesday that 28 ships laden with petroleum products, food items and other goods had arrived Lagos Port Complex waiting to berth. NPA made this known in its publication, `Shipping Position’, a copy of which was made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. According to Read More…
The Committee of Wives of Lagos State Officials (COWLSO), on Monday donated 5,000 transistor radios to enhance access to educational contents. Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, unveiled the transistor radios at an event held at Lagos House, Marina. Sanwo-Olu also unveiled 5,000 face masks and cash donation by COWLSO, all geared toward improving access Read More…
An initiative aimed at increasing the number of black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) coaches in English football has been launched by the Premier League, Football League and PFA. The move followed comments from high-profile players such as Manchester City’s Raheem Sterling who said few black players make the progression into full-time coaching roles. Under Read More…