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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 announced the recovery and discharge of 33 new COVID-19 patients, increasing the number of recoveries in the state to 502. The state Ministry of Health, through its verified Twitter handle on Monday, said the patients were nine females and 24 males, all Nigerians. It said that 17 of the patients Read More…
The fate of a three storey building in Lagos is hanging in the balance as the State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) on Friday said structural integrity test would be conducted to decide whether to demolish it or not. Director-General of LASEMA told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the test on the building, located Read More…
As part of measures to further curb the spread of COVID-19, the Alimosho General Hospital, Lagos on Friday inaugurated a 5-man COVID-19 response team to monitor activities in the facility. The Medical Director, Dr Madewa Adebajo, said during the inauguration that the purpose of the team was to establish a functional monitoring group that would 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 National Judicial Council (NJC) has released guidelines for court sittings during the COVID-19 pandemic to reduce spread. The guidelines issued by the NJC Committee headed by Justice Olabode Rhodes-Vivour are contained in a statement issued by the NJC Director of information, Mr Soji Oye, on Thursday. It is entitled: “The National Judicial Council Guidelines 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…
The Chairmen of the Ikeja and Ikorodu branches of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on Tuesday lauded the virtual court sitting initiated by the Lagos State Judiciary. The virtual court sitting is part of social distancing measures to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. The maiden virtual court sitting via the Zoom App was Read More…
The Lagos State Ministry of Health, on Tuesday announced another one COVID-19 related death, increasing the number of deaths in the state to 31. The ministry disclosed this through its Twitter account. It, however, did not give additional information about the age, sex, nationality and medical history of the deceased. The ministry added that as Read More…