Primero Transport Services Ltd., operator of the Lagos Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) may withdraw its services on May 25, due to logistics problems and other issues, an authoritative source disclosed on Friday. The source told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the company might likely run out of diesel and other supplies that would likely Read More…
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Lagos now has over 3000+ confirmed cases, 16000 tested
Lagos now has 3,093 confirmed COVID19 cases, having reported 139 new cases on Thursday. The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in its latest report said Nigeria, itself, had recorded 7,016 confirmed cases with 1,907 persons discharged and 211 deaths. 40,043 tests had been done, with 1,812 on Wednesday alone. Earlier, the Lagos State Government Read More…
Lagos reduces budget by 21%
The Lagos State Executive Council has approved review of the state’s 2020 Budget by 21 per cent. The state Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, Mr Sam Egube, made this known at a press briefing on Thursday in Lagos. Egube said that this was to help mitigate the economic and social headwind precipitated by the Read More…
Lagos Govt seals 20 Isheri-North GRA buildings
The Lagos State Government has sealed 20 houses at various completion stages in Isheri-North Government Reservation Area (GRA) of the state. Mr Mukaila Sanusi, Spokesman, Lagos State Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development, said in a statement that they were sealed for non-compliance with the state’s construction laws. The statement was made available to Read More…
From 1300+ COVID19 tests, Nigeria records 284 new cases, Lagos almost 200
The number of new COVID19 cases in Lagos peaked at 199 Wednesday on a day, new testing nationwide increased by 1332. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday recorded 284 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 6677. The News Agency of Nigeria Read More…
Ali Baba, stakeholders, talk Lagos tourism post COVID-19
Comedian Atunyota Akpobome, popularly known as “Ali Baba” and other stakeholders on Wednesday enumerated the way forward for tourism growth in Lagos State post COVID-19. The stakeholders spoke during a virtual zoom meeting organised by the Lagos State Ministry of Tourism, with the theme: “Resetting the Tourism Sector in Lagos State”. The comedian said that Read More…
Lagos discharges 17 more COVID19 patients
The Lagos State Government says 17 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and discharged, after testing negative twice to the virus. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State said in a statement on Wednesday that a total of 649 patients had been discharged from the isolation centres. ”Good people of Lagos, today, 17 more COVID-19 Lagos patients; Read More…
Rights groups seek mental evaluation of Lagos baby mother-killer
Human rights groups have appealed to the Attorney-General of Lagos State, Mr Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN), to compel one Miss Funmilola Adisa to undergo psychiatric evaluation for allegedly killing her baby. The rights groups, Prisoners’ Rights Advocacy Initiative (PRAI) and Postpartum Support Network (PSN) made the appeal in a letter they sent to the attorney-general. The Read More…
Lagos Journalists decry police harassment
Lagos Journalists’ League (LJL), a group of conscientious journalists operating in Lagos, has frowned at the harassment of journalists and other health workers by policemen on Tuesday night. In a statement issued in Lagos on Wednesday by its acting Secretary, Enitan Olukotun, the group described the action of the police as barbaric. The group, therefore, Read More…
50 ships with petroleum products, food items to arrive Lagos ports
Fifty ships laden with petroleum products, food items and other goods are expected at the TinCan Island Port and the Lagos Port Complex from May 20 to June 3. The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) made this known in its publication, `Shipping Position’, a copy of which was made available to the News Agency of Nigeria Read More…