Health Top Story

Lagos daily COVID19 rate still high as 97 are confirmed on Saturday

With an increase by 55% Lagos figure of 97 new COVID19 cases is still steeply high. In a tweet by the NCDC on Saturday, the total number of new COVID19 cases nationwide was reported as 239. the breakdown is as follows: 97-Lagos 44-Bauchi 29-Kano 19-Katsina 17-Borno 7-FCT 6-Kwara 5-Oyo 3-Kaduna 3-Sokoto 2-Adamawa 2-Kebbi 2-Plateau 2-Ogun Read More…

Policy Top Story

There will be another lockdown in Lagos if…

Lagos Considers Switching to Community Management of Covid-19 Cases, as Sanwo-Olu Mulls another Lockdown …Governor To Police: ‘Confiscate Any Okada Operating, Stop Pedestrian Trekking Into Lagos’ …Commercial Buses Not Complying With Guidelines – Sanwo-Olu Lagos State may be in for another round of interminable lockdown of movement and business activities should the residents fail to Read More…

Business Infrastructure Top Story

Creek Road, Apapa shut down for one week

The Lagos State Government has announced the temporary closure of Creek Road, from Mr. Biggs to Warehouse Road junction, in Apapa from Friday, 8th May, 2020 to Friday, 15th May 2020 for resumption of the on-going road construction by HITECH. A statement issued today by the Lagos State Ministry of Transportation, advised motorists going to Liverpool/Tin Can Ports Read More…

Business Industry Top Story

MAN urges sectoral state of emergency as MCCI falls below 50%

The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) says its Manufacturers CEO’s Confidence Index (MCCI) indicators for the first quarter of 2020 have fallen below 50 per cent benchmark. According to a report, made available to newsmen by MAN on Friday in Lagos, the aggregate MCCI for the first quarter of 2020 dipped to 44.4 points from Read More…

Health Nigeria Top Story

Nigeria approaching difficult response era – Ehanire

With increasing figures of people who tested positive to the Federal Government says Nigeria is approaching a difficult era in response to the novel coronavirus disease outbreak. The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, gave the explanation at the Presidential Task Force (PTF) daily briefing on COVID19 on Friday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria Read More…

Health Top Story

Lagos posts record hike of 183 COVID19 new cases, over half of nationwide total

As Lagos ramps up its testing for COVID19 coronavirus transmissions, 183 new cases on Thursday have been reported. The record high figure is part of the 381 total new cases reported nationwide. The breakdown of the figures as reported at the NCDC Twitter handle @NCDCgov is as follows: 183-Lagos 55-Kano 44-Jigawa 19-Zamfara 19-Bauchi 11-Katsina 9-Borno Read More…

Politics Top Story

Sanwoolu asked to account for COVID19 donations by Lagos lawmakers

The Lagos House of Assembly on Thursday asked Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu to account for expenses incurred from donations received in support of the fight against COVID-19 pandemic in the state. At the plenary presided over by the Speaker, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, the House asked Sanwo-Olu to introduce a co-chairman from the executive arm to represent Read More…