Lagos recorded a daily decline of new COVID19 cases to 30 as Kano’s numbers for new cases skyrocketed to 92. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Friday confirmed 238 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the country, bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 2,170. The NCDC also said that 10 Read More…
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Lagos inaugurates 118-bed Gbagada Isolation Centre
PICTURE ABOVE: L-R: Dr. Tope Oguniyan; Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat; Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi during the opening of Isolation Centre for the Coronavirus treatment at the Gbagada General Hospital, on Friday, May 1, 2020. CREDIT: NAN The Lagos State Government on Friday unveiled a 118-bed Isolation Read More…
Lagos pays special tribute to health workers on May Day
PICTURE ABOVE L-R: Trade Union Congress (TUC) Chairman, Lagos State Chapter, Comrade Gbenga Ekundayo; Commissioner for Establishment, Training and Pensions, Hon. Ponnle Ajibola; Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat; Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu; Head of Service, Mr. Hakeem Muri-Okunola and Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Chairperson, Lagos State Chapter, Comrade Agnes Funmi Sessi during the May Day celebration Read More…
Patience teaches…dry land swimming
Patience Osinaike loves water. She is a vibrant swimming instructor and lifeguard in training who took to swimming after a spell of chaperoning young children, her pupils, for a swimming session.But, what prompted her interest to learn how to swim more effectively was when one day on a flight from Lagos to Abuja, as she Read More…
Lagos new COVID19 cases drop to 43 as Kano overtakes alarmingly
On a day that Kano State reported an alarming 80 new COVID19 cases, Lagos new figures have dropped to 43. 204 new cases of COVID19 were reported nationwide. According to the NCDC on its verified Twitter page, the breakdown is as follows: 80-Kano 45-Lagos 12-Gombe 9-Bauchi 9-Sokoto 7-Borno 7-Edo 6-Rivers 6-Ogun 4-FCT 4-Akwa Ibom 4-Bayelsa Read More…
Okada banned as Lagos issues fresh transport guidelines
The Lagos State Government on Thursday issued fresh guidelines for public transport operations in the state as part of the controlled measures to ease the lockdown over COVID-19 pandemic. The state Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frederic Oladeinde, released the guidelines at a news conference in Lagos. According to him, public transport operations within the state Read More…
Transporters rejoice at easing of lockdown but Lawyers, Lagosians say it is risky
The Road Transport Employers’ Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for announcing a “gradual easing” of COVID-19 lockdown in Lagos, Ogun and Abuja from May 4. Alhaji Abdulrahman Amusan, the National Publicity Secretary of RTEAN told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos that members of the union were Read More…
Man, 25, dies of COVID-19 related disease in Lagos
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has announced another COVID-19 related death, involving a 25-year-old male patient. Abayomi, through his Twitter handle on Thursday, said the deceased at the time of admission at the state isolation facility was in a state of severe breathlessness. “We regret to announce additional #COVID19 related death Read More…
Lagos lays out plans to ease lockdown
The Lagos State Government says schools and religious centres will remain closed as it begins a ”Controlled Easing Phase” of COVID-19 lockdown on May 4. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu said this on Wednesday at the Lagos House, Marina, while addressing newsmen on the update of the management of COVID-19 in the state. Sanwo-Olu said that all Read More…
Lagos has record discharge of 49 COVID-19 patients
The Lagos State Ministry of Health has announced the recovery and discharge of 49 COVID-19 patients, the highest single figure of recovery in the state and Nigeria. The ministry, through its verified Twitter handle on Wednesday, said the patients were 28 females and 21 males including a foreign national – a Greek citizen. It said Read More…