The Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, on Wednesday mourned the death of his younger brother, Dr Haroun Hamzat. Hamzat, who made the announcement through his Instagram page (drobafemihamzat), however called on the public to be conscious of the volatility of COVID-19 pandemic. He implored everyone to obey all the rules of COVlD-19. Read More…
The Chairman, Lagos State Sports Commission, Mr. Sola Aiyepeku, has unveiled sporting activities for the Year 2021 Calendar. Speaking at an interactive session with Sports journalists, on Tuesday at the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Surulere, Lagos, the Chairman stated that in line with COVID-19 protocols, the State Government planned to introduce a Summer Camp where Read More…
The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit (Taskforce) has impounded 60 vehicles from drivers who commit various traffic offences over the weekend. The chairman of the task force, SP Shola Jejeloye said this in a statement signed by its Head, Public Affairs Unit, Mr Adebayo Taofiq on Sunday in Lagos. The offences included Read More…
The Lagos State Health Service Commission (LSHSC) on Wednesday lauded the EKO Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) for donating two ultra-modern ventilators to two of the state owned health facilities. Dr Benjamin Eniayewun, the Permanent Secretary of the Commission who received the ventilators described the gesture as an answer to a pressing prayer.’ “This gesture, is Read More…
Lagos State is the cleanest state in the South West of Nigeria while the overall 2020 Cleanest State in Nigeria index ratings has been won by Akwa Ibom State with Abuja emerging as the cleanest city in Nigeria. Ikeja is the third cleanest city in the country. The results were the outcome of a 15 Read More…
The Lagos State Government said that it had carried out a total of 197,000 COVID-19 tests since the outbreak of the disease in the state, out of which 26,000 tested positive. “We are ramping up testing, we have now recently surpassed the 3,000 tests per day mark, and we will keep raising this number. “So Read More…
The Lagos State Government said it would hold the December edition of its Eko City Farmers’ Fair and Appreciation Day on Sunday to enable residents shop for produce, including rice, at farm gate prices. The state’s Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms Abisola Olusanya, stated this on Thursday in Lagos. She said that residents would have the Read More…
In picture above: (From left): Mr. Adeyemi Adebayo, Director of Private Education & Special Programmes, OEQA; representative of the wife of the Governor, Mrs. Funso Raji; Winner of Spelling BEE Y2020 competition, Miss Jemima Marcus; the HC Min. of Education, Mrs. Folasade Adefisayo; Director-General, Office of Education Quality Assurance (OEQA), Mrs. Abiola Seriki-Ayeni at the Read More…
The Lagos State Government says it will begin the sales of rice before Christmas celebration to residents in collaboration with Kebbi Government and Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms Abisola Olusanya, told newsmen on Monday in Lagos that about 100,000 bags of 50 kg were being expected for sales at N20,000 Read More…
The Lagos State Government on Monday began a five-day pre-festive disinfection and decontamination of 33 live bird markets across the state. The Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms Abisola Olusanya, kicked off the exercise at the Awolowo Live Bird Market, Mushin Local Government Area of the state. Olusanya noted that the exercise was aimed at preventing the Read More…