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NGO advocates end to child marriage in Makoko Community, Lagos

The Girls Voices Initiative (GVI), an Action Health Incorporated (AHI) programme, has appealed to parents and community leaders in Makoko Community, Lagos, to be committed toward ending child marriage. The GVI Girls Leader, Miss Victoria Benedict, made the plea on Friday at a forum on “Advocacy on Ending Child Marriage in Makoko” in Lagos. The Read More…

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Lagos to celebrate World Tourism Day Sept. 27

The Lagos State Government will celebrate this year’s World Tourism Day on Sunday via a zoom event which will be livestream on Facebook for residents of the state. Uzamat Akinbile-Yusuf, Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, told newsmen on Thursday that a smaller number would join dignitaries at the physical event taking place at Lagos Read More…

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AFAP pledges to make Lagos food processing hub

The Association of Food and Agro Processors (AFAP) says it has evolved mechanisms to assist Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) drive Lagos State into a food processing hub for local and export markets. Mr Duro Kuteyi, National President of AFAP, made this known at the Lagos State MSME Exclusive Fair on Wednesday in Lagos. Kuteyi Read More…

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Lagos to celebrate Nigeria @ 60 with Ariya Eko Festival

The Lagos State Government in collaboration with Evergreen Musical have concluded plans to commemorate Nigeria @ 60 with the 2020 edition of Ariya Eko Festival. The Managing Director, Evergreen Musical Company, Bimbo Esho, in a statement on Wednesday said the festival had been slated for a yet to be determined date in October. Esho said Read More…

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Sanwo-Olu calls for remodeling of Lagos airport

Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Tuesday called for remodeling of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) to increase traffic and revenue. Sanwo-Olu made the call in Ikeja when  the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) management paid him a courtesy visit, ahead of the re-opening of airspace for international flights. He advised the Read More…

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Association lauds LASG’s new regulation on e-hailing operators

The Professional E-hailing Drivers and Private Owners Association (PEDPA) says the new regulation on ride sharing operations in Lagos would help instill sanity in the state’s public transport sector. Mr Idris Shonuga, National President of PEDPA), said this during a training and awareness programme for e-hailing operators on Wednesday in Lagos. He said that e-hailing Read More…

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I’m responding positively to COVID-19 treatment – Abayomi

The Lagos Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says he’s responding positively to treatment after testing positive to COVID-19 virus, and remains committed to discharging his duties. The State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotoso, had in a statement on Monday disclosed Abayomi’s COVID-19 status. Abayomi, in a message posted on his Twitter Read More…

A general view of a food market in Lagos after Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari called for a lockdown starting tonight to limit the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), March 30, 2020.Temilade Adelaja/REUTERS
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Active COVID-19 cases in Lagos communities, not admitted, come down to 2,036

Picture above credit: A general view of a food market in Lagos after Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari called for a lockdown starting tonight to limit the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), March 30, 2020. Photograph by Temilade Adelaja/REUTERS The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says that  the active cases of COVID-19 in Read More…

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COVID-19 Guidelines: FRSC boss takes campaign to Lagos motor parks

PICTURE ABOVE CREDIT: FRSC The Lagos State Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Olusegun Ogungbemide has commenced a tour of motor parks in Lagos to sensitise public transport operators on the need to maintain strict adherence to COVID-19 precautionary guidelines. Ogungbemide told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday that the development had become Read More…

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Lagos Govt seals medical laboratory conducting COVID-19 tests illegally

PICTURE ABOVE CREDIT: TheCable The Lagos State Ministry of Health on Saturday said it had sealed a private medical laboratory conducting COVID-19 tests inside a pharmacy at Banana Island in Ikoyi, Lagos. The ministry, through its Twitter account, said that the lab; Acouns Medical Laboratory and Diagnostic Centre, situated inside a pharmacy,was carrying out COVID-19 Read More…