United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has presented the sum of N1 billion to the Lagos State Government as part of the bank’s commitment to help curb the effect of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). This is also in fulfilment of its N5 billion commitment made by the UBA Group Chairman, Mr. Tony O. Elumelu, last week. […]
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Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has directed a dusk-to-dawn curfew in Lagos starting from Sunday to allow the state to carry out comprehensive disinfection of the metropolis. The Governor also said the state would close the domestic airport. Sanwo-Olu said, “I am hereby directing a statewide curfew from 8pm to 6am, starting from Sunday […]
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Six patients undergoing treatment for the coronavirus pandemic have recovered and will soon be discharged by the Infectious Diseases Hospital, Lagos. Tunde Ajayi, special assistant to the Lagos state governor on health, made the disclosure on Twitter on Thursday afternoon. He wrote: “Six of our #COVID19 inpatients have recovered and will be discharged soon. There is […]
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The Federal Government of Nigeria has ordered the closure of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, for one month over the outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. In a statement signed by Captain Musa Nuhu, Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), on Saturday, it was […]
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The Lagos State Command of the Nigeria Police Force, on Saturday said it has deployed “adequate resources” across the state to enforce the ban on public gatherings. The public gatherings include wedding ceremonies, naming ceremonies, burial ceremonies, parties, clubs and religious gatherings of more than 50, according to the police. In a statement signed by […]
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To curtail the spread of coronavirus disease, Lagos state government has announced closure of all public and private schools in this state. Recall that there are currently six confirmed cases of the disease in Nigeria’s commercial capital. In a statement on Wednesday, Folashade Adefisayo, said: “As part of the preventive measures against the spread of […]
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NIGERIA – Lagos state government has banned any religious gathering of more than 50 worshippers amidst the outbreak of coronavirus. The state commissioner for home affairs, Anofiu Elegushi, disclosed this at a meeting with religious leaders on Wednesday. Explaining that the state government is not insensitive to religious activities, Elegushi said: “Only the living can […]
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Speaking at a news conference, the Lagos state commissioner for the environment and water resources, Tunji Bello, has urged residents of Lagos state to prepare for likely consequences of 240 to 270 days rain with the 2020 rainfall predicted to begin in March 19 and end November 22. Bello said it is necessary to inform […]
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Lagos state ministry of health declared two passengers on board the Turkish Airline flight which brought the Italian who imported coronavirus into the country, wanted. At a press briefing on Monday, Akin Abayomi, commissioner for health, gave their names as Enwelunta Obumnore Godfrey and Salami Abiodun Sadeeq. He said they are wanted because they were among […]
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It was a dreadful sight on Saturday evening, when a three-storey building under renovation by Keystone Bank, suddenly collapsed at Palmgrove, along Ikorodu Road, killing a 35-year-old labourer, Ezekiel Ajibola. Reports have it that the incident occurred at about 7.20 pm. Director General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, also confirmed the […]
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