Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, has announced the death of two Covid-19 patients in the State. Prof. Abayomi said one of the one of the deceased was a 45- year-old Nigerian man who returned from India in January. He added that the second patients was a 36-year-old Nigerian female with severe underlying […]
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The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, on Sunday said that about 17 hospitals in the state have reached out to the Ministry of Health for assistance for being inadvertently exposed to coronavirus (COVID-19) patients. Mr Abayomi said a total number of 14 deaths have been recorded in Lagos, while only two of […]
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Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, has said the use of face masks in public places will be made compulsory in the state starting from next week. Mr Sanwo-Olu at a press update on Monday said this is part of the measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the state. “Wearing of face masks […]
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As part of the measures to cushion the effect of the lockdown due to the Coronavirus, Lagos State Government has concluded plans to feed 100,000 youths daily. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State made this known on Tuesday at a media briefing on the update of COVID-19 pandemic. Sanwo-Olu said that his government would continue […]
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The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Nigeria is now 373. This is according to the Nigeria Centre For Disease Control who announced 11 new COVID-19 cases in Lagos State at 11PM on Tuesday, April 14, 2020. As at 11:00 pm 14th April there are 373 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. 99 […]
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The governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says the state government has arrested over 400 vehicles for flouting the lockdown order. The governor made this disclosure on Saturday during a live update to residents of the state on steps taken by his administration to contain the COVID-19. “We have reviewed the situation, we are […]
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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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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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Lagos State Government on Monday wielded the big stick against the menace of commercial motorcycles (Okada) and tricycles (Keke NAPEP), proscribing their operations in six Local Government Areas (LGAs), nine Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) and 10 major highways across the State with effect from February 1. The State Government directed security operatives to embark […]
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The governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has signed the 2020 budget of N1.168 trillion into law. Sanwo-Olu signed the budget at his office in Alausa, Ikeja, on Tuesday. Babafemi Hamzat, his deputy, Mudashiru Obasa, speaker of the state house of assembly, Gbolahan Yishau, chairman of house committee on budget and economic planning and […]
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