The Lagos State Government has warned the public to beware of fake news on coronavirus. The government said its attention had been drawn to various false stories, particularly on the social media, in respect of the identification and quarantine of the 44-year-old Italian, who tested positive to Coronavirus, on his return from a business trip … Read more
Two middle-aged women, Florence Kock and Gladys have been arrested by the Police for child abduction. The suspects, were arrested at Badore area of Ajah when the cries of the children, both males, alerted people around. According to reports, the residents of the community suspected the women and tipped off the police, who came and … Read more
The Lagos State Government on Saturday said that its pensioners above 60 years old would from April this year, begin to enjoy a free health insurance scheme. Mrs. Folashade Onanuga, Director-General of the Lagos State Pension Commission (LASPEC) made the disclosure in Lagos, NAN reports. According to her, the facility would be accessible in all … Read more
Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a dismissed a Private Air Force personnel and leader of one chance robbery gang using Sienna car to operate in various parts of the Lagos metropolis. The 50-year-old Suspect, Matthew Tokeme, was arrested with his Sienna car, carrying the number plate … Read more
The Lagos State Government on Saturday said it had moved the coronavirus patient to a better facility where he would be comfortable, Punch reports. The PUNCH had exclusively reported how the patient was very upset about where he was isolated and had threatened to flee. The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, who … Read more
The Honourable Commissioner, Lagos State Ministry of Wealth Creation and Employment, Mrs. Yetunde Arobieke, has called on the youth population to embrace Agriculture business as a means of empowerment and self-dependence in view of the economic situation in the country. Speaking on Friday at a mentorship seminar organised by the Lagos State government for youths, … Read more
The Director-General, Lagos State Public Service Staff Development Centre (PSSDC), Dr. Senukon Olufunmi Ajose-Harrison has reaffirmed the institution’s capabilities and relevance in the training and retraining of Public Servants for efficient and effective service delivery, saying PSSDC remains a 21st-century training institution. Ajose-Harrison made this disclosure on Thursday at the closing ceremony of four training … Read more
On the backdrop of the first documented case of the dreaded Coronavirus in Nigeria, and the isolated patient in quarantine at the Mainland Hospital, Yaba, a health worker at the hospital on Friday said the patient was angry and had attempted to escape. According to the source who spoke on the condition of anonymity while … Read more
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal office, on Friday, arraigned one Ngozi Philomena Okoye and her company, Menoil Oil and Gas Limited before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos State on a two-count charge bordering on obtaining goods by false pretence and stealing to the tune … Read more
Lagos State Government has said that it is building modern agriprenuers who would in turn drive further its e-agriculture policy of digitalizing sales and marketing of agricultural produce. The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Prince Gbolahan Lawal who said this during a visit to the trainees of the on-going one-month Lagos Agripreneurship Programme at the Agricultural … Read more
LASG has raised its level of response to Coronavirus (COVID-19) incident, following a reported case of a patient diagnosed with the infectious viral disease in the State in the early hours of Friday. This is coming, just as the Chief Incident Commander and the State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, allayed fears of residents on spread … Read more
Speaker of the Lagos House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, on Friday, called for calm among residents of the state following the detection of the first case of Coronavirus brought in by an Italian. Obasa said the need by Lagos residents not to panic over the incident stems from the fact that the state … Read more
A 52-year-old trader, Moruf Olushola, was arraigned before an Ikeja Magistrates Court for bathing a pregnant woman and her two children with petrol with intent to set them ablaze. The defendant, who resides at Surulere, Lagos, was arraigned before Magistrate Mrs. B.O Osunsanmi on a two-count charge of breach of peace and attempt to commit … Read more
Following the confirmation of the presence of Coronavirus in Nigeria earlier today, the Lagos State State Government has begun a search for all the contacts of the Italian who brought coronavirus to the country. The Ministry of Health made this disclosure in a press statement in Lagos state on Friday. The statement that was signed … Read more
Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr Obafemi Hamzat has revealed that the Italian man diagnosed with the deadly Coronavirus in Nigeria was at Ogun State before he fell ill and was conyeyed to Lagos. He said this while featuring as a guest on TVC’s flagship programme, ‘Your View,’ on Friday. He explained that the man came … Read more
The Lagos State Government will temporarily close Adegbola Level Crossing at Ikeja from 6:00pm on Saturday, 29th February 2020 to 6:00am on Sunday, 1st March 2020 for the laying of railway tracks. According to a statement issued by the Lagos State Ministry of Transportation, motorists plying the axis are therefore implored to go through Works … Read more
Lagos State Government, on Thursday, restated its commitment to the regeneration of Lagos Island Central Business District, just as it gave a one-week ultimatum to all traders and business owners to remove illegal extensions on buildings within the Business District. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who handed down the directive at an inter-ministerial stakeholders meeting held at … Read more
Lagos State governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Friday morning said the State Emergency Operations Centre has been activated to attend to the first case of novel coronavirus reported in Nigeria. The patient, an unnamed Italian, arrived in Lagos, Nigeria, on Wednesday from Milan and was reported ill on 26th February. He was transferred to Lagos State … Read more
The Lagos State Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mrs. Uzamat Akinbile-Yussuf has expressed displeasure towards the menace of street begging in the State. Speaking yesterday at the maiden edition of community engagement of all stakeholders in Alimosho constituency, she advised beggars to quit begging as a source of livelihood. Instead, they should take advantage … Read more
An unidentified young man in the early hours Thursday, in a failed suicide bid, allegedly, jumped into the Lagos Lagoon on Third Mainland Bridge after alighting from a UBER car. This incident happened barely 10 days after a man alighted from a call cab and jumped into the Lagos Lagoon. Read Also: Coronavirus: Senate faults … Read more