Lagos State government discharges 40 COVID-19 patients

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, yesterday, disclosed that 40 of the COVID-19 patients in the state were released to join their families after testing negative. The 40 patients, 17 females and 23 males, including two foreign nationals, were discharged from…

*Lagos: Conversion of school sports fields to bonded terminal continues despite order (Guardian) *Drama as Lagos lawmaker, Osun walks out on Speaker (Tribune)

Lagos: Conversion of school sports fields to bonded terminal continues despite order (Guardian) Months after Lagos State governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, condemned landowners in Ijegun, Amuwo-Odofin council area for selling plots of land used for bonded terminals and tank farms…

Lagos to build international infectious disease research centre

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Sunday disclosed that his government plans to construct a purpose built International Infectious Disease Research Centre at the Mainland Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba as part of Lagos COVID19 response and other infectious disease…

*Sanwo-Olu suspends reopening of Mosques, Churches indefinitely (Vanguard) *Calling us useless is oppressive, Naira Marley replies Executive Jets (Vanguard)

Sanwo-Olu suspends reopening of Mosques, Churches indefinitely (Vanguard) Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has suspended indefinitely planned reopening of religious worship centres in the state following steady increase in confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state which has remained…

FirstBank empower 1m students initiative presents e-learning devices to Lagos State

First Bank of Nigeria Limited on Thursday, June 11, 2020, presented 20,000 units of e-learning devices to the Lagos State government at the State House in Marina, Lagos. The devices are planned for distribution to school children. According to a…

*Lagos considers options for reopening schools (Punch) *Churches, mosques to remain closed in Lagos (DailyTrust)

Lagos considers options for reopening schools (Punch) The Lagos State Commissioner for Education, Mrs Folasade Adefisayo, has said the state is considering different options in its bid to reopen schools. Adefisayo, at the annual ministerial press briefing of the state…

Lagos set to reopen religious, social centres, begins meetings with stakeholders

The Lagos State Government through the Lagos State Safety Commission has announced that the commission is set to begin the Register-to-Open initiative of the state government. This was disclosed by the Director-General, Lagos State Safety Commission, Mr. Lanre Mojola, during…

*Lagos BRT fares hike unnecessary, wicked – Commuters (Punch) *Sanwo-Olu declares frontline health workers as face of his 1st year anniversary (Nation)

Lagos BRT fares hike unnecessary, wicked – Commuters (Punch) Some commuters in Lagos State on Friday expressed dissatisfaction over the hike in fares by the Primero Transport Services Limited, operators of the Bus Rapid Transit in the state. The News…

*Police intercept dismissed soldier smuggling drugs in Lagos (Guardian) *Lagos govt urges FG to help prevent erosion, protect coastline (Tribune)

Police intercept dismissed soldier smuggling drugs in Lagos (Guardian) It was end of the road for a dismissed soldier and his accomplice after operatives of the Lagos State police command apprehended two of them for transporting about 1,200kg of cannabis…

*Sanwo-olu commiserates with New Telegraph Newspaper on editor’s death (Guardian) *COVID-19: Lagos to re-open schools if… – Education commissioner (Vanguard)

Sanwo-olu commiserates with New Telegraph Newspaper on editor’s death (Guardian) Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has commiserated with the management and staff of the New Telegraph newspaper on the death of its former Saturday editor, Alhaji Waheed Bakare, describing…

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