Lockdown: Be friendly on enforcement, Sanwo-Olu tells security operatives (DailyTrust) As the restriction of movement began in Lagos State, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has appealed to security agents to be friendly in enforcing the lockdown order. Sanwo-Olu, at a Security Council…
Those whose prayers God may not answer – Olusegun Fafore
With the public outrage following the flouting of government’s directives by some religious institutions last weekend over the number of worshippers that could attend mosques and churches for prayers in the face of the deadly pandemic ravaging the world, God…
Sanwo-Olu congratulates Asiwaju at 68
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has congratulated the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on his 68th birthday. Sanwo-Olu in a message signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Gboyega Akosile, described the former…
*Coronavirus: Sanwo-Olu orders closure of all markets, stores in Lagos (DailyTrust) *Lagos court remands nine suspected cultists (Punch)
Coronavirus: Sanwo-Olu orders closure of all markets, stores in Lagos (DailyTrust) Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has ordered the closure of all markets and stores in the state except markets that sell food, water, medicines, medical equipment and other essential…
Sanwo-Olu tells Lagos civil servants to stay away from work
Lagos State governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu Sunday told civil servants from levels 1 to 12 in the state to stop going to work for the next two weeks. The order came hours after three new cases of the new coronavirus were…
Abule-Ado Explosion: Zenith Bank donates N100m to Emergency Relief Fund
Zenith Bank Plc, Nigeria’s leading financial institution, has donated N100 million to the Emergency Relief Fund set up by the Lagos State Government for the victims of the Abulo-Edo explosion. The Group Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer of Zenith Bank…
Coronavirus: LASG to close schools on Monday
As part of the preventive measures against the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic, the Lagos State Government is shutting down all public and private schools from Monday, March 23, 2020. According to a statement by Commissioner for Education, Lagos State,…
*More trouble for house owners as FG moves to reclaim Abule Ado (Tribune) *Lagos begins contact tracing of 3rd COVID-19 case (Vanguard)
More trouble for house owners as FG moves to reclaim Abule Ado (Tribune) There appear to be more problems for the residents of Abule Ado as the Federal Government has begun moves to reclaim the land from the Lagos State…
Lagos explosion: Sanwo-Olu meets Buhari, launches N2bn funds for Abule-Ado’s victims
Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has set up a panel to investigate the explosion which claimed several lives and properties on Sunday in Abule Ado, Amuwo Odofin local government area of the state. He disclosed this on Monday while fielding…
*Lagos explosion: ‘No student of Bethlehem Girls College died’ (DailyTrust) *Lagos explosion: Death toll rises to 20, families search for missing relatives (Punch)
Lagos explosion: ‘No student of Bethlehem Girls College died’ (DailyTrust) The Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos has clarified that no student of Bethlehem Girls College died in the explosion that rocked the Abule-Ado area of FESTAC in Amuwo Odofin local government…