Lagos seals off mosque over attack on task force officials

Lagos State Government on Thursday sealed off a mosque for violating the government’s order on religious gathering. The order was given to curb the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu had banned gathering of more than 20 persons…

*COVID-19: Sanwo-Olu deploys disinfectant equipment to fumigate Lagos (DailyTrust) *Lagos State sets up temporary food markets in school (Guardian)

COVID-19: Sanwo-Olu deploys disinfectant equipment to fumigate Lagos (DailyTrust) Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has disclosed that the state is deploying disinfectant equipment to fumigate the entire state with a view to keeping the environment safe and curtailing the…

COVID 19: Sanwo-Olu orders all banks, offices, markets, courts to close from thursday

Lagos State government has ordered the closure of all banks, offices, markets and courts in the state effective from Thursday. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu stated this after a meeting of the State Security Council at the State House, Marina Tuesday. The…

Coronavirus: LASG discharges index case

The first case of Coronavirus in Nigeria, an Italian who flew into the country via Istanbul has tested negative and certified fit to go home, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has declared. Sanwo-Olu, who is the incident commander for COVID-19 in Lagos…

*Man stabs apprentice to death over N500 (Punch) *Coronavirus: Lagos Assembly urges Sanwo-Olu to ensure proper sensitization of residents (Vanguard)

Man stabs apprentice to death over N500 (Punch) One Kazeem Mustapha has been arrested by men of the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly stabbing one Afeez Oluwole in the chest over N500. The incident happened around the Satellite Town…

Sanwo-Olu appoints five new permanent secretaries

The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has approved the appointment of five new Permanent Secretaries. A statement by his spokesman, Gboyega Akosile, said the circular released on Monday by the Head of Service, Mr Hakeem Muri-Okunola, confirmed the appointments…

‘Stop discriminating against physically-challenged’ (Nation)

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has appealed to residents of the state to stop discriminating against people living with disabilities. The governor spoke at an event marking the 2019 International Day of Disability (IDD) for Persons Living with Disabilities, organised…

*Soldier’s wife car crushes Lagos street sweeper (Punch) *Lagos begins hajj medical screening (Nation)

Soldier’s wife car crushes Lagos street sweeper (Punch) A street sweeper with the Lagos Waste Management Authority narrowly escaped death on Thursday after being crushed to a stationary petrol tanker by a motorist conveying a woman said to be the…

*Lagos will invest heavily in transportation in 2020 – Sanwo-Olu (DailyTrust) *Lagos to pay three months minimum wage arrears (Punch)

  Lagos will invest heavily in transportation in 2020 – Sanwo-Olu (DailyTrust) The Lagos State government has stated it would be prioritising investment in critical infrastructure this year with a new vigour. The governor of the state, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu,…

Sanwo-Olu pledges to boost food, fish production (NewTelegraph)

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, yesterday said that his administration was set to boost food and fish production in the state, saying that the aquaculture life of the state would be fully explored. To this end, the governor said fishermen…

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