The Lagos State government has given tank farm operators one week to commence the process of regularising their facilities by filling the application for Planning Permit. This directive was given Wednesday by the Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development,…
Lagos drivers protest alleged extortion by task force
Some commercial drivers plying the Iyana-Ipaja area of Lagos State and its environs, on Tuesday, protested alleged harassment and extortion by personnel of the Lagos State Task Force on Environment and Special Offences Unit. The drivers, who carried placards with…
Sanwo-Olu directs schools to re-open next month
All tertiary institutions in Lagos State are to re-open for academic activities from September 14, 2020. This was the directive by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu at the 18th state-wide briefing held at the State House in Marina on Saturday. The Governor,…
Lagos school principals, others protest five months’ salary arrears
Principals and other members of staff of the Livingstone College, Ikorodu, Lagos State, have protested against the alleged refusal of the school’s Chairman, Olushola Kolawole-Christwealth, to pay their salaries for five months. The protesters, who were seen carrying placards with…
Lagos lists 46 guidelines for partial reopening of worship centres
Ahead of the reopening of worship centres in Lagos State Friday and Sunday, the government on Thursday rolled out 46 several safety protocols and guidelines for worshippers to follow during services in the first phase. The government also inaugurated a…
Lagos virus cases to rise next month, says govt
A rise is expected in the number of COVID-19 cases next month in Lagos State, Health Commissioner Prof Akin Abayomi said on Thursday. The commissioner told reporters at Bagaulto Kaltho Press Centre, Alausa Secretariat, that the postulations are a result…
Lagos conducts over 54,000 COVID-19 sample tests
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi, on Sunday, said a total of 54, 570 samples have been tested for COVID-19 in the state as of July 18. Abayomi, who made the disclosure on his Twitter account, said…
Lagos doctors suspend strike, govt begins health workers’ recruitment
Doctors, under the aegis of Medical Guild, Lagos State, have suspended their three-day warning strike which began on Monday. The Secretary of the guild, Dr Ismail Ajibowo, in an interview with our correspondent, said the doctors would resume work on…
Lagos announces reopening of schools
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced Monday, August 3 as re-opening date for schools in the state. He however clarified that only SS3 and TEC3 students will br resuming on the said day. Dates for JS3 re-opening for revision…
Nigeria tops 18,480 reported COVID-19 cases
Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases have risen to 18,480 as country records a single-day high of 745 new cases. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced the new figure Thursday night via tweet on its Twitter handle. The NCDC also announced…