Shortage of manpower is posing more distress to the health sector in Nigeria, Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi has said, noting that Lagos particularly is affected by the trend with a deficit of 30,000 medical professionals. Amidst…
Cholera: LASUTH on red alert – Management
Following the death of five persons and hospitalisation of dozens as a result of the outbreak of gastroenteritis (cholera) in Lagos state, the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, LASUTH, is on red alert and has implemented precautionary measures in response…
5 die, 60 hospitalised in Lagos cholera outbreak
Five persons have reportedly died and 60 others hospitalized from the outbreak of severe gastroenteritis in communities around Eti Osa, Lagos Island, Ikorodu and Kosofe local government areas of Lagos State. The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi,…
1 killed as Customs, Army repel smugglers attack in Lagos
The Federal Operations Unit Zone A (FOU A) of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), on Monday night, stated that it’s officers in collaboration with men of the Nigerian Army, have successfully repelled an attack from a smuggling gang, killing one…
Heavy storm hits Lagos community, residents decry government neglect
A severe storm that reportedly struck the Ibeshe area of Ikorodu, Lagos State, on May 25, 2024, has left residents devastated and questioning the emergency response capabilities of the state. A resident and X user, @swaagsphotos, on Tuesday described the…
LASG inaugurates Removal of Abandoned Vehicles Committee, Park Monitoring Committee
The Lagos State Government on Friday reconstituted and inaugurated its Removal of Abandoned Vehicles Committee and its Park Monitoring Committee. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation, Mr Sola Giwa, in a statement, said that the committees would support…
Lagos records high domestic violence cases
Lagos State Government has recorded an all time high rate of domestic violence in the last one year. Commissioner for Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Mrs. Bolaji Dada, revealed this on Tuesday, during the ongoing 2024 ministerial press briefing to…
Distress buildings: Lagos to relocate 900 housing units’ occupants
To avert imminent disaster, Lagos State government has concluded plans to relocate residents of the 900 Housing Units at Adeniji Adele. It said the estate was under the waters. The special adviser to the governor on e-GIS and urban development,…
Tinubu clearing mess caused by Emefiele – Akpabio
The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has urged Nigerians to be patient with President Bola Tinubu, as he labours to fix the economy. Akpabio, who described the economy as “foamy”, said it was left wobbling by the embattled former Central Bank…
Police intercept man with 30 sacks of Indian hemp in Lagos
Police in Lagos State have intercepted a 43-year-old man with thirty sacks of suspected Indian Hemp at a Jetty in the Ojo area of Lagos. Confirming the incident, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the spokesperson for the Lagos State police, announced the…
