Lagos Bus Services Limited, LBSL, has hit a milestone in its mandate of transporting Lagosians across the metropolis with a recent disclosure by its Managing Director, Mr. Idowu Oguntona, that LBSL has successfully commuted 10 million passengers within the last 10 months of operations. Addressing newsmen on the development during a short ceremony at its…
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[BREAKING] Coronavirus: Work From Home, Fayemi Tells Ekiti Civil Servants
Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, on Friday, barred social, political, religious and family gatherings of more than 20 persons as part of efforts to check the spread of coronavirus. The governor, who announced that “all public and private schools and institutions in Ekiti State are to close down from Monday, March 23”, also directed…
Nigeria Missing Amongst The 100 Happiest Countries To Live
Nigeria is not one of the first 100 happiest countries in the world, according to the 2020 World Happiness Report released on Friday. The report is an annual survey of how satisfied people worldwide are with their lives and has been published since 2012. According to an editor of the report, John Helliwell, it is…
COVID19: Education District 1 Sensitises Principals, Students
… Educates Participants on Production of Hand Sanitiser The Permanent Secretary/Tutor-General, Education District 1, Barrister Titilayo Solarin has underscored the importance of involving school pupils in the series of sensitisation and awareness messages on the COVID19, saying that students are very critical in mobilising other sectors of the society for action. Speaking during a sensitisation…
Ex. Senator Ben Murray Bruce Wife Is Dead
Nigerian Ex. Senator Ben Murray Bruce on Thursday lost his wife, Evelyn Murray-Bruce after suffering from cancer. Bruce said: “I’m broken. Just lost my beautiful wife to cancer. She was my best friend for 43 years and my wife for 41 years. Cancer is real, but it shouldn’t be a death sentence – awareness, and…
NURTW Introduces Hand Sanitizer At Motor Parks, Sensitize Members Over Coronavirus
Chairman Lagos State Chapter of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, Alhaji Musiliu Ayinde Akinsanya Mc-Oluomo on Thursday introduced the use of hand sanitizers and gun thermometer at NURTW Lagos state secretariat Oko Oba Agege also in motor parks across the state. Alhaji Akinsanya Mc-Oluomo told NURTW Member present that members of the…
Lagos Traffic Radio to Collaborate With LASCODA
The General Manager of Lagos Traffic Radio, Mr. Tayo Akanle, has expressed the readiness of the broadcast station to collaborate with stakeholders in the Agricultural sector as part of efforts to positively project the programmes and policies of the Lagos State Government. Akanle disclosed this while welcoming the Special Adviser to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on…
Coronavirus: FG Shuts Down Federal Tertiary Institutions, Unity Colleges
As part of measures to curb the spread of coronavirus pandemic, the Federal Government has directed heads of Federal educational institutions and principals of Unity Colleges nationwide to shut down. Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Sonny Echono revealed that the decision to close down the schools was to protect and safeguard the lives of…
Coronavirus: Lagos in Search Of 3,000 Contacts
The Lagos State Government says it’s currently on the trail of 3,000 contacts linked to coronavirus patients in its custody The Special Assistant to Lagos State Governor, Tunde AJAYI revealed this via his Twitter handle on Thursday
BREAKING: Lagos Announces Four New Coronavirus Cases
The Lagos State Government has announced four new cases of coronavirus. The state’s Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi, revealed this in an ongoing press conference. Details later …
Coronavirus: WHO Warns Africa To Prepare For Worst
The World Health Organisation has urged Africa to “prepare for the worst” after a high-ranking politician in Burkina Faso became the first Coronavirus death in Sub-Saharan Africa. “Africa should wake up,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a news conference in Geneva, Switzerland, on Wednesday, pointing out that “in other countries, we have seen how the virus…
#COVID-19: RCCG Ban Church Services With More Than 50 Worshipers In Lagos, Ogun.
In compliance with some state governments ban on religious services of more than 50 worshippers, The Redeem Christian Church of God has ordered a slight alterations in the mode of services in her parishes in Lagos and Ogun states. This directive is contained in an internal memo to the branches to comply with the ban…
LASG Tasks Resident To Practice Social Distancing
Lagos State Government has urged residents to reduce all forms of public and social gatherings as part of the preventive measure to curtail the spread of the Coronavirus disease in the State. Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi who stated this today while giving updates on COVID19 in Lagos advised that citizens should observe and…
Student Caught Sleeping With his Teacher, Confesses Of Using Charm On Her
Kola Oyewole, a 17-year-old secondary school student in Shagamu, Ogun State, has confessed to the police, that he used Charm to sleep with his teacher, Memuna Ajibade. Both of them were reportedly caught by the school security guard having sex in a classroom after school hours on March 11, 2020. Oyewole told the police after…
BREAKING: Nigeria Confirms Five More Cases Of Coronavirus
The Nigerian Government has confirmed five more cases of Coronavirus in the country. This brings the total number of cases in the country to eight. Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, made the disclosure at a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday.
Just In: Nigeria Announces Entry Restrictions On High-Risk Countries With Coronavirus
The Federal Government of Nigeria is restricting entry into the country for travelers from the following countries; China, Italy, Iran, South Korea, Spain, Japan, France, Germany, Norway, the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Netherlands and Switzerland. These are all countries with over 1,000 cases domestically. The Federal Government is temporarily suspending all visas…
LASG To Conduct Promotion Exercise For Post-Primary School Teachers
Plans are in top gear by the Lagos State Government to conduct a promotion exercise for 4,942 Post-Primary School Teachers as part of efforts geared towards rewarding excellence in service delivery, an official has said. The Chairman, Teaching Service Commission, Mrs. Olabisi Ariyo, disclosed that the exercise has been scheduled to commence with a Structured…
BREAKING: NYSC Shutdown All Orientation Camps Over Fear Of Coronavirus
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has ordered that all orientation camps across Nigeria be shut as preventive and precautionary measures against coronavirus. The ongoing orientation for Batch A Stream 1 corps members, which was supposed to end 30, March 2020 has now been cut short 12 days earlier. A statement by NYSC management reads:…
Juventus Player, Matuidi Tests Positive For Coronavirus
Juventus and France midfielder, Blaise Matuidi is the lastest footballer to test positive for the coronavirus. A statement on the club’s website read: “Blaise Matuidi has undergone medical tests that have revealed his positivity to the Coronavirus-COVID-19. “The player, as of Wednesday 11 March, has been in voluntary home isolation. He will continue to be…
Sanwo-Olu Pays Unscheduled Visit to The Lagos Airport, Assesses Travellers’ Screening
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday, made a surprise appearance at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) to personally assess how the response team stationed at the Lagos air border are screening inbound passengers for the coronavirus. At 3:30pm, the Governor arrived at the airport in company of some members of the State’s…