…All VIP’s Must Undergo COVID-19 Checks, Governor Tells Airport Officials 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 ... Read More »
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Dangote fertilizer contractor staff quarantined
The attention of the management of Dangote Industries Limited has been drawn to a flash report of a suspected case of personnel currently being kept in isolation at the Mainland hospital, Yaba, Lagos. We will like to state that an Indian national who is a staff of Onshore Construction Company-a mechanical, electrical and instrumentation contracting firm that specializes in fertilizer ... Read More »
Coronavirus: Stop putting our lives at risk, shut down Nigeria -AIED urges Buhari
The Advocacy for Integrity and Economic Development (AIED) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to preserve the wellbeing of Nigerians and shut down the country against travellers from countries infected with the Coronavirus. In a press release on Tuesday, the organization’s Director of Media and Publicity, Comrade O’Seun John, described the refusal of the President to initiate the shutdown ... Read More »
There Is No Crisis In Lagos Assembly, Obasa Insists
Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashir Ajayi Obasa on Monday 16, 2020 has reiterated his earlier statement that there is no crisis or whatsoever at the assembly. Obasa made the statement at the plenary session where a vote of confidence was passed on him by the 35 lawmakers present at the session. “There is no ... Read More »
Don’t do shoddy jobs, Kwara Must Change urges local contractors
Advised contractors association to set up monitoring task force A leading pro democracy group in Kwara State, Kwara Must Change has called on local contractors handling road projects across the state to live up to public expectations. The group also said that, the local contractors association should pay close attention to jobs being done by their members to ensure ... Read More »
CSO wants firm restrictions on connovirsus by FG
Civil Society groups in Nigeria are deeply worried that Nigeria continues to be exposed to both visitors and returning Nigerians traveling from areas heavily exposed to corona virus. The recent announcement that a third case has been diagnosed in Lagos calls for a more stringent measure in protecting our borders and managing movement in and out of Nigeria. We cannot ... Read More »
Makinde orders immediate renovation of classrooms in worst-hit Ibadan schools
Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has ordered the immediate renovation of blocks of classrooms and supply of furniture to St John Secondary School, Ode-Aje, Aremo, Ibadan and other worst-hit schools in the metropolis. The governor, who made the order during an on-the-spot assessment to St. John’s School Aremo, Ode-Aje, Ibadan, said government will try its best to ensure that ... Read More »
POLARIS BANK MARKS WORLD KIDNEY DAY
Polaris Bank and Renal Dialysis Centre have organised a symposium on kidney health. The symposium, which held at Radisson Blu, GRA, Ikeja, was sponsored by the bank with the support of Federal Ministry of Health and Lagos State Government. The event had in attendance stakeholders from the health sector. In his goodwill message on the World Kidney Day, the Managing Director/CEO of Polaris ... Read More »
Lagos govt confirms third Coronavirus Case
Akin Abayomi, the state’s commissioner of health, disclosed this at a press conference, on Tuesday. LSMOH ✔@LSMOH Breaking! Third case of #COVID19NIGERIA confirmed in Lagos. – This is a new case independent of the index case – 30 year old Nigerian, female – Returned from the UK on 13th March – Observed self-Isolation, developed symptoms – Tested positive – Now ... Read More »
MUSIC, CURVES, AND IDEAS FOR AYO ANIMASHAUN AT 50 BY AYENI ADEKUNLE
I can’t remember how I got introduced to Soji Dehinde. But it was he who in turn introduced me to a couple of gentlemen who would go on to become friends, brothers, and supporters as I tried to find my feet in the late 90s and early 2000s. I’ve shared before, of how he introduced me to the comedian and ... Read More »