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Sanwo flag off 377-ward projects

September 26, 2020Mfon FidelisLeave a Comment

The quest to take development to the grassroots and meet the specific needs of Lagos people took off today with the flag off of the construction of roads, jetties and power projects. The state-wide 377-ward projects are intervention projects in grassroot development. The projects are conceived in response to the needs of the people. They […]

Lagos opens two recreational park

September 6, 2020Mfon Fidelis1 Comment

The Lagos State Government on Sunday announced the reopening of two of its recreational parks for public use, stressing that visitors to the parks must comply with the subsisting COVID-19 protocols. The Assistant Director, Public Affairs, Lagos State Parks and Gardens, Mrs Titilayo Ajirotutu, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Lagos. […]

University Of Lagos Appoints Soyombo As Acting VC

August 13, 2020August 13, 2020Mfon FidelisLeave a Comment

The Governing Council of the University of Lagos on Thursday appointed Prof. Theophilus Omololu Soyombo as the Acting Vice Chancellor of the institution. A statement by the Registrar/ Secretary to .the Council, Oladejo Azeez, said the Council made the appointment at a meeting held in the early hours of Thursday in Abuja. The statement urged […]

Bolt users to pay more as Lagos introduce new taxes

August 12, 2020Mfon FidelisLeave a Comment

Customers are set to pay more for ride-hailing services such as Uber and Bolt due to a new regulation being introduced by the Lagos State Government. This comes barely weeks after the Babajide Sanwo-Olu administration increased LAGBUS fares by 46 per cent The new regulation for e-hailing taxing services is set to come into effect […]

Lagos conducts over 42, 000 COVID-19 tests

July 5, 2020Mfon FidelisLeave a Comment

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, on Sunday said that the state tested a total of 42,348 samples for COVID-19 as of July 3. Abayomi, who disclosed this on his Twitter account, said that of the 42,348 samples, 10,926 returned positive. He said that 748 COVID-19 tests were conducted in the state […]

Finally, Lagos makes decision on reopening of schools

June 16, 2020Uche NwekeLeave a Comment

The Lagos State Office of Education Quality Assurance (OEQA) has warned that schools defying the directive of the Federal and State Governments on closure would be sanctioned. The Director-General, OEQA, Mrs. Abiola Seriki-Ayeni, in a statement on Monday, condemned the action of some private primary and secondary school owners inviting students to school despite the […]

Obasa should be probed, HEDA tells Lagos Assembly

June 7, 2020Mfon FidelisLeave a Comment

An anti-corruption advocacy group, the Human and Environmental Development Agenda, has faulted the composition of an ad hoc committee by the Lagos State House of Assembly to probe corruption allegations against the Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa. HEDA contended that the House of Assembly’s ad hoc committee could not reach a just outcome, as it was allegedly […]

UPDATED: Churches, mosques still closed in Lagos

June 2, 2020Mfon FidelisLeave a Comment

The Commissioner for Home Affairs, Prince Anofiu Elegushi, said on Tuesday that Lagos being the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic would not reopen worship centres until there is a “clear coast for the state to do so”. He said this on the sideline of the 2020 Ministerial Press Briefing commemorating the first year in office […]