Lagos State will not compromise on the vaccination protocols rolled out by the Federal Government, Commissioner for Health Prof. Akin Abayomi said on Thursday. The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) had accused the state of malpractices in the exercise. Abayomi, who paid an unscheduled visit to some vaccination centres, said the state has […]
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By Tony Afejuku Recent happenings in our country have put me in a melancholic state. One of them, for example, is the return – or the so-called return – from Britain of what has been generally or popularly perceived or accepted as the James Ibori loot. The huge money involved is in the region of […]
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Agency threatens to stop vaccine supply ‘We are working to resolve all issues’ A huge showdown which will massively disrupt the COVID-19 vaccination programme, unless urgently resolved, has broken out between the Federal Government and the Lagos State government. Lagos, being the epicenter of the virus pandemic in the country, is also the centre of […]
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Pen Cinema, Agege Flyover By Damian Odoemena I thank the governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu for the new Pen Cinema Bridge which was officially opened on March 5. The Oba Ogunji Road that the new bridge joins also received attention, giving the road an expressway look. But the joy of this beautiful infrastructure also […]
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Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has received doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines from the Federal Government. He disclosed this on Tuesday while speaking at the 2021 International Women’s Day celebration organised by the Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation. He said that the State Government received the vaccines at 4 am on […]
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Fuel Tanker Falls On Oshodi-Apapa Expressway, Shuts Down Road Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu and National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu yesterday extolled the harmonious relationship that exists between the executive and legislature leading to monumental infrastructural development in the state. They spoke at the official commissioning of the 1.4 km […]
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Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat condoling Mrs. Abimbola Jakande, widow of the late Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande, first civilian governor of Lagos State and former Minister of Works, at his residence in Ilupeju, Lagos…yesterday. With them are relatives of the Jakandes. NAN • Sanwo-Olu, Osoba, Amosun, Marwa, Others Pay Tributes The remains of […]
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Lagos State police boss, Mr Hakeem Odumosu, a police commissioner, has declared that no protest will be allowed to hold at the Lekki Tollgate on Saturday, February 13. On Tuesday, February 9, some Nigerians using the hashtag #OccupyLekkiTollgate announced plans to stage fresh protests over plans to reopen the tollgate. The protest was in response […]
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The Federal Government has vowed to crush any fresh strike at Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos by #EndSARS protesters. It warned Nigerians against participating in any protest to block the toll gate. It said all security agencies have been put on the alert to curtail any protest. It said protests are constitutionally allowed only in […]
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By Banji Ayoola The first civilian Governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande, has passed on at 91. His death was announced on Thursday by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who tweeted: “With gratitude to God for a worthy life well spent in the service of Lagos State, Nigeria and humanity, I announce the death of […]
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