Category: Metro

Lockdown: FRSC Deploys 13 Patrol Vehicles In Kwara
May 7, 2020 No Responses

Lockdown: FRSC Deploys 13 Patrol Vehicles In Kwara

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has deployed 13 patrol vehicles for enforcement of COVID-19 lockdown regulations in Kwara State. The FRSC Sector Commander, Mr Jonathan Owoade, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ilorin on Thursday....
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Lagos Clamps Down On Illegal Barge Operators
May 6, 2020 No Responses

Lagos Clamps Down On Illegal Barge Operators

The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) has clamped down on illegal barge operators along the Mile 2 area of the state waterways. The General Manager of LASWA, Mr Oluwadamilola Emmanuel, made this known on Wednesday in a statement in Lagos....
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Driver Bags Death Sentence For Murder In First Virtual Court Sitting In Lagos
May 4, 2020 No Responses

Driver Bags Death Sentence For Murder In First Virtual Court Sitting In Lagos

Justice Mojisola Dada of an Ikeja High Court has sentenced a driver, Olalekan Hameed, to death by hanging in the first virtual court sitting held by a Lagos court as part of social distancing measures to combat the COVID-19 pandemic....
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Lagos To Sanction Non-Compliant Boat Operators
May 2, 2020 No Responses

Lagos To Sanction Non-Compliant Boat Operators

The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) says no boat operator will be allowed on waterways without strict compliance to the new water transport guidelines to contain spread of COVID-19 pandemic. The General Manager of LASWA, Mr Oluwadamilola Emmanuel, who ...
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Atiku Urges Prayers For Dokpesi, Family, Others
May 2, 2020 No Responses

Atiku Urges Prayers For Dokpesi, Family, Others

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has urged Nigerians to pray for  speedy recovery of the founder of Daar Communications PLC, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, members of his family, and all others  who  tested positive for COVID-19. Abubakar in a stat...
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Lagos Celebrates Health Workers
May 1, 2020 No Responses

Lagos Celebrates Health Workers

The Lagos State Government on Friday paid special tribute to health workers for their unrelenting efforts in the cause of fighting the coronavirus pandemic. Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu gave the commendation at the State House, Marina, during th...
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Kaigama Harps On Equity In Distribution Of Palliatives
April 30, 2020 No Responses

Kaigama Harps On Equity In Distribution Of Palliatives

Most Rev. Ignatius Kaigama, the Archbishop of Abuja Catholic Archdiocese, has emphasised on equity in the distribution of palliatives by the three tiers of government to ensure most Nigerians benefit, especially the vulnerable group. Kaigama, in an interview w...
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One In Five People With Respiratory Symptoms In Lagos Positive For COVID-19
April 29, 2020 No Responses

One In Five People With Respiratory Symptoms In Lagos Positive For COVID-19

One in five of all people with respiratory symptoms in Lagos seems to be positive for COVID-19 pandemic, the Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi has said Abayomi disclosed this when he appeared as a Guest on Arise...
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Lockdown: FRSC Records 57 Crashes, 20 Deaths In Lagos, Ogun
April 28, 2020 No Responses

Lockdown: FRSC Records 57 Crashes, 20 Deaths In Lagos, Ogun

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), on Tuesday disclosed that it recorded 57 road crashes with 20 deaths in Ogun and Lagos States in the four weeks of COVID-19 lockdown. Mr Samuel Obayemi, FRSC Zonal Commanding Officer in-charge of the...
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Lockdown: Court Impounds 30 Vehicles
April 28, 2020 No Responses

Lockdown: Court Impounds 30 Vehicles

A mobile court in Zamfara, on Monday impounded 30 vehicles for allegedly violating the total lockdown declared by the state government as part of efforts to curtail the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The News Agency of Nigeria...
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Catholic Men Organisation Donates N1m To Abule Ado Explosion Victims
April 27, 2020 No Responses

Catholic Men Organisation Donates N1m To Abule Ado Explosion Victims

The Lagos Archdiocesan Catholic Men Organisation (LACMON), on the  17th of April, 2020, made   Direct Cash Transfer donations to Fourty One (41) Victims of the ill fated explosion that rocked Abule Ado on the 15th of March 2020.  ...
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Kano: FirstBank Confirms Death Of Staff, Shut Down Access To Premises
April 26, 2020 No Responses

Kano: FirstBank Confirms Death Of Staff, Shut Down Access To Premises

The management of FirstBank on Saturday confirmed the death of one of its staff in Kano State.  A statement issued by Group Head, Marketing & Corporate Communications, Folake Ani-Mumuney said: “FirstBank mourns as we confirm the loss of our staff,.....
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NAFDAC Shuts Down Yoghurt Factory
April 22, 2020 No Responses

NAFDAC Shuts Down Yoghurt Factory

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) Borno State office has shutdown an illegal facility engaged in the production of unregistered yoghurt. The information was  disclosed in a statement signed by the state Acting Coord...
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COVID-19: Oyakhilome Foundation Innercity Missions Supports Lagos With Food Items
April 21, 2020 No Responses

COVID-19: Oyakhilome Foundation Innercity Missions Supports Lagos With Food Items

The InnerCity Mission for Children, a non-governmental organization under the auspices of the Chris Oyakhilome Foundation International, has donated food items to the Lagos state government to help soften the effects of the compulsory lockdown in the state whi...
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