Lagos will host the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), which will deliberate on the 2024/25 season scheduled to start on 31 August 2024. And towards the August kick-off date, some clubs have been directed to carry out remedial works to ensure that their grounds meet Facilty Requirements of the Club Licensing Regulations. In a …

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi disclosed that 25 cases of severe gastroenteritis confirmed to be caused by Cholera were reported at Kirikiri Correctional Centre. This was made known in a press statement on Sunday signed by the State Ministry of Health’s Director of Public Affairs, Tunbosun Ogunbanwo. Abayomi, however, stated that urgent medical and environmental intervention …

Lagos State Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources has issued a 48-hour abatement notice to Oyingbo market executives over indiscriminate waste disposal and other environmental infractions. This was disclosed in a statement on X.com by the Commissioner for the ministry, Tokunbo Wahab, on Friday. This development was said to have followed an inspection carried out at the market by …

  It crept in like the biblical “thief in the night” whose mission was to afflict, maim and destroy. Double-faced like Janus, the mythical Roman god of beginnings, cholera strikes with two lethal weapons and leaves in its trail sorrow, tears and wailing. Given the speed with which cholera kills, even the intrepid would be rattled. But for Lagos, a …

Like in every other public sector reform, Lagos State is again leading in auto registration or renewal procedure. This time, the state is leveraging technology in making auto licence renewal even much easier and simpler; thereby allowing vehicle owners to focus on other things rather than wasting man hours chasing after agents or civil servants. Through the Motor Vehicle Administration …

If there is any government official that many Lagosians want to see regularly address the media, the Commissioner of Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, is NOT the one. The reason is that his story is usually like that of the proverbial elder running through a thicket of elephant grasses. Yoruba sages say if the fellow is not after something, something is …

The Office of Infrastructure, Lagos State Ministry of Works and Infrastructure, on Thursday, began training of no fewer than 60 engineers in bridge construction. The three-day training commenced at the Public Service Staff Development Centre, Magodo, Lagos State. The training, with the theme: “Bridge Building: From Theory to Practice”, focused on the practical application of knowledge. It is aimed at …

The Lagos State Police Command says a private security guard, Yusuf Akadogo, has lost his life after being allegedly stabbed during a minor altercation. Confirming the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday, the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed that the security guard was attacked by an Okada rider, currently at large. Hundeyin stated …

The Lagos State government, yesterday, explained that the strain of cholera in Lagos is highly aggressive and contagious. Lagos has recorded 17 confirmed cases of cholera and 15 fatalities so far. It also said laboratory investigation has confirmed the strain to be cholera sub-type O-1, adding that the subtype is associated with more severe diseases. The Commissioner for Health, Professor …

Following the outbreak of Cholera in Lagos, the state government has activated its Public Health Emergency Operations Centre at Mainland Hospital, Yaba. This is as the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) urged the Lagos State Government to urgently provide high-standard water and sanitation facilities to communities to curb the disease. According to a Sunday statement on the government’s website, PHEOC …