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by Winifred Okafor In the wake of the spread of the deadly Coronavirus disease, power distribution company, Ikeja Electric has announced that debtor customers who fail to pay up their bills would not be disconnected as the government enforced lockdown continues. The announcement was made public in a statement signed by the Cooperate Communications Unit of
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by Francis Nkem The Nigeria center for disease control (NCDC) has announced the confirmation of 23 new cases of COVID-19 in the country. The new cases reported in the country has Lagos with 9; 7 in the FCT, 5 in Akwa Ibom, 1 in Kaduna and 1 in Bauchi State taking the total number
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by Winifred Okafor Following the spike in the number of cases recorded in the battle to contain the spread of the Coronavirus disease, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has agreed to increase its capacity to test for Coronavirus to 1500 per day in the country. This is just as
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by Winifred Okafor The Seaport Terminal Operators Association of Nigeria, STOAN, has asked the Federal Government to plan for the relocation of petroleum depots, otherwise called tank farms, from Apapa. This is to avoid any disaster that may lead to loss of lives and investments. Speaking against the backdrop of the March 15 explosion at
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by Winifred Okafor A pharmacist, Mr. Ayobambo Fajuyitan, has cautioned Nigerians against using hand sanitisers with low alcohol content in preventing COVID-19. “Not all hand sanitizers in the market are capable of killing the COVID-19 virus because the alcohol contents are low,’’ the pharmacist told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). According to him, hand sanitizer capable of killing
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by Winifred Okafor The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has joined the campaign to curb the spread of the coronavirus by providing some intervention materials. The materials included sanitisers, handbills, and posters as well as jingles aimed at sensitising Nigerians on the pandemic. The News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN) reports that ASUU National President, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, flagged
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by Winifred Okafor In the wake of the spread of the deadly Coronavirus, the Lagos Bus Services Limited, has announced the suspension of services of the company to the commuting public with effect from 11:00 pm, Monday, 30th March 2020. According to Mr. Afolabi Olawale, the Managing Director of LBSL, he hinged the decision on the
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The Lagos State Government has confirmed that the text messages elderly residents the state have received over the last 48 hours about supplies of food to them at home are genuine. The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr Gbolahan Lawal, said on Monday that it is "part of measures adopted in the distribution of stimulus food
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by Badejo Oluwaseun SPECIAL Offences and Domestic Violence Court in Ikeja, Lagos on Tuesday sentenced a 52 -year -old man, Folorunso Oluwaseun, to 40 years imprisonment for defiling his own daughter. Justice Sybil Nwaka while delivering judgment, described the convict as “the devil incarnate, wicked and satanic” after finding him guilty of
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The management of Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH), Ikorodu, Lagos Mainland, led Mr. Oluyinka Sogunro in celebration of the 27th Convocation ceremony of the institution of learning honoured a lecturer in the institution, Mr, Steve Anu-Adesemoye. Adesemoye, who lectures in the Department of Mass Communication, has spent over a decade in the institution of
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