Day: April 17, 2020

Breaking: NCDC Reports 51 New Cases Of COVID – 19 In Nigeria

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Kunle Adelabu The National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Friday evening report 51 new Coronavirus cases in the country. The new cases reported by the NCDC increase the cases so far the country to 493. In the update reported by the NCDC on its Twitter handle, Lagos maintain its position as the epicenter of the ravaging disease with 32 new cases. According to the NCDC: “Fifty-one new cases of #COVID19 have been reported; 32 in Lagos 6 in Kano 5 in Kwara 2 in FCT 2 in Oyo 2 in…

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Lagos Warns Against Bonfire On Roads

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Lagos State Government has reiterated the need for residents to desist from setting up a bonfire on tarred road surfaces across the State while embarking on vigilante operations, especially during the COVID-19 lockdown. A statement signed by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Works and Infrastructure, Engineer Aramide Adeyoye, urged Lagosians to refrain from such acts, pointing out that roads that had been rehabilitated with taxpayers money were being destroyed by the heat generated from the bonfire.  According to her, “Burning of tyres directly on the roads where taxpayers’…

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COVID – 19 Palliatives: LASPOTECH Unions Acknowledge Govt’s Provision of Food Items For Members

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Wale Jagun The Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH) Unions have acknowledged the provision of food items for junior staff of the institution by the Lagos State Government to cushion the effects of the ongoing lockdown on them and their families. THE IMPACT gathered that 50 bags of rice and 50 bags of garri were provided by the government for the junior staff of the institution. In a statement signed by Comrade Semiu Akinlawon Fasasi, the Branch Chairman, National Union of Staff Union, LASPOTECH, it was stated that the leadership of the…

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