Category: State

Wae Jagun Lagos State government has denied report that it had lifted or was planning to suspend the lockdown order to allow people celebrate the Easter holiday. Mr Gbenga Akosile, the Chief Press Secretary to Lagos State Governor, Mr Gboyega Akosile, stated in his reaction in a Twitter message He described as false, a news report in some quarters of the online media, claiming that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has relaxed the state’s lockdown order for Easter celebrations. Akosile, in a short statement, urged Lagosians to disregard the report and treat…

The Lagos State Government has asserted that none of its warehouses was vandalised and looted contrary to an online video alleging theft of COVID-19 Emergency Food Response items stored at Abule-Egba. A statement issued today from the Ministry of Agriculture explained that the allegation is totally false, as the State Government does not have any storage facility located in Abule-Egba. The statement, therefore, urged members of the public to disregard both the video and allegation completely.

The Lagos State Government has said it has begin the second round of distribution of its Emergency Food Response packages to 20 Local Governments Authorities (LGAs) and 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs). The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Prince Gbolahan Lawal revealed that the focus will be on those living with disabilities, the vulnerable in the informal sector and the elderly who had earlier received text messages from the Lagos State Residents Registration Agency (LASRRA). Prince Lawal, who disclosed this today while reviewing the activities of the Committee on the…

The Lagos Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC) has advised Lagosians to obey the restriction directives of the Federal Government and the Lagos State Government in the efforts to curb the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic, stressing that the decisions were taken in the interest of the populace. Speaking on the assessment of Day Two of the lockdown, the Corps Marshal, LAGESC, CP Gbemisola Akinpelu (Rtd) said the operatives of the Agency have been deployed to different locations for proper monitoring and compliance with the stay-at-home order. While explaining that the operatives…

In the aftermath of the Presidential lockdown order to contain the Coronavirus pandemic, the Lagos State Government has issued a directive that all building construction works to be put on hold while the sit-at-home order subsists. The stop-work order was contained in a statement signed by the Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr. Idris Salako on Tuesday. Dr. Salako said that in furtherance of the lockdown order of President Muhammadu Buhari, it had become imperative to direct that all building construction works in the State be left at…

The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Lagos Bus Services Limited, Mr. Idowu Oguntona has announced the suspension of services of the company to the commuting public with effect from 11 pm, Monday, 30th March, 2020. In a statement signed by the Agency’s Public Affairs Officer, Mr. Afolabi Olawale, the Managing Director of LBSL hinged the decision on the 14-day restriction of movement across Lagos to halt the spread of the deadly COVID-19. He opined that the position of the company will further enhance the efforts and chances of defeating Coronavirus,…

The Lagos State Government has confirmed that SMS messages received by residents who are sixty years old and above emanated from the Lagos State Residents’ Registration Agency, LASRRA, saying the aged and vulnerable residents will benefit from the stimulus food package unveiled by the State Government on Friday 27th March, 2020. The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Prince Gbolahan Lawal, made the clarification in Lagos today, explaining that an SMS from the Lagos State Residents Registration Agency (LASRRA) was sent to the aged asking them to reply with a “YES”, “FOOD…