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     The Lagos State Water Regulatory Commission (LSWRC), on Tuesday, embarked on advocacy to financial institutions, motor parks and other public places across the metropolis to sensitise residents on the importance of hand washing with soap under running water to flatten the curve of COVID-19 in the State. Speaking during the exercise, tagged “Stop-The-Spread”, Executive Secretary of LSWRC, Mrs. Funk e Adepoju said the advocacy was geared towards arousing the consciousness of residents to take responsibility and support efforts of the State Government to curb further spread of the global pandemic. Adepoju also stated that the initiative is in furtherance of ‘WASH’ which is an acronym for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene - a key health issue with international organisations and the focus of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goal 6. She said, “As we know, COVID-19 is a ‘WASH’ disease and one of the ways to effectively ward off the threat of the pandemic is to ensure we i

     Today, we discharged 60 COVID19 Lagos patients; 40 males and 20 females, from our Yaba, Eti-Osa and Ibeju-Lekki isolation facilities to reunite with their families and society. The patients, 31 from the Mainland Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba, 19 from the Ibeju-Lekki and 10 from Eti-Osa Isolation Centres were discharged having fully recovered and tested negative in two consecutive readings. With this, the number of COVID19 confirmed cases that have been successfully manage d and discharged in Lagos is now 321. It is important that we do the right things at this time. EasingTheLockdown is not a reason for us to rush out and eschew all safety guidelines. We must all play our part and take responsibility. StayHome , StaySafe and SaveLives. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu Covid19 Chief Incident Commander. One more photo below.

          REMARK BY THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, REP. FEMI GBAJABIAMILA ON THE CONTROVERSY GENERATED BY THE PROPOSED CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES BILL, 2020 ON THE FLOOR OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON TUESDAY, 5TH MAY 2020. 1. When the House last sat in session on Tuesday the 28th of April 2020, we considered the proposed Control of Infectious Diseases Bill, amongst other things. Since then, there has been a barrage of criticisms and accusations, including allegations that the proposed Bill is a product of inducement by foreign interests. The Bill, which is still a proposal subject to consideration, amendment and improvement has been assailed as a sinister attempt to turn Nigerians into guinea pigs for medical research while taking away their fundamental human rights. 2. Suffice it to say that none of these allegations are true. Unfortunately, we now live in a time when conspiracy theories have gained such currency that genuine endeavours in the public intere

    Today 5/5/2020 at about 9:am, there was a fire outbreak at a Storey building belonging to Late Chief Bernard Okonkwo of Umudunu village,Abagana in Njikoka LGA of Anambra State. Following the distress call,Police patrol team led by DPO Abagana Division CSP Prince Ugochukwu Ezejiofor rushed to the scene and alerted the fire service department who responded swiftly and extinguished the fire. Meanwhile, the Area was also cordoned off by the Police to prevent hoodlums from taking advantage of the situation to loot.Cause of fire is yet unknown and properties worth millions of naira were destroyed. Consequently, no loss of life and no casualty recorded. Case under investigation to ascertain circumstances surrounding the incident please. *SP Haruna Mohammed PPRO* Anambra State Police Command, For-Commissioner of Police Anambra State Command. More photos below.

       Today being 05/05/2020 at about 7:30am,a metallic ash coloured Toyota Verso SUV with Lagos Reg/No. LSD 73 FE reasonably suspected to have been stolen was abandoned by unknown persons along Jubilee road Igboukwu in Aguata LGA of Anambra State.Police operatives attached to Igboukwu Division recovered the Car to the Station. Consequently,the Command enjoined members of the Public whose Vehicle was stolen and matched above description to report at Igboukwu Division with proof of ownership in order to claim the Car please. *SP Haruna Mohammed,PPRO* Anambra State Police Command, For-Commissioner of Police Anambra State Command. More photos below.

   Reality Star Kim Kardashian West is sharing hot new photos on social media and to flaunt her hot shape.The hot Mama of four children and wife to Kanye West captioned all these photos ''  Sunbeams  ''.And another set in snake skin she captioned it '' ‪Venomousss‬   ''.More photos below.

     As COVID-19 affects the lungs and airways, it has become more important than ever for people with asthma to have access to the support they need. On World Asthma Day and Charity Tuesday, The Duchess of Gloucester has sent a message to Asthma UK and others supporting people with asthma at this time. “To everyone contributing to these efforts - whether it’s in person, over the telephone or virtually - I know you are under extraordinary pressure to keep people with asthma safe,  and you are doing an extraordinary job. Thank you.” HRH has been Patron of Asthma UK since 1975. The Duchess also joined a call with Chief Executive Kay, services lead Helen and asthma nurse Caroline from Asthma UK yesterday, to hear more about their work at this busy time, which includes: 📞  A specialist asthma helpline, which saw eight times more calls than normal during March. ❓ Advice on shielding, inhaler shortages and support for key workers with children in high-risk groups. 💻  Online he

      Ogun state Ministry of Environment has decontaminated the GTB area where the dead Covid19 suspect was picked up. Everyone should go about their normal duties without any fear. Signed. Hon Abiodun Abudu-Balogun Hon. Commissioner of Environment.

        May 5, 2020 …resolves that no PPEs, no work By Bashir Bello Chairman, Kano State chapter of the Nigeria Medical Association, NMA, Dr Sunusi Muhammad Bala on Tuesday said it has lost one doctor to the raging coronavirus pandemic while 32 others tested positive in the state. Dr Bala who disclosed this in an interview with Vanguard on Tuesday said it members have resolved that it would not risk their lives if Personal Protection Equipments, PPEs are not provided for them. Also read: Court remands eight persons for allegedly pretending to be NDLEA officials The doctors were infected while on duty and attending to patients with symptoms of the coronavirus. The NMA Chair said it is still compiling the list of it doctors affected but at the moment it has 32 who were infected and one dead. According to him, “we have 32 doctors positive and one doctor is dead in Kano. We are still compiling the data but as at now we have 32 and within the last two weeks. “Yes, we have de

     President Muhammadu Buhari has sent condolences to the government and people of Zamfara State over the death of the former civilian Governor of the old Sokoto State, Dr. Garba Nadama. "I am saddened to learn of the death of Dr. Garba Nadama, a great historian whose PhD thesis is still a source of reference for many students and researchers in the country," President Buhari said. The President noted that the late Nadama didn't come into prominence only because of politics, but also because of his scholarly contributions in the country. "The former Sokoto State Governor, during the second republic, achieved academic distinction in the 70s when only fewer people had a PhD. "He rose to the pinnacle of academic excellence through sheer hard work and passion for knowledge, and I believe today's students should aspire to build on the records of great scholars like Garba Nadama," he said. While also commiserating with the government and peo

      On Monday, May 4, 2020, some $311 million US Dollars - stolen from the citizens of Nigeria during the Abacha regime - were safely returned to our country from the United States. These funds have already been allocated, and will be used in full, for vital and decades-overdue infrastructure development: The second Niger Bridge, the Lagos-Ibadan and Abuja-Kaduna-Kano expressways - creating te ns of thousands of Nigerian construction jobs and local skills, which can then be useful in future projects. Part of the funds will also be invested in the Mambilla Power Project which, when completed, will provide electricity to some three million homes - over ten million citizens - in our country. The receipt of these stolen monies - and the hundreds of millions more that have already been returned from the United Kingdom and Switzerland - are an opportunity for the development of our nation, made far harder for those decades the country was robbed of these funds. Indeed, previous m

      As the Lagos State Government joined the rest of the world today, to mark the Year 2020 World Hand Hygiene Day with the theme: “Save Lives: Clean Your Hands”, Dr. Adeyinka Adeniran, a Consultant Public Health Physician at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) has underscored the need for Nigerians to keep a healthy lifestyle by cultivating the habit of regular handwashing, especially   in the face of the global pandemic Dr. Adeniran, who stated this in an interview held, on Tuesday, in his office at LASUTH, Ikeja, noted that although not much attention had been paid to creating awareness in the past on habitual handwashing, the on-going Coronavirus pandemic has forced people from all parts of society to strictly adhere to the practice. He said, “From observation, it is obvious that hand hygiene practices will never be the same again. People are more careful and they take extra effort in keeping up with personal hygiene. If they are not using sanitisers, they

    The Lebanese Community in Lagos today donated eight truck-loads of various food items and an ambulance worth N82.5 million to the Lagos State Government in support of the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Receiving the items on behalf of the State Government from the Consul-General of Lebanon in Nigeria, Mr. Elias Nicolas, the Honourable Commissioner for Agriculture, Prince Gbolahan Lawal expressed profound gratitude of the State Government to the Community for the donation. The Commissioner explained that the State Government has reached out to 440,000 households, through its COVID-19 Emergency Food Response Initiative, a palliative for the aged, vulnerable, low-income earners and people living with disabilities. He said, “The pandemic had a negative effect on the financial and economic status of Lagosians, which was why the State Government birthed the idea of the Emergency Food Response Initiative to cater to the needs of the aged, vulnerable, people living with disabi

       By Ishaq Lamino The Nasarawa State government said its aggressively tracing contacts of the lawmaker who died as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Governor Abdullahi A. Sule stated this during the expanded COVID-19 meeting held at Government House Lafia on Tuesday. He maintained that the meeting was targeted at reviewing the restrictions and situations in the state as it concerns government proclamations and the COVID-19 position in the state. Governor Sule who said as at yesterday had eleven cases with one death added that a new positive case has surfaced in Ado, Karu Local Government. The Governor continued "the victim delivers samples for NCDC and in the process contacted the pandemic as his test result was released and found to be positive bringing our total number of confirmed cases to twelve". "Seven of the cases are in Lafia while four of the active cases are in Federal Medical Centre Keffi where they are receiving treatment". Governor furthe

      REMARKS BY BOSS MUSTAPHA, SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FEDERATION AND CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENTIAL TASK FORCE ON COVID-19 TO THE LEADERSHIP OF NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, ABUJA ON 5TH MAY, 2020 Protocol, I am delighted to be here today to brief the Honourable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives on the rising spate of unexplained death in Kano State and need for reinforcement of COVID-19 Initiative across the federation. 2. Let me use this opportunity to thank the leadership and members of this honorable House and indeed the entire National Assembly, for your immense support and determination to help the Country fight this pandemic. 3. Mr. Speaker, Honourable members, the COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic on 30th January, 2020. As at that date, there were 7818 cases globally. Out of this number, China had 7,736 while the rest of the world had 82 cases spread over 18 countries. As at 4th May, 2020, the global figure had risen to 3, 640,473 cases worldwide, 1,1