Author: TheLagosianMagazine

In a nationwide address this evening, President Buhari insists the total lockdown in Lagos, Ogun and the FCT would remain in place until Monday, May 4. The President however said the lockdown would be phased out from that date along with other measures to be put in place. Below is the text of the address broadcast nationwide on TV and Radio. ADDRESS BY H.E. MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE CUMULATIVE LOCKDOWN ORDER OF LAGOS AND OGUN STATES AS WELL AS THE FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY ON COVID- 19 PANDEMIC AT THE STATE HOUSE, ABUJA MONDAY,…

Though the COVID-19 Testing Centre in Kano State has been shut down since Wednesday, the death of an economic icon, Prof. Ibrahim Ayagi; professor of physiology, Prof. Aliyu Abdullahi Umar Dikko; the Regional Manager of First Bank in Kano, Abdullahi Lawal; erstwhile Managing Director (MD) of the Defunct Continental Merchant Bank; and Mallam Musa Ahmad Tijjani, ex-Editor of Leadership Sunday and Triumph newspapers, together with four other illustrious personalities, have died after brief illness not necessarily linked to the deadly pandemic. It was gathered that not a few suspects that the eminent personalities, who just died, might have succumbed to…

Gov Bello Mohammed yesterday inspected some of the installed ventilators and testing kits for vovid-19 at one of the two isolation centers acquired by his administration. We bring you pictures from the event: Pictures courtesy of Zailani Bappa, Governor Matawalle’s Special Adviser on Media and Public Enlightenment.

By Makut Simon Machan Owing to the serious impact of the Corona Virus pandemic on the global economy as well as its effect on Nigerian economy and by extension the Plateau State economy, Plateau State Governor, Simon Bako Lalong has directed the State Economic Advisory Council headed by Chief Ezekiel Gomos, to immediately brainstorm and come up with practical and comprehensive strategies on the sustainability and continuation of the State Economy under COVID-19. To ensure that Plateau State adapts to this new economic reality, the Governor has equally directed the Council to put together a post-COVID road map for the…

By Zailani Bappa Governor Bello Mohammed (Matawallen Maradun) regrettably announced the confirmation of two covid-19 infected persons in the State. In a late night announcement via a short video clip, Governor Bello Mohammed announced the results of two persons found to be positive from a test conducted by the Nigerian Center for Disease Control (NCDC) which was made available to him late night on Friday, 24/4/2020. Governor Matawalle said that the result justifies the measures taken by his administration to protect the citizens from the spread of the disease despite the fact that at that time, no index was recorded…

By Zailani Bappa The Administration of Governor Bello Mohammed (Matawallen Maradun) has acquired 12 ventilators and 20,000 test kits for the two isolation centers against covid-19 in Gusau and Damba. Inspecting the facilities at the Yariman Bakura Specialist Hospital Isolation Center, Gusau, Governor Matawalle said his administration will continue to do all that was required to ensure the protection of the citizens against the spread of the virus. Other items procured included hand sanitisers and face masks for distribution to all quarters across the state. Governor Matawalle urged all residents of Zamfara state to obey the rules introduced by the…

By Zailani Bappa Governor Bello Mohammed)(Matawallen Maradun) has ordered for the distribution of Ramadan Commodities procured to alleviate the hardship faced by orphans, the destitute and less privileged in the society during this year’s Ramadan. Governor Matawalle said at the flag off of the Ramadhan Feeding programne that the Government deemed it fit to alter the annual Ramadan support to the needy this year especially as it has come under the current challenge of covid-19 faced by the people. “We are committed to providing palliatives in the form of assistance to our people. The packages this time around have been…

The Governor, State of Osun, Adegboyega Oyetola, has announced a foremost human rights activist and Chairman, Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC), Comrade Amitolu Shittu, as the Director-General (DG) of the newly established Amotekun Corps. Similarly, he has named as the Director-General (DG) of Bureau of Social Services (BOSS), a trainer and management Consultant, Richard Tinubu, who spent the better part of his working career at an American company, Computing Solutions Outfit, NCR Nigeria Plc, where he rose to the position of Senior Manager, Marketing. BOSS was established by the State government to leverage premium human resources and technological innovation in…

By Tony Adams Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, on Friday, made unscheduled visit to the boundary points with Delta and Rivers states in furtherance of the directive on the lockdown of the state. Senator Diri, who first visited Adagbabiri, the boundary community to Patani in Delta State, virtually took the security personnel at the entry point unawares as he arrived unannounced in an unmark Hilux vehicle and without siren blaring. He immediately went into checking of vehicles coming into Bayelsa and anyone without the approved permit to be on the road was asked to turn back and prevented from…

The Lagos State Government has shortlisted 10 firms out of the 32 eligible companies that responded to the call for Expression of Interest (EOI) and applied for construction of the Lagos Fourth Mainland Bridge. This disclosure was contained in a joint statement issued on Friday by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Works and Infrastructure, Engr. Aramide Adeyoye and the Director-General, Office of Public-Private Partnerships, Mr. Ope George. The statement read, “Following the issuance of a request for qualification to the 32 shortlisted and eligible respondents to the Expression of Interest, we are pleased to announce that the Lagos…