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Refuse dumps take over Lagos
Some residents of Lawanson and Mushin area of Lagos State are groaning over the continued accumulation of refuse heaps in the areas.
The residents, who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday, called on the relevant authorities…
Monkeypox spreads to six more states
Total suspected cases now 31
Lagos confirms 2 suspected cases
Six more states have reported cases of suspected monkeypox, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said today in a news release. This brings to 31, the total…
NURHI takes FP message to Shomolu community in Lagos
Amid reports showing that Lagos state has the highest maternal mortality rate in the country, the Nigerian Urban Reproductive Health Initiative (NURHI), a project of Bill and Melinda Gate Foundation, last week continued its sensitisation…
Lagos rolls out free short-term health interventions
... jubilation as 60,000 residents benefit
They came from different parts of the state with different ailments requiring medical attention. But most of them are walking back home with smiles and commendations for the state government…
Lagos DNA centre ready in first quarter of 2017 – AG
The Lagos State Government said yesterday that the first DNA Forensic Centre to be established in Nigeria by any State Government will become operational by the first quarter of 2017, expressing optimism that the centre will go a long way…
Chevron begins mass dewarming of Lagos school children
The co-venture of NNPC/Chevron has begun its campaign of deworming at least 60, 000 pupils from various primary schools in Eti-Osa Local Government Area of Lagos State this year with its launch at Ikota primary school in Lekki to ensure a…
About 5000 Lagosians may lose homes to flood in 2016, says LASEMA operations boss
Following the prediction by Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET), that high level of flood will occur in Lagos and other states this year, Head Operations and Logistics, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Mr. Femi Giwa,…
Lassa Fever: Lagos records another death
Lagos State has recorded another death from Lassa fever outbreak currently raging in many parts of the country.
The state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris informed newsmen, Wednesday, of the death of a 27 year old lady on Tuesday…