LAGOS APRIL 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has directed the reopening of markets on selected days in the state. He spoke during a televised press conference on Wednesday. The Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Gboyega Akosile, in a series of tweets, said the governor also ordered that schools should remain closed. He tweeted, “Eateries…
LAGOS APRIL 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-– There was a major protest in Ibeju-Lekki axis of Lagos State on Monday as irate youths and other residents of the area trooped out to express dissatisfaction with the continuous lockdown ordered by the Federal Government over the spread of Coronavirus Disease. President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday extended the lockdown of…
LAGOS APRIL 28TH (NEWSRANGRES)-President Muhammadu Buhari has extended the lockdown in Lagos, Ogun and the federal capital territory (FCT) by one week. In his third COVID-19 nationwide broadcast on Monday night, the president explained that he consulted widely before taking the decision. He commended Nigerians for the level of endurance shown throughout the four weeks…
LAGOS APRIL 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)- Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the 2019 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has advised circumspection towards relaxing the lockdown across different states in the country, saying that such moves if not carefully done would defeat the preventive approach to COVID-19 which the peoples of the world have…
LAGOS APRIL 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)- Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State has relaxed the lockdown in the state to allow churches hold services. The governor, who made this known on Saturday evening during a broadcast, disclosed that worshippers must wear face masks and enforce all guidelines during worship, including hand washing, application of hand sanitizers and…
LAGOS APRIL 24TH (NEWSRANGERS) Omoyele Sowore, convener of the #RevolutionNow movement, has called on Nigerians across the country to protest against the lockdown imposed by the Federal and state governments to curb the spread of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). Sowore, who made the call in a series of Twitter posts on Thursday, dubbed the protest…
LAGOS APRIL 24TH (NEWSRANGERS) -The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on the Federal Government not to extend the lockdown order on COVID-19, warning that doing so might cause social unrest in the affected states and the Federal Capital Territory. In a letter addressed to the chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 and…
LAGOS APRIL 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Benin monarch, Oba Ewuare II, has called on Governor Godwin Obaseki, to effect a total lockdown of the state, to curtail the spread of the Coronavirus. In a letter to the governor, dated April 16, the monarch stated that the state government should in addition direct the that there should be…