The Lagos state government suspends religious gatherings of 50 people and above across the state for 4 weeks due to the increasing number of the pandemic coronavirus case in the nation. The announcement was made by the state commissioner for home affairs, Anofiu Elegushi, and the measure is to take an immediate effect.

The Federal Government has on Wednesday issued a travel ban on 13 countries where over 1000 confirmed cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) have been recorded.

The Nigerian Senate President, Senator Ahmed Lawan, has called on the World Bank to come to the aid of Nigeria and rescue it from the clutch of poverty that has ravaged the country.

The management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has suspended the 2020 Batch A orientation camp.

Many persons, including a principal and students of one boarding school, Bethlehem school, all died in a gas explosion that set Abule-Ado area of FESTAC in Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos state.

Residents of Abule Ado, FESTAC, Ojo areas in Lagos State are grieving over an explosion that rocked the area on Sunday morning with scores of houses and valuable properties destroyed. Officials of the Lagos State Emergency Management Authority (LASEMA) have confirmed the development.