Beyond Local

THE Lagos State Government has paid over N1 billion as accrued pension rights to 219 retirees in the State’s public service for the month of September.

THE Lagos State AIDS Control Agency (LSACA) has distributed 3,000 COVID-19 relief packages comprising 2000 packs of noodles and 1,000 sacks of staple food items to People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH) in Lagos State.

The General Manager, Lagos State Urban Renewal Agency (LASURA), Mrs Ajibike Shomade, has declared the readiness of the State Government to improve and upgrade about nine slum communities.

Lagos State Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Pharm. Uzamat Akinbile-Yussuf, on Thursday, put Nigeria on the Guinness Book of World Records by celebrating the 60th Independence anniversary with 60,000 cupcakes to produce the largest anniversary logo.

French Health Minister, Olivier Veran, on Thursday said that Paris region has passed three thresholds for maximum alert in new coronavirus infection rates.

The Lagos State Health Service Commission has promised to upgrade the facilities of some general hospitals in the State.

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has flagged off 377 projects across all the State wards to solve specific problems at the grassroots level.

The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, CP Hakeem Odumosu, has instructed officers and men of the Command to disallow any unlawful societies, under whatever disguise, from staging rallies or protests within the State on Thursday, October 1, 2020.

THE suspect accused of shooting two Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies during an ambush in Compton has been arrested, authorities announced Wednesday.

LAGOS State Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Folashade Adefisayo, has restated the commitment of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu's administration to achieve a technology-based educational sector in the State, as encapsulated in the T.H.E.M.E.S Agenda.