Gbenga Salau

Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), the agency responsible for coordinating emergencies/disasters in the state, has revealed that 1,094 emergency incidents were recorded in the state between January and August 2024, with 121 incidents specifically recorded in the month of August 2024.

Lagos State government has revealed that 7,536 emergency incidents were recorded in the state in the last six years.

The Africa Refugees Foundation (AREF) recently marked its founder's day with a roundtable discussion on poverty to draw attention to the plight of the poor.

The Chief Executive Officer, Nordica Fertility Centre, Dr Abayomi Ajayi, has said that lifestyle is one of the biggest triggers of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), which can provide an extra barrier for women trying to conceive.

The Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, said that the need to make children understand the importance of safety on water and champion of commuting via water transport is why the Water Savvy Kids programme for pupils in Somolu and Bariga areas of the state.

As the number of universities in Nigeria increases, a research professor at the Institute of Education, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, Mustapha Olalekan Arikewuyo, has recommended that rather than establishing additional universities, the carrying capacity of the existing ones could be expanded, such that they would be able to admit the entire quota allocated to them by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB).

Parents of Lagos State model colleges' students have condemned the unilateral increase in hostel fees from N35,000 to N100,000 without engaging them, stating that the decision is a betrayal of an earlier agreement between the Ministry of Education, Lagos State Assembly and the parents.

Commits to reducing accidents on water through safety education LAGOS State Government has said that the e-call up system for managing truck movement within the axis will commence from September 23, 2024, after the August 1 deadline.

Commuters transiting in and out of Lagos Mainland-Ikorodu Road felt relief yesterday as the Lagos State government opened the newly rehabilitated Odo Iya Alaro Bridge.

Lagos State Government has said that about 20 to 40 per cent of patients' health costs is wasted as a result of improper diagnosis. Executive Secretary of Lagos State Health Facilities Monitoring and Accreditation Agency (HEFAMAA), Dr Abiola Idowu, who gave the hint, yesterday, during a hybrid event to mark the World Patient Safety Day 2024, said that every misdiagnosis represents a failure.