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COVID-19: Lagos govt eases restrictions on social gatherings, event centres
With this further easing of restrictions, event centres are allowed to have a maximum of 500 people irrespective of their capacity. 2 min read
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has approved a further easing of restrictions on social gatherings and event centres across the state on Friday.
According to a statement by the Lagos Safety Commission on Friday, the easing of restrictions on social and event centres takes immediate effect.
The governor made “due consultation and deliberations with relevant stakeholders and MDAs including the Lagos State Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture and Lagos State Safety Commission and approved the further easing of social centres across the State with immediate effect,” the statement said.
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Lagos eases restrictions on event centres, pegs occupancy limit at 500
April 09
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In the new guidelines, the state government pegged the occupancy limit for event centres at 500 while social events can now have up to 200 people at a time.
Uzamat Akinbile Yusuff, the commissioner for tourism, arts and culture, released a statement to this effect on Friday.
According to the statement, safety marshals will be deployed to any social event with over 200 people and event centre exceeding the 500 limit.
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The statement read: “All event centres must hold a valid license of The Lagos State Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture prior to operating as an event centre in the State.
The Lagos State government has further eased restrictions on social and event centres across the state.
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu gave the approval after due consultation and deliberations with relevant stakeholders, as well as Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs), the government said on Friday.
Following the approval, the Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture in Lagos, Mrs Uzamat Yusuff, and the Director-General of the Lagos State Safety Commission, Mr Lanre Mojola, issued a press release containing the new guidelines for social and event centres.
They warned that any violation of the protocol would attract fines and penalties, in line with the Lagos State Infectious Diseases Control Regulation 2020.