By Giwa SHILE
Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State will on Tuesday join the Governor General of Canada, Julie Payette, to inaugurate a new biosecurity laboratory in Lagos.
Biosecurity are procedures or measures designed to protect the population against harmful biological or biochemical substances.
The Lagos State Government on Sunday said the laboratory was at the Mainland Hospital in Yaba, where the isolation unit used it to contain the 2014 Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak, is located.
The laboratory, funded by Canada in partnership with the state government, will serve as a single repository for all high-concentration pathogens in the state.
The government said the biosecurity laboratory will also help the state to mitigate post-EVD threats and build capacity for prevention, detection and response to future outbreaks in Nigeria and West Africa.
“After the inauguration of the biosecurity laboratory, the Canadian Governor General will also visit students participating in the CodeLagos computer literacy program.
“She will visit Akande Dahunsi Memorial Senior High School to interact with students taking part in the CodeLagos program and talk to them about her background in informatics.
“During this time, members of the Canadian delegation will give presentations on their own experiences and careers in other classrooms.
“The August visitor will also have a lunch discussion with members of the Lagos business community, as well as grace a reception for arts and culture friends of Canada,” the government said in a statement.
The CodeLagos programme is currently running in public and private schools in Lagos State.
It is an initiative of the Lagos State Ministry of Education aimed at educating over one million residents for work in the future.
It teaches students how to write code and creatively solve problems.
