•Abuja floods Several mansions in Maitama Extension in Abuja were submerged by flood over the weekend due to what residents described as indiscriminate construction along waterways, as well as blocked drainage channels in the area. It was gathered that many properties, including those of Kano State Deputy Governor, Murtala Garo, and former Ins...
•Abuja floods A heavy downpour in Abuja on Saturday flooded several parts of the Federal Capital Territory, disrupting vehicular movement, trapping motorists and forcing some businesses to temporarily shut as water overwhelmed roads and drainage channels. Among the worst-affected areas were Wuse 1 and Wuse 2 in the city centre, as well as part...
By every measure, Lagos is one of Africa’s fastest-growing megacities. It generates thousands of tonnes of municipal waste daily, operates an extensive waste management system, and has repeatedly launched sanitation campaigns. Yet, a drive through the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway, Oshodi, Ketu, Ikorodu Road, Awolowo Way in Ikeja, Lagos Mainland o...
•Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State Residents of Akure, the Ondo State capital, have raised concerns over a persistent offensive odour that has enveloped parts of the metropolis for more than five weeks, urging the state government to urgently identify its source and address the situation. Some residents said the odour had caused discomfo...
•Floods The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has forecast thunderstorms and varying levels of rainfall across several parts of Nigeria today, Wednesday, August 12, 2026, with residents in low-lying and flood-prone areas advised to remain alert to possible localised flooding. According to NiMet’s Daily Weather Outlook shared on its X yest...
•Refuse dumpsite in Lagos The Lagos Environmental Sanitation Corps, popularly known as KAI, has rescued four nursing mothers and their babies from an illegal dumpsite at Agboju along the Lagos-Badagry Expressway in Lagos State. According to a statement on the agency’s X page yesterday, the rescue was carried out on Monday as part of an [&helli...
•Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake Solid Minerals Development Minister Dele Alake has urged residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to remain calm following another reported earth tremor on Tuesday. The Minister has also directed the Nigerian Geological Survey Agency (NGSA) to provide hourly updates of the seismic dev...
•Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State Residents of Ondo State have raised the alarm over persistent “offensive odour” in the state capital, Akure, expressing concern that the development could pose serious risks to their health and the environment. The residents, who spoke with our correspondent yesterday, said the odour has become unbeara...
•Tokunbo Wahab There is no law authorising restriction of movement during the state’s monthly environmental sanitation exercise, the Lagos State government has said. Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, clarified yesterday in a post on his verified X handle while responding to an enquiry by a social media user, ...
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), in collaboration with the Kaduna State Emergency Management Agency (KADSEMA), the Kaduna State Fire Service and other emergency responders, yesterday intensified the search for two persons who were swept away while attempting to cross a river following heavy rainfall in Kaduna. The incident occu...
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