•Flood The federal government today forecast potential flooding in 38 locations across 11 states. It warned that heavy rainfall from today, Wednesday, July 16, to Sunday, July 20, 2025, could trigger flooding in the 11 states, reports The PUNCH. The alert, obtained by our correspondent, was issued by the Federal Ministry of Environment through...
•A blocked drainage in Lagos With the Lagos State government’s ban on certain single-use plastics (SUPs) taking effect on July 1, 2025, local manufacturers have kicked against the policy, stating that small businesses and producers will be adversely affected. However, environmentalists said they are in support of the ban, citing the need to pr...
•Styrofoam containers filled with food The Lagos State Government today has commenced the enforcement of the ban on single-use plastics after it issued a six-month notice to all stakeholders. The Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, announced during a press conference at Alausa, Ikeja, that any company that failed t...
•Drainage filled with styrofoam in Mile 2 Styrofoam containers appear to be making a comeback in Lagos, despite the state government’s enforcement of a ban on their use and distribution, which began a year ago. The ban, introduced in January 2024, was part of efforts to curb the environmental damage caused by single-use plastics, including [&h...
•Environmental sanitation exercise As Nigeria prepares to mark the 2025 National Environmental Sanitation Day (NESD), the federal government has urged states that have not yet reinstated the monthly environmental sanitation (clean-up) exercise to do so. Minister of Environment, Balarabe Lawal, made the call during a briefing on the 2025 Nation...
•Illegal abattoir in Agege, Lagos The Lagos State Government has shut down an illegal abattoir discovered on Succo Road in Oko-Oba, Agege, seizing contaminated meat and arresting suspects involved in the operation. The action, announced by Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, is part of intensified efforts to cl...
•Oil pollution in Ogoniland Various claims and reports have continued to trail the ongoing cleanup exercise in Ogoni land, Rivers State, being handled by the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) . Former Vice President Yemi Osibanjo, in June 2016, flagged off the remediation exercise, reports The Guardian. However, on May 25, 202...
The High Court in London has ruled that Shell plc and its former Nigerian subsidiary can be held legally responsible for historic oil pollution in the Niger Delta, a decision that paves the way for a full trial in 2027. The case, brought by the Bille and Ogale communities in Rivers State, relates to decades […]
•Oko-Oba Abattoir in Lagos The Lagos State Government (LASG) has announced the immediate closure of Oko-Oba Abattoir over environmental violations and inappropriate operational practices. The Commissioner For Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tokunbo Wahab, said this while speaking with journalists after an inspection tour of the abattoir to...
•Atan cemetery The Lagos State government has sealed the construction site for a proposed cemetery within a residential neighbourhood in Bode Thomas. The sealing of the site followed Saturday’ protest by residents of Natufe/Animashaun neighborhood who insisted that citing a cemetery in the place would pollute their water, reports The Nation. T...
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