•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...
•Flood The skies opened up yesterday across several states of the federation rendering some roads flooded The rain began early in the day just hours after the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) warned of thundery and rainy weather activities between yesterday and tomorrow across Nigeria, reports NAN. A similar warning came from the Lagos S...
•Gas flare No fewer than 49 gas flare sites have been identified in Nigeria, report from the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), has shown. For this purpose, Chief Executive of the NUPRC, Engr. Gbenga Komolafe, said the commission is implementing a dual strategy to address gas flaring: by decarbonising flare sites, and b...
•The suspects A Magistrate Court sitting in Bolade Oshodi yesterday remanded 34 persons in prison custody till July 22, 2025 for engaging in street trading along the median of the Alaba Rago, Ojo, on the Lagos-Badagry Expressway. The arraigned persons made up of 32 males and two females were arrested over the weekend in an […]
•Flood Residents of flood-prone communities in several states are resisting evacuation and are instead asking the authorities to come to their aid. Following the recent flood that killed over 200 persons and left about 500 others missing at communities in Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State, the federal government, last week, raised the...
•Flood Despite warnings by the Nigeria Metrological Agency (NIMET) about severe flooding this year, especially, in the South-south region, and with records of deaths already as a result of flooding, state governments in the region are ostensibly unperturbed as no major preparations are on ground against the impending flood, reports Saturday Gu...
•Prison The Lagos Government has arrested and arraigned five individuals for indiscriminate refuse dumping in a canal along the Igando-Iba Road Link Bridge area of the state. The suspects — Quassim Jamiu, 44, and Ayo Jamiu, 18, both from Kwara State; Alexander Innocent, 40, from Akwa Ibom; Oparinde Taiwo, 55, from Ogun State; and Moses [&helli...
•Gas flaring Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) said it has cut its gas flaring by 97 per cent in dedication to raising awareness and promoting actions to address various environmental issues, including marine pollution, overpopulation, global warming, sustainable development, and wildlife crime, among others. This is as the globe marks World Envir...
•Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State The Lagos State Ministry of Environment and Water Resources has said it will impose a ₦ 250,000 fine or a month’s jail term on environmental offenders from July 1, 2025. The ministry said offenders who dump refuse illegally, litter the streets, or deface the environment would face penalties. The [&he...
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