•Tokunbo Wahab The Lagos State Government, yesterday, said it had not re-introduced the monthly environmental sanitation and is not starting any movement restriction by July ending. The state’s Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, said contrary to news on the Internet, the state was not re-introducing monthly sa...
•Governor Abiodun Youths in Yewa axis of Ogun under the aegis of the Yewa North Patriotic Forum have called on Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, to address the rot affecting the region in the areas of road infrastructure, health, and security. President of the forum, Comr. Adeyemi Sunday, according to a statement made available to […]...
•Flooding The federal government has predicted that 94 towns are at risk of a five-day flooding beginning yesterday, Tuesday, July 16, and ending on July 20, 2024. The Minister of State of Environment, Dr. Iziaq Salako, disclosed this to our correspondent yesterday, reports The PUNCH. Salako said the identified locations and their environs wou...
•Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu In a bid to address the state’s environmental challenges, the Lagos State government has announced the reintroduction of its monthly environmental sanitation program, effective July 13. The programme, which was discontinued in 2016, aims to promote a cleaner and healthier environment in the state. According to Comm...
•Ajuri Ngelale (left) The Special Presidential Envoy on Climate Action, Ajuri Ngelale has held a series of crucial meetings to enhance Nigeria’s economic and environmental strategies. Mr Ajuri Ngelale commenced with discussions featuring Mr. Chido Munyati, Head of Africa at the World Economic Forum, and Ms. Abir Ibrahim, Africa’s Regional Agen...
•Sun Last month was the hottest June on record across the globe, the EU’s climate monitor said today, capping half a year of wild and destructive weather from floods to heatwaves. Every month since June 2023 has eclipsed its own temperature record in a 13-month streak of unprecedented global heat, the Copernicus Climate Change Service [&hellip...
•Oil theft Leaders and activists in the South-South region said the massive networks of the “big players”, who steal the nation’s crude oil in politics, and the oil industry have made the government, which lacked political will, powerless in halting their activities over the years. The stakeholders, speaking to our correspondents, on the backd...
•Lagos floods Amid the perennial floods that have ravaged parts of Lagos, Mr Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour has faulted the state government’s efforts in tackling the menace. Several cars and houses were submerged with millions of commuters and workers stranded in many parts of the state following yesterday’s torrential rains. A day after the incident,...
•Illegal waste disposal Lagos State Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources has issued a 48-hour abatement notice to Oyingbo market executives over indiscriminate waste disposal and other environmental infractions. This was disclosed in a statement on X.com by the Commissioner for the ministry, Tokunbo Wahab, today. This development wa...
•Floods Residents of Jakande Housing Estate, Lekki in Eti – Osa Local Government Area of Lagos State have called on the Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu to save them from imminent death as a result of incessant flood in the area. It was gathered that a resident of the estate simply called Mr. Shakiru […]

