•Used plastic containers at a dumpsite The federal government yesterday banned single-use plastics in ministries, departments and agencies of government. The Minister of State for Environment, Iziaq Salako, stated when he briefed reporters at the Presidential Villa after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting chaired by President Bola Tin...
•The victims Some victims have narrated how the officials of the Lagos State task force threatened to kill them in Osun Forest after they were allegedly arrested in the Marina area of the state and later dumped at the forest in Ilesha, Osun State, on Saturday. The state government had vowed to clamp down on […]
•Governors Adeleke and Sanwo-Olu The Lagos State Government yesterday confirmed relocation of 371 miscreants, beggars and destitute persons back to their states. This followed an outcry by the Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, over alleged eviction of Osun-born youths from Lagos over the weekend, reports Daily Trust. Reports say many indig...
•The 86 rooms found under Lagos bridge Gbenga Oluwafemi, purportedly the landlord and alleged leader of the suspected gang renting out 86 apartments under Dolphin Estate Bridge, Ikoyi, has refuted claims by Lagos State Government of receiving N250,000 per annum as rent. In a video posted by News Central on its X handle late yesterday, [&hellip...
A downpour today left some major roads in the federal capital of Nigeria Abuja flooded, making it difficult for motorists to drive. Among the affected roads was Solomon Lar Way, Utako, Abuja.
•Adeniji Adele under bridge shanties The Lagos State Government has announced its plan to remove over 100 shanties housing several people at Adeniji Adele Underbridge from today. The Lagos State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this while briefing newsmen yesterday. He said the removal comes after ...
•Wahab and a bulldozer pulling down structure at Maryland The Lagos State Government has said that property owners whose structures hindered the flow of drainage in Mende in the Maryland area of the state were served “requisite notices” before their buildings were removed from the System 1 Drainage Right of Way. Commissioner for Environ...
The Lagos State Government has given a 48-hour quit notice to illegal occupants of abandoned Ikoyi Towers in Lagos Island. The state’s Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources Tokunbo Wahab gave the notice yesterday during an inspection of some sites, including the federal government-owned Ikoyi Towers, reports Channels TV. “We were al...
•The discovered illegal apartments under Lagos bridge The Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, has said the government discovered 86 apartments under the Dolphin Estate Bridge, Ikoyi, where tenants pay N250,000 annual rent. Posting videos on his X account yesterday, Wahab said the 86 partitioned r...
•Emergency workers moving some flood victims to safety in Lagos State The Ogun State Government has asked residents in floodplain areas to relocate to safer ground before the rain commences fully. The rain, according to the Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NIMET) and the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA), would commence in March and e...

