•Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State The Lagos State Government has apprehended 931 people for waste management offences, inspected 2,251 sites, issued 1,711 contravention notices, and sealed 239 facilities as part of intensified environmental monitoring, enforcement, and compliance operations across the state in the last year. The Stat...
•A local water vendor Three-year-old David Kakini cried uncontrollably in front of the family’s ramshackle home as the sweltering afternoon heat swept through Ago Egun, a densely populated waterfront settlement in the Bariga area of Lagos. His 22-year-old mother, Rebecca, said frequent bouts of fever and catarrh have transformed her once bubbl...
•One of the communities in Lau LGA submerged by floodwaters after heavy rainfall this morning The Kaduna State government has intensified public awareness and emergency preparedness efforts, following the 2026 Seasonal Climate Prediction (SCP) report released by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet). The report dentified Kaduna among stat...
•Flood The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has issued a warning that 19 states across the country may experience flash flooding in the coming days due to expected heavy early rains. In an advisory released today, NiMet explained that the flooding risk is heightened because dry and hardened soils will prevent water from soaking properly ...
•Emergency officials assessing the situation after the rainstorm  A powerful rainstorm has left a trail of destruction in Dokan Mai-Jama’a, a community in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, killing at least two people and destroying more than 50 houses. The Village Head, Hamisu Tukur, confirmed that the storm, which struck on Monday...
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has issued a nationwide alert over rising temperatures, warning that the conditions could trigger heat stress in several parts of the country. In an advisory released yesterday, the agency said increasing temperatures across Nigeria may pose health risks, particularly in some northern states. The area...
•An unhealthy environment Residents of Bille Kingdom in Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State have called for the urgent deployment of mobile health services to address what they describe as a deepening environmental and public health crisis linked to oil and gas activities in the area. The demand formed the central message at a [&helli...
•Governor Sanwo-Olu (centre) taking part in sanitation exercise in Lagos  The Lagos State government has said that the monthly environmental sanitation will resume on Saturday, April 25, 2026, across the state. The Commissioner for Environment, Tokunbo Wahab, who stated this yesterday said that the exercise had not been nullified by any court ...
•Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State The Lagos Waste Management Authority has called on residents to fully comply with the state’s monthly environmental sanitation exercise, scheduled to resume on Saturday, April 25, 2026. In a statement issued via its official X handle today, the agency said the exercise will hold from 6:30 a.m. to 8:3...
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted rainy and sunny weather activities from today to Wednesday nationwide. ‎‎NiMet’s weather outlook released yesterday predicted sunny skies today over the northern region during the morning hours with chances of thunderstorms. ‎‎NiMet anticipated moderate rains over parts of Taraba and Ada...
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