•Makoko demolition The Lagos State Assembly has met with residents of the Makoko community affected by the recent demolitions and is asking the concerned ministries to stop the exercise in the area. The meeting, led by the Majority Leader of the House, Noheem Adams, was to help address issues from the Makoko and Oworonshoki demolition [&hellip...
•The protesters Ogoni sons and daughters have warned President Bola Tinubu of an impending crisis if the federal government proceeds with plans to resume oil exploration in 17 comÂmunities in Tai Local Government Area of Rivers State, citing unreÂsolved grievances and the loss of hundreds of lives during previous operations. The warning was is...
•Late Ifunanya Nwangene and a snake An Abuja-based music talent, Ifunanya Nwangene, died on Saturday after sustaining a snakebite, prompting renewed concerns over snake safety, especially in residential areas. Nwangene, a soprano singer with the Amemuso Choir, died on Saturday at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Abuja, reports The Nation. The...
•Niger Delta A Nigerian geoscience researcher, Emuobosa Patience Ojoboh, has highlighted the growing vulnerability of groundwater systems in oil-producing communities through field-based, data-driven research conducted in the Niger Delta. As an undergraduate geoscience student, Ojoboh conducted a detailed study of shallow groundwater systems w...
•Lagos State Police Commissioner Moshood Jimoh and Makoko community leader, Jude Ojo Controversy surrounding the demolition of structures in Makoko and other communities by the Lagos State Government has continued, with residents staging a protest over the government’s actions yesterday. The protesters said the demonstration was against allege...
The Oyo State government, through the Oyo State Rule of Law Enforcement Authority (OYRLEA), has issued a 14‑day ultimatum to owners and occupants of illegal structures, including shanties, kiosks, stalls, and ram‑selling points situated around the Obafemi Awolowo Stadium, Liberty Road, Oke‑Ado, Ibadan. The directive, effective from yesterday, ...
•Used plastic containers stand at a dumpsite in Lagos The threat posed by plastic production, usage, and disposal to human health will skyrocket in the coming years unless the world does something to address this global crisis, researchers warned today. A British-French team of researchers attempted to cover all the different ways that plastic...
•Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab The Lagos State government has announced a partnership with MTN Nigeria for the redevelopment and renaming of Obalende under-bridge to Y’ELLOW Bus Park. In a statement on X today, Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, said the move will ...
The Lagos State government has sentenced 26 members of the notorious ‘Omotaku’ group to three months’ imprisonment and arrested 115 street beggars in ongoing enforcement operations across the state. This was disclosed in a statement posted on X today by the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab. According to the s...
•Street sweepers under the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) Street sweepers employed by the Lagos Waste Management Authority have raised fresh concerns over what they described as persistent harassment, discrimination and unsafe working conditions on Lagos roads, recounting daily experiences of verbal abuse, intimidation and neglect by...
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