•Some buildings demolished by the state govt The Lagos State Government has issued a two-week ultimatum to property developers and owners at the Trade Fair Complex, Ojo, to obtain proper building approvals and regularise their operations in line with existing physical planning regulations. During the stated time frame, they are expect to appro...
The coroner’s inquest into the cause of death of 10 people in the recent fire at the Afriland Tower on Broad Street will begin with a preliminary meeting next week Tuesday, October 14. The coroner, Magistrate Atinuke Adetunji, assigned by the Chief Coroner of the Lagos State Judiciary disclosed this in a letter written to […]
•Peter Obi and the demolition The Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has called on the Lagos State government to balance law enforcement with compassion in its ongoing demolition of structures. Obi’s advice comes days after visiting the site of the demolished ASPAMDA Market at the Trade Fair Complex, reports Channels TV. Th...
No fewer than 19 buildings were, yesterday, demolished at the New Mandela Plaza, within the popular Trade Fair Complex, in Lagos, as the Lagos State government moved in with heavy security to enforce the exercise. The demolition was carried out under tight security, with convoys of trucks from the Lagos State Task Force, Rapid Response [&helli...
The Lagos State government today began demolition of unsafe and illegal buildings at the Trade Fair Complex in Ojo. The operation was carried out jointly by the Ministry of Physical Planning, Lagos State Building Control Agency, Lagos State Urban Renewal Agency, and the Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority, reports Channels TV. Senio...
•Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State The Lagos State government has ordered the immediate suspension of all reclamation projects across the state, citing environmental risks. Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, announced the directive in a press release issued today. Wahab said the ministry observed with con...
•Power transmission line The Lagos State Government has announced plans to remove illegal structures built under high-tension cables in the Makoko community, Yaba, Lagos. The move comes after the state, through the Office of Urban and Regional Planning, removed dilapidated buildings and shanties at the Oworonshoki end of the Third Mainland Bri...
•Dowen College and Governor Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State The Lagos State Government has ordered the sealing of Dowen College in Lekki Phase 1 after waste traced to the school was found to have been improperly disposed of. Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, described the incident as a clear disregard for environmen...
•Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State The Lagos State government has directed all operators in the hospitality business, such as hotels, event centres and night clubs, to secure the approval of both the Lagos State Parking Authority (LASPA) and the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), to ensure effective parking and traffic...
•Lekki area of Lagos and a borehole The Permanent Secretary, Office of Drainage Services and Water Resources in Lagos State, Mahmood Adegbite, has said that people drilling borehole in the Lekki axis of the state is probably drinking ‘’shit water.” While speaking at a stakeholders meeting in the state recently, Adegbite noted that contaminated...
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