•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...
•Emergency workers moving some flood victims to safety in Lagos The Lagos State Government has issued a fresh warning to residents in parts of Lekki, Ikorodu and Ajegunle areas of the state to relocate from lowlands to highlands to avoid being victims of flooding. “Those around the Ajilete axis of Lagos, that’s Ajegunle, they have […]...
•Housing estate No fewer than 176 estates in the Eti-Osa, Epe, Ibeju-Lekki, and Ajah axis of Lagos have been blacklisted after being deemed illegal by the state government. This was disclosed by the Permanent Secretary of the Office of Physical Planning, Oluwole Sotire, in a statement released yesterday. The Lagos State Government revealed tha...
•A blocked drainage in Lagos With the Lagos State government’s ban on certain single-use plastics (SUPs) taking effect on July 1, 2025, local manufacturers have kicked against the policy, stating that small businesses and producers will be adversely affected. However, environmentalists said they are in support of the ban, citing the need to pr...
•Peter Obi at the scene of his brother’s demolished building in Lagos The Lagos State Government today denied any involvement in the demolition of a property in the Ikeja area of the state, which the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, claimed belonged to his brother. This was disclosed in a statement […]
•Illegal abattoir in Agege, Lagos The Lagos State Government has shut down an illegal abattoir discovered on Succo Road in Oko-Oba, Agege, seizing contaminated meat and arresting suspects involved in the operation. The action, announced by Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, is part of intensified efforts to cl...
•Oko-Oba Abattoir in Lagos The Lagos State Government (LASG) has announced the immediate closure of Oko-Oba Abattoir over environmental violations and inappropriate operational practices. The Commissioner For Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tokunbo Wahab, said this while speaking with journalists after an inspection tour of the abattoir to...
•Fuel tankers There is an imminent disruption in fuel supply following the failure of petroleum marketers and truck owners to lift products at Dangote Refinery and Lekki Seaport. This is in protest against the Lagos State government’s enforcement of N12,500 e-call-up levy on trucks operating along the Lekki-Epe corridor, reports Daily Trust. M...
•Atan cemetery The Lagos State government has sealed the construction site for a proposed cemetery within a residential neighbourhood in Bode Thomas. The sealing of the site followed Saturday’ protest by residents of Natufe/Animashaun neighborhood who insisted that citing a cemetery in the place would pollute their water, reports The Nation. T...
•Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State The Lagos State Ministry of Environment and Water Resources has said it will impose a ₦ 250,000 fine or a month’s jail term on environmental offenders from July 1, 2025. The ministry said offenders who dump refuse illegally, litter the streets, or deface the environment would face penalties. The [&he...
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