Category: Lagos State

Articulated vehicles parked on Apapa-Oshodi Expressway obstructing traffic flow. PHOTO: GBENGA SALAU It is four years and five months that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu got sworn in as the governor of Lagos State. But a day after he was sworn-in, May 30, 2019 precisely, he promised to end the menace of articulated vehicles parking on Lagos […]

Lagos State Government has reopened the Mile 12 International Market which was closed last Friday. The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, on Monday said that the Lagos Government ordered the reopening of the popular market after a thorough assessment. Wahab added that the assessment covered various aspects of environmental compliance, waste […]

Lagos Waste Management Authority, (LAWMA) has announced the re-opening of Ladipo, Oyingbo, Alamutu Ologede, and Ile-Epo markets, recently sealed for alleged filth and gross environmental abuse. The Managing Director/CEO of LAWMA, Dr Muyiwa Gbadegesin, who announced the re-opening in Lagos, noted the importance of stringent compliance measures in safeguarding public health and shielding residents against […]

L-R: Lagos State Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, General Manager, Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA), Special Advisers The Lagos State government on Saturday began clearing shanties and reclaiming Right of Way (RoW) of the Red Rail project corridor from Agbado, Ogun, to Ebute Metta, Lagos. The enforcement team was led by the […]

Heap of refuse in Ladipo Market Photos: Eniola Daniel The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab, has ordered immediate closure of Ladipo Market, Mushin, for several environmental offences including, reckless waste disposal, unhygienic premises, and non payment of waste bills, among others In a statement, he said the market would remain […]

Street hawking Lagos State government has announced a total ban of street trading, hawking, building illegal structure on drainage systems, and displaying of wares on walkways across the state. Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab disclosed this on his X handle. According to Wahab, the move is part of the renewed effort to […]

Just a few hours after the Lagos Assembly called on State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to direct release of funds for his overseas treatment, the boy whose intestine went missing in the process of surgery, Adebola Akin-Bright, has died at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, LASUTH. Adebola Akin-Bright, according to The Nation, died on Tuesday […]

Adebola Akin-Bright, whose intestines went missing in the process of surgery, has passed away. It was learnt that he died on Tuesday evening. A source close to the family of the deceased told The Punch that he developed complications and was rushed to the intensive care unit of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital where […]