Environment

Sanitise your markets or we shut them – Lagos warns market leaders

The Lagos State Government has warned market leaders in the state to sanitise and clean their markets thoroughly or the government will shut them. The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab gave this warning on Thursday at the Lagos East Senatorial District Stakeholders’ meeting organized by the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps […]

Residents decry filling station sited in Lagos community

Residents of Emmanuel Okonne Crescent, New London Estate, Baruwa inside, Ipaja Ayobo, in Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State, have raised the alarm over the construction of a filling station in the community. The residents lamented that their lives and properties might be at risk if the construction of the filling station is completed. […]

Our Focus Is On Continuous  Drainage Maintenance – Commissioner

Lagos State Government, over the weekend, restated that its focus on drainage and canal maintenance remains unwavering to permanently address the menace of flooding in the State. Addressing newsmen after an inspection tour of many areas in Ikoyi, including the State House, Dodan Barracks, Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab expressed satisfaction […]

Lagos shuts Monaplax Company after staff’s arms got mangled in mixer

The Lagos Safety Commission has sealed off Monaplax Company Limited, Ojota over safety infractions identified at the factory. A statement issued by the Director-General, of Lagos Safety Commission, Lanre Mojola said the particular incident that caused the seal off of the company was due to an unreported accident involving a recently employed 29-year-old man identified […]

COP28: Lagos secures financing deals for two waste conversion projects

• Signs trade agreement with Arabian Gulf Commerce Chamber• Diri seeks global attention for erosion-ravaged Bayelsa communities• West indebted to Africa, global south, says CAPPA Lagos State’s participation at the ongoing 28th session of Conference of Parties (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, may have yielded dividends. In a statement, yesterday, the two waste conversion […]

Lagos community laments erosion, blames sand dredging

Residents of the Majidun community in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State have lamented the activity of sand miners who they said have made living miserable. The residents told PUNCH Online on Monday, that the dredging activity has wreaked havoc and has become an environmental threat to them. It was learnt that those carrying out […]

NiMet Predicts Three-day Dust Haze, Sunshine Across Nigeria

*Advises airline operators to get updated weather reports for effective planning of operations The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted dust haze and sunshine from today to Tuesday across the country.The agency advised airline operators to get updated weather reports from it for effective planning in their operation, ” it said. NiMet’s Weather Outlook, released […]

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