The Oyo State Government on Thursday sealed an industrial facility, Fountain Manufacturing Company Ltd, located in Oluyole, Ibadan, over its repeated violations and non-compliance with environmental regulations. The state Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Abdulmojeed Mogbojubola, issued the directive following numerous complaints and petitions regarding the health hazards posed to residents living near the facility. Mogbojubola stated that the …

The Ogun State Government has sealed Arolat Petrol Station in Abeokuta, over water pollution. The State Environmental Protection Agency, OGEPA, sealed the petrol station over the weekend following a petition received by Foursquare Gospel Church located beside the Petrol Station in Abeokuta. The church alleged that the fuel station had contaminated its well which was the only source of water …

The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) says it had apprehended some cart pushers whose activities violated environmental laws and undermined the state government’s efforts at maintaining a clean and liveable city. The cart pushers were operating around Dopemu, Ojudu Berger, Ifako-Ijaiye, Agege, and other parts of the state. The arrests followed a PUNCH Healthwise report which detailed the return of …

The Lagos State Government is intensifying efforts to combat noise pollution by requiring nightclubs, bars, lounges, and worship centres to obtain permits for events involving amplified sound. The Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, announced the policy on X (formerly Twitter), reaffirming the government’s commitment to protecting public health. “Own Your Environment. Unregulated noise poses significant health and …

The Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (also known as KAI), carried out an enforcement operation to dislodge street traders and miscreants under the Oba Akran Bridge in Ikeja and the Falomo underbridge. This was announced by the state Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, on X.com on Monday. The effort aims to maintain law and order in the …

The Lagos State government continued its crackdown on illegal settlements on Monday by demolishing shanties built along a drainage channel in the Adeniji Adele area of Lagos Island. The state commissioner for the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this in a video of the demolition shared on X.com on Monday. His caption read, “Operatives of …

The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Joseph Utsev, revealed on Friday that the Federal Government will unveil the Clean Nigeria Campaign Strategic Plan next Tuesday, aiming to accelerate progress towards the nationwide 2030 Open Defecation-Free target. Speaking at a press briefing in Abuja ahead of the strategic plan’s launch and the commemoration of the 2024 World Toilet Day, themed …

The Lagos Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC), popularly known as KAI, said it has dislodged occupants of 84 rooms constructed under Eko Bridge at Elegbata, on the Lagos Island. According to a statement in Lagos on Monday by the agency’s Spokesperson, Mr Lukman Ajayi, LAGESC’s Corps Marshal, Major Olanini Cole (rtd.) said that one person who allegedly built an eight-room toilet and …

Residents of Bayelsa State are increasingly alarmed as intensifying floods, exacerbated by persistent heavy rainfall, disrupt local communities. While water levels remain below the severe flooding of 2022, several communities — including Amassoma, Biseni, Anibeze, and Akenpai—have been inundated. The Flood and Erosion Control Directorate has reassured residents that water levels should start to recede within days. Walson Omuso, Head …

In its efforts to reduce the rate of building collapses, Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) has evacuated some residents from a dilapidated building in the Gbagada area. In a statement on X.com on Friday, LASBCA said that the residents were evacuated due to the “critically distressed” state of the house. The statement read: “In its ongoing efforts to mitigate …