The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has advised that there is need to prepare for extreme weather events and climate variability in the coming days due to climate change. Its Director-General, Prof. Charles Anosike, said the extreme weather events could cause damage to buildings, infrastructure, and farmlands, displacement of people and loss of lives. The NiMet boss stated this in Abuja …

As Nigeria prepares to mark the 2025 National Environmental Sanitation Day (NESD), the Federal Government has urged states that have not yet reinstated the monthly environmental sanitation (clean-up) exercise to do so. Minister of Environment, Balarabe Lawal, made the call during a briefing on the 2025 National Environmental Sanitation Day commemoration with the theme: ‘Safe Sanitation and Hygiene for Disease …

The Anambra State Government has expressed its preparedness to respond effectively to any flood related emergency by taking precautionary measures across the state to avert any disaster. The Commissioner for Environment, Dr Felix Odimegwu, made this known in an interview with journalists in Awka, on Saturday, adding that the ministry in collaboration with relevant agencies, has intensify the sensitisation of …

The Lagos State Government has announced that anyone caught dumping refuse illegally or littering public spaces will pay a fine of ₦250,000 or spend up to three months in prison. The state Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab, made the announcement on Tuesday at a media briefing, warning that ‘serial offenders will face even stiffer punishments’. …

President Bola Tinubu has issued a stern warning to developers against erecting structures on designated setbacks around the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, threatening demolition without compensation. Also read: Tinubu commissions 1st phase of Lagos-Calabar coastal highway, other roads, warns contractors, developers He emphasised that the Federal Government would rigorously enforce these regulations in the national interest. At the commissioning of the first …

Three days after devastating floods swept through several communities in Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State, victims at makeshift camps are voicing profound dissatisfaction over the handling of relief efforts. Also read: Mokwa flood: 2 more bodies recovered, death toll reaches 153 A visit to the affected communities by a correspondent revealed widespread frustration and disappointment, particularly concerning the …

The Lagos State Government (LASG), in collaboration with the officers and men of the Nigerian Navy under the Western Naval Command, on Saturday, embarked on the clean-up of Apapa and its environment. Speaking with the journalists after the exercise, which extended to Mobil Road and Marine Beach, the governor’s Special Adviser on Environment, Kunle Rotimi-Akodu, said the quest to clean …

The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has sealed the premises of DONALD’S restaurant, a nightlife establishment in Lekki Phase 1, for illegal waste disposal. In a statement accompanied by a video on X.com on Saturday, the state Commissioner for the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, revealed that closure follows an incident where a white Ford van …

The Lagos State Government, on Saturday, began demolishing illegal structures in Ikeja GRA, including shanties and unapproved buildings, over security and planning concerns. The exercise, led by the Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA), Gbolahan Oki, targeted areas violating building regulations. The team moved through streets like Michael Otedola, Sowemimo, Remi Fani-Kayode, and Ajisafe, pulling down …

The Lagos State Government has announced plans to prosecute 74 individuals apprehended for violating environmental regulations within the state. According to the Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, the suspects were arrested during a coordinated enforcement operation by the state’s Taskforce in the early hours of Tuesday around 1 a.m., targeting key locations across the Lekki axis of …