In recent times, heavy rainfall and subsequent flooding have become all too common across states in the country. This has over time posed significant risks to communities in many states of the country. Apart from the risk of loss of lives and properties, floods have the potential to elevate the spread of water vector-borne illnesses like typhoid fever, cholera, malaria, …

The Ogun State Chairman of the Association of Waste Managers of Nigeria, Pastor Jolaoluwa Emmanuel has lamented a staggering sum of N650m bridging allowance the state government owed the waste managers. Emmanuel disclosed that the refusal of the state government to clear this huge debt despite several appeal letters has not only hampered their efficiency but has equally sent over …

The Lagos State Government will commencement full enforcement of the ban on usage and distribution of styrofoam food containers on Monday. During a meeting with all market leaders in the state at the Blue Roof Alausa on Friday, the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Barrister Tokunbo Wahab said that enforcement officers from Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC)/Kick …

Over the last two weeks, the Lekki Conservation Centre (LCC) has received various high-level delegations from different arms and agencies of the Lagos State Government on inspection tours of the facilities at the 78-hectare forest reserve and wetland that seats at the heart of the Lekki Peninsula. On Tuesday, 23rd January 2024, LCC received the first delegation from the state …

The Lagos State Government has announced its plan to convert the recently cleared Ijora under-bridge to a creational space. IT was reported on Saturday that after a five-day quit notice, the government destroyed illegal shanties occupied by squatters under the bridge. The state Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Barrister Tokunbo Wahab had lamented that block moulders, fuel sellers, …

The Oyo State Government has sealed a new generation church at Golden Estate, Oluyole, Ibadan, the state capital The state government said the church was sealed over noise pollution. It noted that the action was taken against a branch of Christ Life Church in the area, after several unresolved steps taken by the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources to …

The Lagos State Government has issued a 30-day notice to owners and occupants of residential buildings converted without approval, urging them to revert to the original use. In a statement released on Tuesday by the Director of Public Affairs, Olaoye Olusegun, the General Manager of the Lagos State Building Control Agency, Gbolahan Oki, said the notice applied to all structures …

The Oyo State government has arrested 32 suspected beggars in Ibadan metropolis for allegedly violating the law banning street begging in the state. The Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Inclusion, Mrs. Toyin Balogun stated this at Akinyele resettlement centre, Ibadan, where the beggers were lodged. She added that the suspects were apprehended on Thursday afternoon during a special raid …

Lagos State Government on Sunday announced the ban on the use and distribution of Styrofoam and other single-use plastics across the state. This was announced by the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Barrister Tokunbo Wahab, in a statement he posted on Sunday. Stryrofoam is used to manufacture disposable plates used in eateries. Wahab noted that the decision was …

The Ogun State Government has issued a stern warning to miscreants defacing the median along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway with faeces. Residents and pedestrians along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway have decried the continuous open defecation on the reconstructed drainage system. The trend was said to have become rampant as pedestrians who cross the expressway were forced to cover their noses. The state …