Fire on Tuesday gutted some shops in the Ladipo market destroying goods worth millions of Naira. The Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday. He said that the agency received distress calls through its 767 and 112 emergency toll-free lines at about …

The Lagos State Government has said that Ladipo Market has not been reopened, contrary its statement earlier on Monday. A latter statement by the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) the same day quoted its Managing Director/CEO, Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin as saying that the market remained closed because it was observed that its management had not fully met stipulated mandatory safety and …

Lagos State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab has ordered the immediate closure of Ladipo Market, Mushin over several environmental offences, including reckless waste disposal, unhygienic premises, and non-payment of waste bills, among others He said the market would remain closed until the mandatory conditions of redress were met by traders and market stakeholders, adding that …