Amidst economic hardship and frustration by citizens, the Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), has announced the increase in the cost of waste evacuation of refuse effective January 2024. The approved new tariff sent to customers by a LAWMA agent, Doset Will Investment Limited,  reveals that residents of Lagos will now pay double the formal rate. The notice titled, ‘Re-waste …

The Lagos State government said a total of 277,672 indigent residents have been enrolled in its health insurance scheme, called Ilera Eko. The Permanent Secretary of Health Management Agency, Dr Emmanuella Zamba, disclosed this during the flag-off of the second phase of the state’s health insurance scheme. Zamba said the administration of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu was committed to ensuring that …

The Director-General of the Nigeria Conservation Foundation (NCF), Joseph Onoja, has warned that if measures are not quickly put in place, the Atlantic Ocean will soon affect the Lekki-Epe Expressway. Onoja gave the warning on Thursday at a meeting on ocean encroachment between Lekki Estates Residents and Stakeholders Association (LERSA), Senator Wasiu Eshilokun, who represents Lagos Central Senatorial District; NCF, …

Some residents of Lagos State have called on the Federal Government to urgently implement adequate palliative measures to alleviate the present high cost of living experienced by Nigerians. Recently, the fuel pump price rose from an average of N500 per litre to N617 per litre at petrol stations, owned by NNPC Limited. In an interview with newsmen, the residents said …