The Lagos State Wastewater Management Office (LSWMO) has sealed off a residential property on Adetoun Crescent, Abule Egba, due to environmental regulation violations. The property was said to be discharging untreated wastewater, causing road damage and discomfort to the surrounding community. On Thursday, the state Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Barrister Tokunbo Wahab explained that the LSWMO took the …

Lagos State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab is a refreshing force in the state government. A lawyer by training and a visionary leader by nature, Wahab has demonstrably improved both the education sector and, more recently, the environment space of the state. His legal background brings a much-needed focus on due process and stakeholder engagement. Whether …

The Lagos State Government on Sunday stated that it would undertake enforcement action to remove over 100 shanties housing several people at Adeniji-Adele Underbridge from Monday. In an interview with newsmen, by the state Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Barrister Tokunbo Wahab said that the removal is coming after the expiration of a 48-hour removal notice served on all …

The Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Barrister Tokunbo Wahab, on Thursday, said the state government uncovered an illegal settlement under the Osborne Bridge, Ikoyi, Lagos State. Wahab shared this information via a post on X.com on Thursday, along with videos. Sharing a video, the commissioner wrote: “Another illegal settlement was discovered under the Osborne Bridge, Ikoyi. “Lagos …

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 …

The Lagos State Government has reiterated that crossing major highways in the state by pedestrians is an offence, and any defaulter would be prosecuted. On his  X handle on Sunday, the state Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Barrister Tokunbo Wahab said that officials of the state Environmental Safety Corps (popularly known as Kick Against Indiscipline – KAI), alongside …

The Lagos State Government, in a bid to curb mounting environmental health concerns, has sealed Oke-Afa Market, Isolo and Katangua Market, Abule Egba, for violating waste disposal regulations and for sundry unhygienic practices around the markets, constituting grave environmental infractions. Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab said that the government’s zero tolerance for waste initiative which …

After days of closure for improper waste disposal and other environmental infractions. the Lagos State Government has reopened Alaba International Market and some markets in the Trade Fair Complex, all located in Ojo area. Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Barrister Tokunbo Wahab said the markets were reopened after addressing most of the environmental issues, adding however, that the …

The Lagos State Government has sealed the Alaba International Market over poor waste disposal practices among others, according to the state Commissioner for the Environment, Barrister Tokunbo Wahab. He wrote on X on Monday: “Alaba International Market, Ojo has been sealed up for poor waste disposal practices, failure to pay their waste bills, and gross environmental sanitation offences”. The closure …