Lagos Residents Groan as Tenants Pay Millions for Substandard Housing

Residents of Lagos are grappling with an unprecedented surge in house rents, as accommodation costs across the metropolis continue to rise sharply amid worsening living conditions. In several neighbourhoods, tenants now pay between N1.5 million and N2.5 million annually for single rooms and self-contained apartments, often without access to basic amenities such as potable water,…

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Surulere Residents Allege Police-Backed Thugs in Controversial Demolition of Homes

Homeowners and residents of Surulere Community, Amikanle, in the Alimosho Local Council Area of Lagos State, have raised serious concerns over the demolition of their properties, claiming that land grabbers, locally referred to as Omo Onile, carried out the destruction with the apparent support of law enforcement officials. According to residents, dozens of residential buildings,…

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Driver, Passenger killed as Fire Razes Vehicle in Lagos

Two persons —a commercial bus driver and his passenger—were burnt to death, while eight others sustained injuries after a minibus caught fire along the Okota–Mile 2 corridor in Lagos State. The incident was confirmed on Tuesday by the spokesperson of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, Mr Adebayo Taofiq, who described it as a “devastating…

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Lagos Demolishes Illegal Structures at Oko-Oba Abattoir

The Lagos State Government has intensified its environmental enforcement drive with the demolition of illegal structures at the Oko-Oba Abattoir in Agege, following the indefinite closure of the facility over widespread sanitation violations. The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, announced the demolition on Monday in a post via his official X…

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Lagos Govt Shuts Down Churches, Bakeries, Hotels for Noise Pollution

The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency, LASEPA, has sealed multiple facilities across the state for violating environmental regulations, with a particular focus on noise pollution. The enforcement operation, carried out on Wednesday, targeted establishments in the mainland axis, including Onike, Yaba, China Town, Ojota, Pedro, Bariga, Magodo, Shomolu, and Ebute Metta. In a statement released…

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