By Michael Adeyemo Tanker drivers in Lagos State have announced plans to suspend the loading of petroleum products starting Monday. The decision is due to concerns over the N12,500 fee per truck for the E-Call Up system operating along the Lekki-Epe Corridor. The E-Call Up system, introduced by the Lagos State Government, aims to regulate…
The Lagos State Government has said it will begin the full enforcement of the ban on single-use plastics on July 1. The Commissioner for Environment, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this in a statement on X on Monday. He explained that the state government had been intentional and strategic with 18 months of dialogue, engagement and transition….
The Lagos State Government has sealed Viva Bella Court II, a residential estate situated in the Lekki Peninsula area of Eti-Osa, over the deliberate discharge of untreated wastewater into public drains and the overflow of septic tanks into the environment. The enforcement action was carried out on Saturday by officials of the Lagos State Wastewater…
The Lagos State Government has sealed off 13 markets in the Ketu and Mile 12 areas of the state for persistently flouting the state’s waste management law.The state Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, made this known in a post via social media on Friday morning.Wahab noted that the markets were closed for…
The Lagos State Government has confirmed that the 68-kilometre Green Line rail project, stretching from Marina to the Lekki Free Zone, will be executed in full rather than in phases. This was disclosed by the Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Oluyinka Olumide, during a scoping workshop on Wednesday, marking the commencement of the…
President Bola Tinubu has expressed deep sorrow over the death of a former Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Ibitola Adebisi Sotuminu. Justice Sotuminu passed away at the age of 86. In a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Wednesday, the President sent his condolences to the family,…
The Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, has announced that the Independence Bridge in Lagos will be reopened to vehicular traffic by 3 PM on Friday following accelerated repair efforts. Speaking to journalists in Lagos on Thursday evening, Umahi assured residents that the critical section of the bridge currently under maintenance would be restored in…
The Lagos State Government on Sunday said it was set to close Olusosun and Solus landfills within the next 18 months as part of measures to maintain a clean city. The Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, who disclosed this, also countered the claim that Lagos smells, as recently posited by a corps…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu The Lagos State Government has activated its Emergency Response Committee, following the outbreak of diphtheria in the boarding house of King’s College, Victoria Island Annexe. Commissioner for Health Prof. Akin Abayomi has advised the public not to panic, adding that an Emergency Operations Committee (EOC) has been activated to contain the outbreak…
Lagos State Government say it still does not tolerate corporal punishment in public schools and has upheld counselling as an effective correctional measure. The state Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Mr Jamiu Alli-Balogun, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday. Alli-Balogun said that flogging students for indiscipline…