The Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tunji Bello, has directed officials in the ministry not to compromise in clearing shanties to ensure proper flow of water through drainage in the state before June 19. Bello gave the directive during an inspection of the ongoing drainage clearance organised by the Lagos State Government on Read More…
The Association of Lagos Landscapers on Friday called on the Lagos State Government to create more parks and gardens to actualise the state’s ‘Green Alternative’ drive. The association made the call in a statement signed by the Publicity Secretary, Mr Olusegun Osadare and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. The Read More…
The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mr Kayode Popoola, on Sunday said the government had begun a “systematic maintenance of all bridges in Lagos’’ to ensure smooth rides and safety. Popoola told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on telephone that government had a schedule to fix all bridges in Lagos State in batches Read More…
Some experts on Saturday called for the upgrade of slums in Nigeria through sustained efforts to build resilient cities that would enhance good health and welfare of the residents. The experts who made the calls at a zoom meeting organised by the Lagos State Chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Town Planners (NITP), also said Read More…
The Lagos House of Assembly has passed a resolution to set up a seven-man ad hoc committee to look into the indiscriminate activities of dredgers along the shorelines of the state. The Assembly Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, made the announcement during plenary on Wednesday. He said the committee was expected to report to the House in Read More…
The decontamination of the Live Bird Markets continues in fulfilment of the decontamination exercise of 30 major Live Bird Markets in Lagos State. The exercise started on Saturday 25th April 2020. So far, the exercise had been carried out in Ikorodu, Mushin, Awolowo, Ketu and Mile 12 live bird markets. Below are pictures of the Read More…
As part of efforts to flatten the curve of the spread of covid-19, the State Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources in conjunction with some corporate bodies intensified the disinfection of more major bus stops and over head Bridges on Tuesday. Below are the clean-up efforts in pictures.