Environmental Protection Metro

Environmental offenders sentenced to community service and fines for indiscriminate waste disposal

In Ikoyi, Lagos, the Environmental Special Offences Court has levied fines and community service penalties on 40 individuals guilty of indiscriminate waste disposal, highlighting the severity of their actions and their adverse effects on the environment. Each offender received a fine of ₦30,000 or an alternative sentence of six hours of community service in specified Read More…

Community Metro Top Story

Are you an NGO doing community work in Lagos? Let us tell your stories

Are you a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Civil Society Organisation (CSO), Faith-Based Organisation (FBO), Community-Based Organisation (CBO) or even an individual doing community work in Lagos? Let us know. Lagos Metropolitan newspaper would like to partner with you. We provide absolutely free news coverage for community based work. You can send your reports to us at Read More…

COVID19 Featured Society

Lagos court sentences 730 COVID19 lockdown violators to community service

No fewer than 730 persons were sentenced to community service by Lagos State Magistrates’ Court for COVID-19 lockdown offences, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The Director of Community Service, Lagos State Ministry of Justice, Ms Shakirat Karimu-Ikotun disclosed this to NAN in her office on Monday. She spoke after receiving some Personal Protective Read More…