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Lagos Govt Urges Property Agents To Obtain Permits For Transactions

Jan 29, 2024. by Ekohot Editor

Olumide urges APBN members to demand to view the Planning Permit before finalizing property transactions. He urged members with existing structures to apply for permit. Olumide reiterated his belief that the APBN can contribute to reducing building collapses in Lagos. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Government has urged … Read more

Lagos Govt Issues Quit Notice To Squatters, Fuel Sellers Under Ijora, Blue Line Bridges

Jan 29, 2024. by Philip Ibitoye

Lagos Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab leading a delegation on an inspection tour Ijora under bridge and Blue Line Rail bridge

Eko Hot Blog reports that Lagos State Government has issued a five-quit notice to different squatters under the Ijora Causeway Bridge and Lagos Blue Rail Line overhead bridge in Ijora to remove all their shanties for constituting a danger to the Lagos Blue Line corridor or risk demolition. The Commissioner for the Environment and Water … Read more

LAWMA Reveals Plans For Waste Management, Recycling Efforts In 2024

Jan 5, 2024.Jan 5, 2024. by Philip Ibitoye

Eko Hot Blog reports that the Managing Director/CEO of the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, has assured residents of the state, that the authority would intensify efforts at entrenching effective waste management across the state in 2024. Dr. Gbadegesin, who gave the assurance on Lagos Traffic Radio on Friday, noted that 2023 … Read more

Lagos Govt Asks Stakeholders To Embrace Environmental Impact Assessment Tool

Dec 27, 2023. by Philip Ibitoye

Director of Sanitation Services, Lagos Ministry of Environment, Dr. Hassan Sanuth, Director of Environmental Assessment, Lagos Ministry of Environment, Dr. Olasunkanmi Sojinu, and other stakeholders at the meeting

Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Government has urged stakeholders to embrace Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) as a critical tool for environmental management. Addressing a recent stakeholders’ engagement on mainstreaming Environmental Impact Assessment and safeguard instruments into developmental initiatives at Alausa, State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab said the … Read more

PHOTOS: Lagos Govt Removes Lekki Inner Gates A Day After Warning

Dec 24, 2023. by Philip Ibitoye

Lagos Environment Ministry's officials pulling down gates in Lekki

Eko Hot Blog reports that officials of the Lagos State Ministry of Environment and Water Resources have commenced the removal of permanently closed inner gates in the Lekki area of the state. The ministry’s spokesperson, Kunle Adeshina, disclosed the development in a statement on Saturday. The operation came about 24 hours after the Lagos government … Read more

Lagos Environment Commissioner Wahab Reacts To ‘Indiscriminate Deforestation’ In Epe

Dec 15, 2023. by Philip Ibitoye

Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, has reacted to allegations of indiscriminate deforestation in the Epe area of Lagos. The commissioner’s reaction was contained in a post on his X account on Thursday evening. He was reacting to a post by an X user identified … Read more

Lagos, British High Commission To Partner On Energy Generation From Solid Waste

Dec 8, 2023. by Philip Ibitoye

A mechanical claw collects trash at a waste-to-energy plant

Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Government is set to partner with the British High Commission in Nigeria to generate energy from solid waste and recycling. The Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, made the disclosure in a statement on Thursday night. Wahab said the move was aimed at … Read more

PHOTOS: Lagos Govt Seals Churches, Mosque, Others

Dec 7, 2023. by Philip Ibitoye

Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Government, through the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA), has sealed various religious centres, hotels, a nightclub, and a supermarket. The Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, announced the development in a statement on Thursday. The sealing of the centres and establishments came amid the … Read more

PHOTOS: Lagos Issues ‘Stop Work’ Order To Lekki Developer For Sandfilling Drainage Channel

Dec 1, 2023. by Philip Ibitoye

Site of the building construction along the System 156 drainage channel

Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Government has ordered a developer to stop work on a site around Victoria Crest Estate II in the Lekki area of the state.

The Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources in the state, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed the development in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Thursday.

He disclosed that operatives in the environment ministry issued the order on Thursday.

The developer was accused of illegally sandfilling the drainage channel along System 156 and and carrying out reclamation work without state approval.

“Operatives of Drainage Enforcement and Compliance dept from the Lagos State Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources on Thursday (30/11/2023) issued a STOP WORK ORDER to a developer along System 156 behind Victoria Crest Estate II in Lekki for illegally sandfilling the channel and carrying out reclamation work without any approval from the state,” the commissioner said.

The ‘stop work’ order comes amid the Lagos government’s ongoing aggressive countdown on illegal structures.

The state has carried out several demolition exercises in recent months, accusing property owners of building on the wrong sites without obtaining approval.

Drainage Setbacks: Lagos Govt Sends Seven-day Notice To Property Owners At Agungi, Ajiran

Nov 28, 2023. by Philip Ibitoye

Lagos Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab, leading an extensive inspection tour of System 156 and 157 Channel along the Ikota River.

Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Government has issued a seven-day contravention notice to owners of buildings lying within the seven-metre setback on Orchid Road, Agungi, Ajiran, Conservation Road, Osapa all along the Ikota River. According to a statement issued on Monday, Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab, issued … Read more

No Going Back On Enforcement To Reclaim Drainage Alignments In Lagos – Tokunbo Wahab

Nov 21, 2023. by Philip Ibitoye

Lagos State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, leading an inspection tour of some drainage alignment enforcement sites

Eko Hot Blog reports that Lagos State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, has vowed that the state government will continue to ramp up enforcement operations across the state to restore setbacks and drainage alignments towards preventing flooding. The commissioner made the assertion at Magodo, when he led the Environment team on … Read more

Lagos Govt Seals Alaba International Market

Oct 23, 2023.Oct 23, 2023. by Philip Ibitoye

A sealed gate at the Alaba International Market, Ojo, Lagos State

Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Government has sealed the popular Alaba International Market, Ojo, Lagos. The Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Lagos State, Tokunbo, disclosed the development in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Monday morning. The commissioner said the early morning operation was carried out due to … Read more

Lagos Police Inspector Faces Trial After Celebrating Ladipo Market Reopening With Gunshots

Oct 19, 2023. by Philip Ibitoye

Eko Hot Blog reports that Inspector Istifanus Kwanchi of the Lagos State Police Command is facing disciplinary proceedings after celebrating the reopening of the popular Ladipo market in Mushin, Lagos, with gunshots. The market, which was sealed by the Lagos State Government due to environmental violations, was reopened on Monday. The reopening sparked wild jubilations … Read more

Lagos To Prosecute Staff Of Nightclub For Alleged Attack On LASEPA Officials

Oct 16, 2023.Oct 16, 2023. by Philip Ibitoye

Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, on Sunday vowed to prosecute all the 11 employees of 10 POTS Nightclub, 2A Admiralty Way, Lekki who allegedly assaulted state officials and also broke the seal of LASEPA and the property owners. The commissioner spoke in the … Read more

Lagos Govt Intensifies Environmental Cleanup, Shuts Mile 12 Int, Owode Onirin Markets

Oct 13, 2023. by Philip Ibitoye

Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Government on Friday announced the immediate closure of Mile 12 International and Owode Onirin markets, for filth and various environmental infractions. The markets were closed in a joint operation carried out by enforcement officers from Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) and Lagos Environmental Sanitation Corps (KAI) on … Read more

Lagos Set To Destroy Illegal Markets

Oct 7, 2023.Oct 6, 2023. by Ekohot Editor

Eko Hot Blog reports that Taskforce officers from the Lagos State Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources have begun to crack down on illegal Markets spread across the state. Evacuation of and demolition of shanties and makeshift structures along Orchid Junction, Eleganza Busstop, Lekki-Epe Expressway, have commenced and the illegal structures were destroyed to … Read more

Lagos Seals Lennox Mall, The Place, Freesia Foodies Restaurant, Others

Oct 2, 2023. by Philip Ibitoye

Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Government has shut several establishments and a residential building due to various environmental infractions. The affected establishments and property include Lennox Mall, The Place, Brasas’r Place, Admiralty Mall, undeveloped land, Cmart Supermarket, a residential building, Freesia Foodies Restaurant, Nectar Beauty Hub, and Sailor Lounge. The Lagos Waste … Read more

Lagos Removes Shanties On Blue Line Rail Corridor Along Lagos/Badagry Expressway

Sep 25, 2023. by Philip Ibitoye

Lagos State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources supervising the removal of shanties at the Lagos Blue Line Rail corridor

Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab in furtherance of the directives of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Sunday, supervised the removal of shanties on the setback and rights of way of the Lagos Blue Line Rail corridor from Orile to Iyana Iba while urging those … Read more

Meet Tokunbo Wahab, New Lagos Commissioner For Environment And ‘Brain Behind LASUSTECH, LASUED’

Sep 14, 2023.Sep 14, 2023. by Philip Ibitoye

Lagos State Commissioner for Environment, Tokunbo Wahab

In November 2022, the National Universities Commission (NUC) approved 66 new academic programmes for the new Lagos State University of Education (LASUED). The approval came only 10 months after Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu signed a bill establishing the university into law. However, the bill establishing LASUED was not the only bill the governor signed on Wednesday, … Read more

Sanwo-Olu Reappoints Ayinde As Chief Of Staff, Introduces Salu-Hundeyin As SSG

Jun 8, 2023.Jun 8, 2023. by Praise Ben

Sanwo-Olu has announced the appointment of Tayo Ayinde as Chief of Staff and Barr. Bimbola Salu-Hundeyin as SSG. Salu-Hundeyin replaces the former SSG, Folashade Jaji, while Ayinde retains his position. The governor is expected to announce more appointments soon, with several current officials likely to be reappointed. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Lagos State Governor, … Read more