Dredging
9 Oct
The Senate has urged President Bola Tinubu to order immediate dredging of Rivers Niger and Benue as part of preventive methods against flooding and facilitate its inclusion in the 2025 budget.
28 Apr 2024
The Lagos State House of Assembly has called on Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu to reactivate the Office of Drainage Services in the state to clear all drainage channels and ensure proper refuse disposal in the state.
21 Apr 2024
Residents of the Ayobo and Agboyi-Ketu areas in Lagos have voiced concerns over the neglect of water transportation infrastructure, despite Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu's commitment to prioritise dredging and channelisation to enhance mobility and livelihoods. Over the years, communities in these regions have repeatedly called on the Lagos State Government (LASG) to prioritise water transportation to…
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The Federal High Court, Lagos will on May 8, 2024, listen to the closing arguments in a case seeking to declare as illegal, the ongoing dredging and land reclamation operations of Dredging Environmental Marine and Engineer N.V. employed by Gilbert and Ronald Chagoury in the Kuramo Waters of Victoria Island.
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