Tokunbo Wahab
5 Oct
The Lagos State Environment and Security Taskforce conducted a late-night operation on October 5th, seizing the number plates of 28 vehicles parked illegally at Cubana Club on Sobo Arobiodu Road in GRA Ikeja. This action was taken to address traffic congestion caused by inconsiderate parking. A statement released by the Lagos State Commissioner for Environment…
2 Oct
The Victoria Island and Ikoyi Residents Association has announced the launch of a stepped-up leadership collaboration with the Lagos State government to address environmental and infrastructural challenges faced by the two communities.
16 Sep
The Lagos State Wastewater Management Office (LSWMO) has sealed off Cravings & More, a fast food outlet along Egbeda-Idimu Road, for the illegal discharge of fats and oil from their kitchen into the public drainage system. This was revealed by Lagos State Commissioner for the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, in…
5 Sep
The Lagos State government has reiterated its commitment to enforcing the law and restoring the Right of Way of drainage channels across the state.
4 Sep
A yet-to-be-identified suspect was arrested early Tuesday morning for allegedly attacking and injuring a civilian staff member of the Lagos State Ministry of Environment and Water Resources while on duty at Berger along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. It was gathered that the suspect was defecating around the median on the expressway when the officials stationed close…
24 Aug
The Lagos State Government has arrested six individuals for open urination on the rail track in front of the Nigerian Army Shopping Complex, Arena, in the Oshodi area of the state. The arrests were part of an ongoing crackdown on public indecency and efforts to promote a cleaner environment under the state's #ZeroToleranceLagos and #CleanerLagos…
16 Aug
Six months after the Lagos State Ministry of Environment and Water Resources cleared the Obalende Underbridge in Ikoyi-Obalende Local Council Development Area (LCDA), miscreants, squatters, ram sellers and others have returned to the area. In February 2024, the ministry and the Special Environmental Task Force cleared the area and expressed plans to ensure its cleanliness…
15 Aug
The Lagos State Government has said it will prosecute 14 miscreants arrested for harassing passersby and passengers in Oshodi. The Lagos State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this on Thursday via a statement on his X account. READ ALSO: Fintiri bans scavengers in Adamawa "14 miscreants who are harassing passersby…
8 Aug
The Lagos State Government has demolished an illegal shrine constructed close to a main road at Moshalasi Bus Stop, Ile Epo in in the Iyana Ipaja area of the state. A 2.58-minute video of the demolition was shared by the State Commissioner of Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, on Wednesday. Wahab explained that the…
26 May
The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Lagos Province 44, has donated waste bins to SurulereCouncil, Itire-Ikate Local Council Development Area (LCDA), schools and others.
14 May
Forceful evacuation and transportation of people who live under bridges in Lagos to their home states may not be the best way to tackle the menace that they are perceived to constitute in society.
6 May
The Lagos State Government said over 100 shanties located at the Adeniji Adele underbridge will be removed. The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, announced this in a statement on Sunday. The removal is coming after the expiration of a 48-hour removal notice served on all occupants of the shanties to move…
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