Tag: #LagosState
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LAGOS ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION: EFFORTS INTENSIFY TOWARDS A CLEANER LAGOS
The Lagos State Government has announced plans to acquire 150 additional compactor trucks in an effort to improve waste management. The state Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this on Saturday June 27 during the monthly environmental sanitation across the state. Wahab said the monthly exercise underscored the government’s commitment…
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POLICE NAB MAN WITH SEVERED HUMAN HAND IN LAGOS
The Police Command in Lagos State has apprehended a 21-year-old man found in possession of a suspected human hand, firearms and other weapons. The suspect was apprehended during a routine stop-and-search operation on the Lekki-Epe Expressway. The command’s spokesperson, SP Abimbola Adebisi, disclosing this in a statement on Friday June 26, said that police operatives…
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LAGOS EXPLOSION CAUSED BY MECHANICAL FAILURE, NOT I.E.D – CP
The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, Mr Fatai Tijani, said on Thursday June 25 that comprehensive investigation had revealed that Monday’s explosion in Mushin was not caused by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED), but by mechanical failure. He made this revelation at a news conference held at the command headquarters, Ikeja. Tijani said preliminary…
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OKEI-ODUMAKIN LAUDS 1ST FEMALE CLERK, URGES GENDER POLICY REFORM
Dr Joe Okei-Odumakin, President, Women Arise for Change Initiative, has called for sustained commitment to gender-friendly policies, especially as the country approached another political transition. Okei-Odumakin made the call in a statement on Wednesday June 24 in Lagos, while reacting to Mrs Adenike Oshinowo’s emergence as the first female Clerk of the Lagos State House…
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LAGOS RESIDENTS WARNED AGAINST INDISCRIMINATE REFUSE DISPOSAL
The Environmental Health and Waste Management Department of Eredo Local Council Development Area (LCDA) has warned residents against indiscriminate waste disposal. The department gave the warning during the second day of its public sensitization campaign on proper waste management on Tuesday June 23 in Lagos. The sensitization exercise, which commenced on June 22, aims to…
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LAGOS CLARIFIES TRANSPORT UNIONS’ ROLE IN SANITATION ENFORCEMENT
The Lagos State Government has dismissed claims that transport unions are being empowered to assume the environmental enforcement responsibilities of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC), popularly known as KAI. The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tokunbo Wahab, made the clarification in a statement posted on his verified X handle on…
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BOMB BLAST IN LAGOS COMMERCIAL AREA, CP ASSURES RESIDENTS OF SAFETY
The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, Mr Fatai Tijani, has assured residents that a commercial area in Lagos, remains safe following a bomb explosion suspected to be an Improvised Explosive Device (IED), which triggered brief panic in the area. Tijani gave the assurance on Monday June 22 while addressing journalists at the scene of…
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LAGOS INTENSIFIES WASTE EVACUATION OVER REFUSE BUILD-UP
The Lagos State Government has intensified waste evacuation efforts across the state following the recent build-up of refuse in some communities. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu disclosed this in a statement posted on his official Facebook page on Thursday June 18. Sanwo-Olu said he had directed relevant agencies to immediately scale up waste clearance operations in affected…
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LAGOS POLICE NAB 10 CAMEROONIANS OVER ALLEGED HUMAN TRAFFICKING, FRAUD
The Police Command in Lagos State has apprehended 10 members of a syndicate for allegedly defrauding unsuspecting victims of millions of naira. According to police sources the suspects, comprising five females and five males, allegedly lured fellow Cameroonians to Nigeria with promises of securing visas, work permits and residency documents for destinations such as Mauritius,…
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LAGOS POLICE ARREST DOCTOR, THREE OTHERS OVER ALLEGED SALE OF NEWBORN
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a medical doctor, a traditional birth attendant, and the parents of a newborn baby over the alleged sale of the child for ₦2.5 million. According to police sources, the 28-year-old mother and her boyfriend allegedly decided not to keep the baby and began searching for persons who could…
