No fewer than 504 women have been trained, with 88 outstanding graduates empowered with start-up equipment under the Women’s Vocational Training Programme facilitated by the lawmaker representing Eti-Osa Constituency II in the Lagos State House of Assembly, Engr. Gbolahan Olusegun Yishawu. Yishawu disclosed this during the 6th Annual Human Capital Development Skills Graduation Ceremony and […]
The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has praised several local government councils for strengthening waste policing and enforcement, as part of efforts to tackle indiscriminate dumping and improve sanitation across Nigeria’s commercial capital. Speaking to journalists, LAWMA’s Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Dr Muyiwa Gbadegesin, said closer cooperation between state authorities, local councils and […]
Stakeholders from Makoko, Sogunro and Oko Agbon communities in Lagos State have agreed with the state government to constitute a 10-man committee to conduct a self-enumeration of buildings affected by recent demolitions. The committee is expected to complete the enumeration exercise and submit its report within two weeks to the Lagos State House of Assembly […]
Residents of Makoko waterfront in Lagos have appealed for government intervention following ongoing evictions and demolitions affecting thousands of people in the area. Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly visited the community on Monday as part of a fact-finding mission led by the Committee on Rules and Business. The lawmakers were received by […]
On behalf of the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly and all 40 members of the House, we are directing that all ministries should stop work on all demolitions in Makoko, Oko-Agbon and Shogunro communities from today until further notice.
The Lagos State House of Assembly (LAHA) has rejected what it described as misleading reports about a protest by Makoko residents at the Assembly complex, saying demonstrators refused dialogue and attempted to force their way into the premises. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Assembly was responding to a report alleging that police used […]
Residents across several parts of Lagos are set to experience a temporary disruption in water supply as repair works are carried out at the Adiyan I Water Treatment Plant. The Lagos Water Corporation (LWC) said the interruption will affect areas including Akiode, Ikeja, Magodo, Oregun, Ketu, Ojota, Maryland, Aromire, Ogudu, Gbagada, Shomolu, Ojuelegba, Oyingbo, Ijora […]
Youths in Ondo State have staged a protest over what they describe as arbitrary increases in house rents and the conduct of property agents across the state. The demonstrators marched through major roads in Akure, the state capital, holding placards and chanting slogans to draw attention to what they say is a worsening housing crisis. […]
A socialite, Cubana Chief Priest, has called on authorities in Nigeria’s commercial capital to intensify enforcement against street and so-called “corporate” begging, warning that the practice has increasingly crossed into public harassment. In a post shared on social media on Friday, Cubana Priest said it was “long overdue” for law enforcement agencies to arrest and […]
Six people have been arrested in Lagos after being caught dumping refuse at an unauthorised location during an overnight surveillance operation in the Ikotun and Igando areas. The arrests were carried out by the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) Waste Infractions Surveillance and Investigation Team during an operation that began late on Wednesday and continued […]
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