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The Lagos State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, TOKUNBO WAHAB, identified the vulnerable areas prone to flooding to include Eti-Osa, Lagos Island, Ajah, Kirikiri, Ilaje Waterfront Jetty, and Jetty Terminal B, among others.
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Lava fountains and volcanic ash have been rising from the volcano into the capital and the Lampung province, as the site stayed seismically active throughout the weekend.
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U.S. Consul General Brandon Hudspeth noted that the Lejja Iron-Smelting Site tells a 4,000-year-old story of ingenuity, innovation, and technological sophistication.
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The protesters stressed that the proposed election boycott was not a rejection of democracy but a demand for accountability from politicians seeking their votes.
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In the accompanying message, TOKUNBO WAHAB said the miscreants damaged “critical structural components of the bridge by removing iron rods, steel reinforcements, cables, and other supporting materials essential to the integrity of the infrastructure”.
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The Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, TOKUNBO WAHAB, said the affected individual has been issued a query, and will appear before a Personnel Management Board in accordance with the Lagos State Civil Service Rules and Regulations.
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Governor SANWO-OLU and Minister UMAHI discussed the issue when he hosted the Minister on a courtesy visit, during which he commended President BOLA TINUBU for initiating what the coastal highway project.
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Recall that the Lagos State Government, through the Commissioner for Transport, OLUWASEUN OSIYEMI, had over the weekend inaugurated a Special Task Force to stop residents from dumping their waste on road medians and other unathorised locations.
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Environment and Water Resources, TOKUNBO WAHAB, said the health officers would not hesitate to issue default notices to houses and individuals who fail to participate in the cleanup exercise, who would then be arraigned in court for breach of the 2017 Environmental Management Law of Lagos State.
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Affirming the significance of soils in ensuring food security, carbon storage, and ecosystem stability, the MBPP Coalition warned that increasing pressures from industrial agriculture, reckless mining, and poorly regulated carbon offset projects ,threaten soil integrity.
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Speaking in an interview on the television platform, TOKUNBO WAHAB said the reintroduction of the cleanup exercise is leaning on the successful implementation of the ban of the sale and use of Styrofoam and single-use plastic products in Lagos State.
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ADEGBORUWA reminded the Lagos State government monthly sanitation exercise was halted by the Federal High Court in 2015, adding that since the case was still in court, the state government cannot proceed with the proposed resumption of the cleanup exercise.
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The group strongly condemned what it calls systemic, illegal, cruel and deceitful demolitions, forced evictions, displacement and land grab in underprivileged communities, including
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The groups argue that commodifying nature not only violates human dignity and cultural rights but also strips indigenous and local peoples of their identity and traditional stewardship roles.
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The Ministry of Environment and Water Resources says reclamation projects were being done indiscriminate, without requisite Environmental Impact Assessment approvals and Drainage Clearance.
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He further disclosed that the FCT Administration currently has a monthly wage bill of over N12b (Twelve Billion Naira), which he said is far above about N10b (Ten Billion Naira) it gets from the Federal Allocations.
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CAPPA argued that rather than mock residents for drilling boreholes, the government must first confront the root cause, which is the chronic neglect of the Lagos State’s public water infrastructure.
The Commissioner for the Environment, TOKUNBO WAHAB, said those around the Ajilete axis, Ikorodu coastline and parts of the Lekki corridor should move to avoid the hazards of flooding,
The agency advised residents of the states to relocate, if necessary, clear drainage systems, prepare emergency kits.
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FOUAD OKI said the vision behind the advocacy of the EOSHE volunteers he leads is to engage in robust advocacy campaign focused on transforming WASH, climate change, sanitation practices, and environmental conservation in Lagos State.
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Environmental rights activist from the Ogoni extraction, CELESTINE AKPOBARI, said President TINUBU should have instituted a panel of inquiry into the killings of the Ogoni-Nine to revert the justice done by the military.
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The PPRO said the owner of the building, who was inside the house at the time of the incident, survived with minor bruises.
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To build a sustainable future, we must dismantle the barriers posed by outdated infrastructure and adopt cutting-edge waste management solutions that prioritize environmental stewardship.
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This repair has been in the works for over three years, carefully planned to avert a potential disaster. The structural integrity of the bridge had deteriorated, and delaying this intervention any further would have put lives at risk.
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With between 13,000 – 14,000 tonnes of waste generated in Lagos daily, the Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, said the goal is also to reduce landfill dependency on wastes.
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Already, the communities where these incidents are alleged to have occurred have reacted, dismissing any claims of explosions on oil and gas facilities in their domains, and reassuring that all critical government assets within their areas are safe, secure and efficiently functioning.
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In a statement, the coalition called on African governments to protect water as a public good, warning against the growing trend of treating water as a market commodity, just as it decried attempts to justify water privatisation under the guise of climate adaptation.
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NESREA DG, Dr. Innocent Barikor stressed the need for African countries to adopt unified standards on environmental issues.
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The blast at the Bodo community-end of the Trans-Niger Pipeline, which transports crude oil to the Bonny Terminal, was followed by a raging inferno. But the cause of the explosion had not been ascertained as at the time of filing in this report.
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The project is under the supervision of the Federal Ministry of Works, with Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) secured from the Ministry. Lagos State Environment and Water Resources Commission assured that findings indicate that there was no negative impact.
