…two people before being mobbed to death. Lagos State Commissioner for the Environment, Tokunbo Wahab, has urged residents to stop patronising unregulated cart pushers whose activities lead to indiscriminate dumping and flooding risks. And the Federal Teaching Hospital Katsina has run out of bed space as a diphtheria ou…
The Lagos State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, has warned residents against patronising unregulated cart pushers. Wahab gave the warning in a statement posted via his official X page on Saturday, saying their activities often result in indiscriminate dumping on medians, roads and d…
…under threat of causing chaos. Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab,in the past said the state government had continued to arrest and dislodge street urchins across the state, but that cash handouts from celebrities, influencers and members of the public were undermining those efforts by…
…better known as agberos.The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, made took to X on Sunday, August 9, to issue the warning. His post was in reaction to being tagged in a video documentary depicting the violent actions of street urchins in Lagos. Reacting to the footage, Wahab said the sta…
…the X handle of the Lagos State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, the operation was carried out in line with Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu's directive to clear the Lagos-Badagry Transnational Highway of environmental infractions, illegal motor parks, roadside trading and other unlawful…
…enforcement operation. The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this in a statement on Friday, saying the arrests followed the discovery of what he described as a “disturbing act of vandalism” beneath the bridge. According to Wahab, investigations revealed that the suspects all…
…daily. Also speaking, the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, said the state government was intensifying efforts to improve waste management through the construction of transfer loading stations and material recovery facilities. He said the facilities under construction at Olusosun and…
Lagos Commissioner for Environment, Tokunbo Wahab, vows to take action against man caught on camera throwing thrash into a canal The Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, has vowed to prosecute an unidentified man caught on camera dumping refuse into a canal in Lekki. The incident…
…Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and the Lagos State Commissioner for the Environment, Tokunbo Wahab, for their efforts to mitigate the flooding but insisted that experts should objectively examine whether changes made to the original 2006 gazetted alignment of the coastal highway and aspects of its drainage design may have…
…Obafemi Hamzat, the state Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab, and other members of the Lagos State Executive Council. Other communities visited include Monastery Road–Sangotedo, Gbetu, Iwerekun, and other areas in the Eti-Osa East Local Council Development Area. Footage from the tou…
…a drainage in Ikorodu. The Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, revealed that the security guard has been arrested and will be arraigned in court. While many condemned the actions of the security guard, others, however, claimed that LAWMA has, over time, failed in its duties to p…
…a drainage channel at No. 18 Oluoga, Ikorodu. The state Commissioner for Environment, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this on social media this evening. He stated that indiscriminate waste disposal is a violation of environmental laws, as it obstructs drainage channels, contributes to flooding, and poses significant public he…
…her arrest to newsmen, the state Commissioner of Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, said the Ministry received a report of the incident and immediately drafted its enforcement officers to the area and arrested the woman for violating the State's environmental laws. ''We expect every resident to act respons…
…Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this in a post on his X handle on Monday. Wahab said the enforcement exercise, which had been ongoing for the past three weeks, targeted illegal structures and activities obstructing public spaces along the…
…to the video, the Lagos state Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, said the officer has been identified and queried. His statement readsMy attention has been drawn to a viral video allegedly showing an officer of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps receiving a bribe from a lawbrea…
The Lagos State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, has accused some critics of politicising flooding in the state, insisting that ongoing interventions on drainage channels, wetlands and floodplains have reduced the impact of heavy rainfall despite the effects of climate change. Wahab…
…environmental regulations. The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, made this known on Wednesday during an inspection of the ongoing clearance of illegal traders and squatters from the Okokomaiko-Orile road median. The exercise, according to the state government on its offical social med…
…of the Lagos delegation included the Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab; Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, Ope George; Special Adviser on Sustainable Development Goals, Oreoluwa Finnih; and Special Adviser on Public-Private Partnerships, Bukola Odoe.