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MARKET FIRE: LAGOS ORDERS OWNERS OF STALLS BENEATH EKO BRIDGE TO RELOCATE

Lagos State Government on Monday issued a quit notice to all the traders with containerised stores and other forms of stalls recently gutted by fire at Oke-Arin/Ebute-Ero market beneath Eko Bridge to relocate with immediate effect. The State Government, in a statement signed by the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tunji Bello directed that all the traders, …

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IKOYI/VI CLEAN-UP: 215 VEHICLES IMPOUNDED, 98 PEOPLE ARRESTED, PROSECUTED SINCE INCEPTION

  …..Committee warns liaison offices, property owners against harbouring street traders, okada riders The Special Committee on the Clean Up of IKoyi and VIctoria Island on Sunday announced that it has, so far, impounded 215 vehicles and prosecuted 98 persons for various environmental offenses since the commencement of the exercise. A release signed by the State Commissioner for the Environment and …

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LASG TAKES ADVOCACY ON CLIMATE CHANGE TO SCHOOL CHILDREN

Lagos State Government has taken the advocacy on impacts of climate change to youths with a clarion call for urgent and drastic actions in mitigating the overbearing effects on the environment. Speaking at a seminar organised at the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry Conference Centre at Alausa, the State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tunji Bello …

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LAGOS REITERATES CALL FOR CONSERVATION OF WETLANDS RESOURCES

 . . . As State Celebrates World Wetlands Day The Lagos State Government on Sunday renewed its call for the conservation of wetland resources in the State, saying they represent a critical part of the natural environment. Making the call during an interview as part of activities commemorating the 2020 World Wetland Day, the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, …

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