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Three Dead as Building Collapses in Lagos

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The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency on Thursday confirmed the death of three site workers on a building that collapsed at Arowojobe Estate in the Maryland area of the state. The agency’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed this in a statement made available to the Continue Reading

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Ogun Orders Illegal Occupants to Vacate Forest Reserve

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By Oluwatoyin Adegoke  Ogun State government has directed all illegal occupants at the Area J3 Forest Reserve in Ijebu-East Local Government Area of the state to vacate the settlement while warning the residents to desist from selling government lands. Commissioner for Forestry, Mr Taiwo Oludotun who made this known during a fact-finding visit to the […]Continue Reading

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Stakeholders Seek Robust Policies on Methane Emissions

Web News 24 July 2024 91 0

By Osamudiamen Idemudia Stakeholders in the energy sector have called for a robust methane emissions framework to address technical and regulatory gaps across the oil and gas value chain. The stakeholders who made this known at a Multi-stakeholders’ Dialogue workshop in Abuja, said unchecked oil and gas sector methane emissions threaten to exacerbate the climate […]Continue Reading

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Flood Displaces 1,664 Residents in Sokoto

Web News 21 July 2024 139 0

No fewer than 1,664 persons have been displaced as flood ravaged four communities in Gada Local Government Area of Sokoto State. According to a statement signed by the Information Officer, Sokoto Emergency Management Agency, Abdullahi Ghani, and made available to newsmen on Sunday, the flood was a result of a recent downpour in the area. […]Continue Reading

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Adeleke Warns Developers Against Unapproved Construction

Web News 15 July 2024 114 0

By Funmi Ojo Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has warned developers and residents against the construction of houses without approved building plans, warning that badly built houses pose a threat to human safety. In a statement by the governor’s Spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, the Governor, reacting to a building collapse at the Ayetoro area […]Continue Reading

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Fire Razes Shops at Oba Lipede Market

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By Oluwatoyin Adegoke  One person has been reportedly injured in the fire incident that razed 15 shops and destroyed goods worth millions of naira at the Oba Lipede Market, Kuto, Abeokuta, Ogun State. The inferno, which reportedly started around 10 pm on Saturday 13th July was allegedly caused by a power surge in one of […]Continue Reading

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Ogun Begins Erosion Control to Avert Imminent Flooding

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By Oluwatoyin Adegoke  Ogun State government has embarked on flood and erosion control intervention across the state to avert disaster-occasioned flooding as predicted by Nigeria Meteorological Agency, NIMET. The Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Flood and Erosion Control, Mr Femi Akinwunmi said in Abeokuta that the exercise involved the dredging of River and Continue Reading

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Makinde Commissions 38.8km Rehabilitated Roads in Ibadan Metropolis

Web News 12 July 2024 111 0

By Iyabo Adebisi Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde has commissioned a 38.8km rehabilitated Ring Road, dualized Bustop-Molete-Oke-Adu-Oke Ado-General Gas-Iyana Church feeders Roads to boost the socio-economic of the state.  Speaking at the event, Governor Makinde while emphasizing the importance of good roads said his administration has succeeded in completing  40.5 Continue Reading

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Bring back sanitation day – OMC Tells Federal Government

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By Olusegun Folarin  The Ogun State Muslim Council, OMC has called for the return of National Sanitation Day in a bid to reduce the outbreak of Cholera in the country. The OMC General Secretary, Alhaji Kamaldeen Akintunde who made the call in a statement in Abeokuta described the National Sanitation Day as a valued health […]Continue Reading

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Damage of Rehabilitated Olusoji WCCI Road Reprensible – OYSRMA

Web News 8 July 2024 119 0

By Oluwakayode Banjo Oyo State Government has condemned the destruction of a portion on the newly rehabilitated Olusoji-WCCI road, a few days after it was officially opened for public use. A viral video of the destroyed portion of the road had surfaced earlier last Friday. In a statement in Ibadan, the Chairman, Oyo State Road […]Continue Reading

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Oyo Govt. Issues Evacuation Notice to Ilegal Structure Owners

Web News 8 July 2024 140 0

By Oluwakayode Banjo Oyo State Government has raised an eyebrow over the persistent construction of illegal shops and shanties in unauthorized places. The Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resource, Mr Abdulmojeed Mogbonjubola condemned the act during an official monitoring of Lagelu and Egbeda Local Government Council Areas. He frowned at the rate at which illegal Continue Reading

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Ogun Cautions Traders against Indiscriminate Waste Disposal

Web News 8 July 2024 136 0

By Oluwatoyin Adegoke  Ogun State government has cautioned market men and women in the state against indiscriminate dumping of waste and advised them to work with the relevant authorities to ensure a clean environment as part of efforts to check the spread of Cholera. A Special Adviser to the Governor and Managing Director, Ogun State […]Continue Reading

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You have 48-hour to vacate drainage channels, Lagos to Offenders

Web News 7 July 2024 116 0

The Lagos State Government has given a 48-hour vacation notice to squatters and owners of illegal structures along Gbagada-Bariga drainage channel. The State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this in a post on X.com on Sunday. Wahab added that the channel has been blocked by squatters who live there and […]Continue Reading

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FG Warns 21 States at Risks as 10 Battle Flooding

Web News 5 July 2024 128 0

  The Federal Government, on Thursday, said no fewer than 10 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, had either experienced various degrees of flooding or recorded casualties as rains intensified. The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof Joseph Utsev, who dropped the red alert during a press briefing in Abuja, warned that 21 […]Continue Reading

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Cholera: Ogun Government Urges Containerizing of Waste

Web News 1 July 2024 213 0

By Olusegun Folarin Residents of Ogun State especially those exposing their waste have been encouraged to resort to containerizing their waste to reduce the spread of the outbreak of Cholera. The Special Adviser and Managing Director, Ogun State Waste Management Authority, OGWAMA, Mr Abayomi Hunye gave the advice during an inspection of the ongoing rehabilitation […]Continue Reading

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OYHA Calls for Regulations of Lapite Dump Site

Web News 28 June 2024 127 0

By Mosope Kehinde  Oyo State House of Assembly has urged the executive arm through the waste management authority, to implement and enforce strict waste regulations at Lapite dump site, Akinyele Local Government to control the disposal of waste at the dumpsite. This followed a motion brought to the House by the member representing Akinyele state […]Continue Reading

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Ogun Assembly Passes Resolution on Flood Control

Web News 26 June 2024 119 0

By Omolara Adasofunjo The State House of Assembly has passed a resolution seeking urgent need for effective flood control across the state to save the lives and properties of the people. The State lawmakers passed the resolution following a debate, after which the  motion converting the debate into House resolution was move by the Majority Leader, […]Continue Reading

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Ekosin Fire: Osun Speaker Seeks NEMA’s Support

Web News 24 June 2024 137 0

By Mojisola Oladele  The Speaker, Osun State House of Assembly, Adewale Egbedun has called on the State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke and the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, to step in and lend support to the recovery and rebuilding efforts in the Ekosin town. Prince Egbedun  in a  Statement through his Chief Press Secretary, CPS, […]Continue Reading

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Gov. Abiodun Introduces ‘‘Green Book’’ in Ogun

Web News 7 June 2024 148 0

By Olusegun Folarin  Ogun State government has introduced the “Green Book” as a comprehensive document for residents on the sustainability, preservation and protection of the environment. Governor Dapo Abiodun who unveiled the publication in Abeokuta at a programme to commemorate the 2024 world Environment day explained that the book contained necessary rules, Continue Reading

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Abiodun Oni Heads Oyo Task Force on Illegal Mining

Web News 7 June 2024 179 0

By Iyabo Adebisi Oyo state government is to set up a task force against illegal mining pronounced in Olorunsogo, Irepo and Orire local government areas and to protect other mineral resources in the state. The Director General Solid Mineral Development Agency, Mr Abiodun Oni made this known while speaking with journalists after a stakeholders meeting held with the […]Continue Reading

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Pollution: SOFPON Advocates Nylon, Plastics Recycling

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By Fasilat Lawal In order to avoid non- biodegradable pollution in the environment, there is the need to encourage recycling of some wastes such as sachet of nylon and plastic bottles.  Chairman, Society of Family Physicians of Nigeria, SOFPON, Oyo State Chapter, Dr Oluwafemi Okedare stated this at a news briefing to mark this year […]Continue Reading

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Oyo Goes Tough on Illegal Mining

Web News 14 May 2024 207 0

By Iyabo Adebisi Oyo state government has frowned at illegal mining activities in some parts of the state, warning that the perpetrators of the act would be decisively dealt with.  The Executive Assistant to the governor on Security Matters, CP Sunday Odukoya Retired, stated this while speaking with journalists at the Governor’s Office, Ibadan shortly […]Continue Reading

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Adeleke pledges to bridge infrastructural gap

Web News 8 May 2024 153 0

By Funmi Ojo Osun State Governor Senator Ademola Adeleke says his government is committed to solving the developmental issues facing the state. Governor Adeleke who stated this at the flag-off of the Lagere Flyover bridge and 55 kilometers of roads across the 30 local governments and the area office in Ile-Ife said his administration is […]Continue Reading

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Olodo Residents Laud Makinde on Opening of Pedestrian Bridge

Web News 1 May 2024 189 0

By Iyabo Adebisi Residents and road users in the Olodo area of Ibadan have lauded the Oyo State government for keeping up to its promise to open up a section of the Olodo Bridge under construction for pedestrians by April 30, 2024.  The State Commissioner for Public Work and Transport, Professsor Daud Sangodoyin while opening the […]Continue Reading

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Government Advises Residents in Flood Prone Areas to Relocate

Web News 1 May 2024 152 0

By Oluwatoyin Adegoke Residents of flood-prone areas in Ogun State have been charged to relocate and adopt safety measures against flooding in view of experts’ prediction that some parts of the state will experience flash and urban flooding this year. The Commissioner for Environment, Mr Ola Oresanya who announced this at the State Flood Alert […]Continue Reading