Tag Archives: Lagos

Safe Habitat has called on the Lagos state government and relevant stakeholders to show serious interest in the activities of aliens from neighbouring countries and criminals fleeing from other parts of the country in some riverine communities in the state, there are strong indications that efforts are on to dislodge them and remove their shanties any moment from now. New ...

Lagos State Government, yesterday, has made it known that it has commenced payment of compensation to traders affected by the multi-billion Naira Oshodi Transport Interchange Project. New Telegraph reports that the Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Mr Wasiu Anifowoshe, a town planner, who disclosed this in a statement, said that the payment was made during a stakeholders’ meeting ...

When there is a sharp general increase in population in response to a growing rate of industrialization in an area then you know that area is going through urbanization. This includes increase in the number and extent of cities. This article focuses on the role urbanization plays on the Nigerian environment. Urbanization symbolizes the movement of people from rural to ...

Vanguard reports that due to difficulties faced in the acquisition of pre-paid meters, Ikeja Electric wants the credited advance payment for metering implementation, CAPMI, scheme to be brought back to discourage estimated bills. According to Vanguard, the Chief Executive Officer, Ikeja Electric, Anthony Youdeowei, speaking when the House of Representatives Committee on Power visited the company’s Head Office at Ikeja, implored the ...

The Lagos State government has revealed plans to build five art theatres to engage youths and promote tourism. The Nation reports that Governor Akinwunmi Ambode announced this at a stage play, titled: “Heartbeat The Musical…A New Beginning,” at the MUSON Centre, Onikan, Lagos. The play was directed by Olu Jacobs and Joke Silva. According to The Nation, the governor said ...

The Management of Eko Electricity Distribution Company Plc (EKEDC) has made it known that over 138 transformers worth N700 million had been acquired for replacement of faulty ones to boost supply during the festive period. The EKEDC’s managing director, Mr. Oladele Amoda, spoke during an inspection of newly acquired equipment at their Ijora main store in Lagos on Wednesday. Amoda said that ...

Lagos State government has signed a $135 million (N85 billion) partnership agreement with a foreign firm as part of its new waste management policy. The Guardian reports that the Commissioner for the Environment, Dr. Babatunde Adejare said the partnership is under the Public Private Partnership (PPP) and will last for four years. He said the investment, which would kick off ...

Lagos State Government, yesterday, explained why there would be traffic diversion for the 500-man party that will hold between December 3 and 4 on Ahamadu Bello Way, Victoria Island. New Telegraph reports that the state’s Acting Commissioner for Transportation, Prince Lanre Elegushi, while briefing journalists on the planned closure of Ahmadu Bello Way and other adjoining roads, said that the ...

Despite the economic downturn in Nigeria, and its impact in the real estate sector, senior officials of Grenadines Homes say the current economic climate is providing opportunities for developers and investors. According to The Guardian, the Lagos-based firm is preparing to start construction on its premiere facility early 2017, a high-rise structure combining features of an apartment complex and a hotel ...

This article makes an attempt to capture some lessons learned by the ongoing urban transformation of Lagos—one of the fastest-growing cities in the world. Despite the movement of the federal capital to Abuja during the regime of erstwhile head of state, General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida in 1991, metropolitan Lagos has remained the country’s dominant economic, social, and financial centre as ...