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Lagos advances Women Economic Empowerment plan with interagency coordination sessions

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Lagos advances Women Economic Empowerment plan with interagency coordination sessions

The Lagos State Government has commenced coordinated capacity sessions for officials across eleven ministries, departments and agencies to implement the state Women Economic Empowerment policy. The sessions focus on policy harmonization, development planning, gender data integration and design of market linked support schemes for women led enterprises. Officials emphasize that Lagos aims to strengthen its economic inclusion framework by widening opportunities for women in trade, innovation, technology, housing, food systems and transport related value chains….

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Lagos launches inaugural Street Art Festival to showcase public murals

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Lagos launches inaugural Street Art Festival to showcase public murals

Lagos opened its inaugural Street Art Festival titled Legendary Lagos: City of Dreams, introducing a state backed cultural platform designed to transform the urban landscape through large scale public murals and creative installations. The event brings together local and international artists with the primary objective of taking art directly to communities rather than limiting cultural expression to galleries or elite venues. State officials highlight the festival as part of a broader tourism revitalisation programme intended…

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Tokunbo Wahab outlines enforcement priorities as Lagos intensifies environmental regulation

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Tokunbo Wahab outlines enforcement priorities as Lagos intensifies environmental regulation

Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources Tokunbo Philip Wahab continues to define an assertive operational framework for environmental governance across Lagos. Since his appointment, the ministry has prioritised enforcement against illegal structures on drainage channels, enhanced monitoring of waste collection operators and accelerated interventions in flood prone communities. Speaking during a recent strategic briefing, Wahab reaffirmed that environmental management remains central to the administration’s resilience agenda. Key directives include stricter compliance checks, reinforcement of sanitation…

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Ministry of Environment and Water Resources launches new initiatives for water quality and green resilience

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Ministry of Environment and Water Resources launches new initiatives for water quality and green resilience

The Lagos Ministry of Environment and Water Resources marked recent environmental observances with the launch of new measures aimed at improving water quality, preserving wetlands and combating indiscriminate waste disposal. The ministry announced a heightened water testing regime for major urban water bodies, pilot recycling clusters in selected communities and renewed action against unauthorised dumping along lagoon corridors. Commissioner Tokunbo Wahab emphasized the need for integrated responses that combine engineering works, community education and private…

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Lagos expands Materials Testing Laboratory mandate to strengthen construction safety

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Lagos expands Materials Testing Laboratory mandate to strengthen construction safety

Lagos State has announced new measures to enhance construction quality through an expanded mandate for the Lagos State Materials Testing Laboratory. Under the revised framework, all large scale developers must undertake mandatory materials certification before beginning structural works. Regular audits will also be conducted at critical stages of construction. Officials explain that the move responds to public concern over structural failures across the region and aligns with international standards for building integrity. The agency is…

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