The Lagos State Government has announced plans to recommence its mandatory monthly sanitation.
According to a communique from the Ministry of Environment, the exercise hold on the last Saturday of every month starting March 2025. The initiative is part of a broader effort to enforce environmental cleanliness across the state.
The government also expressed satisfaction with the progress of ongoing Lagos Island Regeneration Projects, which form part of deflooding measures for the area. Residents, however, were urged not to wait for official movement restrictions but to voluntarily maintain cleanliness in their surroundings.
Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, made the disclosure during a
Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, made the disclosure during a high-level inspection of ongoing projects and environmental infractions on Lagos Island. He was accompanied by Special Adviser on the Environment, Kunle Rotimi-Akodu.
Wahab said the exercise, previously held from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. on the last Saturday of every month, was suspended in November 2016 due to challenges in restricting movement in the megacity. However, rising heaps of refuse, clogged drainage, and indiscriminate dumping made it imperative to reintroduce the exercise.
inspection of ongoing projects and environmental infractions on Lagos Island. He was accompanied by Special Adviser on the Environment, Kunle Rotimi-Akodu.
Wahab said the exercise, previously held from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. on the last Saturday of every month, was suspended in November 2016 due to challenges in restricting movement in the megacity. However, rising heaps of refuse, clogged drainage, and indiscriminate dumping made it imperative to reintroduce the exercise.
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