The Lagos State Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr Oluyinka Olumide, has stated that as of December 2025, over 3,700 hectares of informal spaces have been discovered.
The spaces which span over 1,700 locations in the state were disclosed by Olumide on Friday in Lagos during the 2026 Ministerial Briefing in commemoration of the seventh year in office of Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu as Lagos State Governor.
Olumide highlighted the ministry’s strategic contributions to sustainable physical planning, environmental protection, infrastructure preservation, and effective management of public spaces across Lagos State.
Presenting the scorecard of the Lagos State Informal Space Management Authority, Olumide outlined several landmark achievements recorded by the agency in line with the THEMES Plus Agenda of the present administration.
Among the notable achievements was the approval granted by Governor Sanwo-Olu for the engagement of Octragon Multi Projects Nigeria Limited as a consultant to partner with LASISMA in implementing the Setbacks, Common Areas and Roadsides Administration and Monitoring Project.
Olumide explained that the initiative was designed to unlock the social, economic, and environmental value of the setbacks, common areas, roadside corridors, informal spaces, and incidental open spaces across the state.
The commissioner highlighted that the SCRAMP initiative has led to the mapping of informal and incidental open spaces across Lagos, with the aim of curbing misuse, preventing abuse, promoting physical orderliness, and maximising.
Olumide disclosed that the project, as of December 2025, “mapped over 3,700 hectares of informal spaces across more than 1,700 locations, which will be properly designated by LASISMA for appropriate use and development in line with the relevant operational development plans of the state.”
“To ensure effective implementation of SCRAMP, LASISMA has organised inter-agency stakeholders’ engagement and sensitisation programmes involving key government institutions, including the Ministry of Transportation, Ministry of Commerce and Cooperatives, Trade and Investment; Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources; Lagos State Electricity Board; Lagos State Valuation Office; Lagos State Signage and Advertisement Agency; Lagos State Parks and Gardens Agency; and Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency,” he added.
Olumide further disclosed that LASISMA has sustained real-time data gathering and collation of operators within informal urban spaces, positioning the agency as a major repository of reliable information for ministries, departments and agencies, as well as the Lagos State Government.
He further stated that LASISMA has enhanced the state’s readiness for emerging land-use developments, especially the deployment of electric vehicle and compressed natural gas charging and dispensing facilities. According to Olumide, this is intended to encourage properly planned infrastructure corridors that foster innovation, sustainability, and a more resilient Lagos.
Olumide reaffirmed the commitment of the ministry and its agencies to sustaining policies, programmes, and interventions that will continue to promote orderly development, environmental sustainability, infrastructure protection, and urban resilience in line with the vision of A Greater Lagos Rising.
The briefing also highlighted LASISMA’s engagement with artisans operating in informal urban spaces and incidental open spaces, particularly professional carpenters and furniture makers at the high-tension corridor within the Carpenter Village, along Jakande-Isheri-Osun Road, Oke-Afa, Ejigbo LCDA. The engagement was aimed at addressing identified challenges within the corridor and promoting safer, more orderly use of public spaces.
The Commissioner described the achievement as a reflection of improved operational efficiency, strategic revenue initiatives, and effective management practices within LASISMA.
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