Lagos State Government at the weekend warned market leaders across the State not to jeopardise its efforts in averting flooding, saying any market found to be involved in indiscriminate dumping of waste to block drainages will be shut down.
The State Government gave the warning at a one-day seminar organised by the Committee of Wives of Lagos State Officials (COWLSO), in Agege, in collaboration with the State's Ministry of Local Government and Community Affairs.
Speaking at the event, Commissioner for Local Government and Community Affairs, Dr. Wale Ahmed, and his counterpart, Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tunji Bello, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Mr. Belinda Odeneye, tasked market women and men on proper hygiene.
Ahmed in his welcome address, said the need to revisit the issue of market sanitation and security has become imperative, considering the increase in population and waste generation in the State.
"The benefits and advantages of sanitation in our markets cannot be exhausted, considering the fact that we have three hundred and eighty-two registered markets in Lagos State.
"Drawing from the untoward incidents occurring everywhere, it will not be out of place, that vigilance and intelligence gathering should form part of our primary responsibility. This will help us to be proactive, and be steps ahead of anyone or groups, planning to disturb the peace of the State," he said.
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Nigeria Customs Service intercepted fake and contraband goods worth more than N120 million in July and August in its Federal Operations Unit Zone ‘C’.
The Ministry of Education has assured that candidates who missed the 2021 West Africa Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) in the South East, will be given another opportunity to write the examination.
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Imo will boycott court sittings in the state on Tuesday and Wednesday to protest the murder of their colleague, Mr Darlington Udumeh.
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