Lagos state governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday, unveiled 102 locally assembled compactor trucks and 100 double dino waste bins, toward boosting waste management. Speaking during the unveiling at the Lagos House, Ikeja, Sanwo-Olu said the trucks and waste bins were unprecedented interventions put forward to address logistical and operational shortfalls in collection of waste ...

The Director-General Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, says 70 lockup shops have been destroyed by fire in Alade Market in Somolu He added that goods worth millions of Naira were also damaged by the inferno. According to him, the Agency received distress calls on Tuesday at 1.05 a.m. concerning the fire ...

A tanker loaded with 45,000 litres of petrol exploded on Saturday at World Oil Filling Station after Kara Bridge along Lagos/Ibadan Expressway, claiming two lives and destroying 23 vehicles. The fallen tanker resulted in fire explosion, following the trail of the spilled petrol which affected 23 other vehicles parked close to the scene. Lagos Sector ...

A head-on collision between a 40feet container truck and a petrol tanker has resulted into an explosion on the Otedola Bridge along Lagos/Ibadan expressway on Saturday. The accident occurred at 2.00 a.m. when the 40fit containerised truck, loaded with fabric, had a brake failure while moving inward Berger, resulting in the truck colliding with a ...

A tanker ladened with Petroleum product, on Saturday exploded on the Otedola Bridge, Berger axis of Lagos. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, said the incident occurred around 2.00 am involving a tanker loaded with Premium Motor Spirit and a truck carrying other goods, ChannelsTV reports. The Director-General of the agency, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyitolu, ...

Traders shops at the Ajegunle plank section of the boundary market in Lagos, have been razed by fire. The spokesperson of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, Mr Nosa Okunbor confirmed that some shops were gutted by fire late Friday night, adding hat the cause of the fire remained unknown. Okunbor said that the ...

The Director General, Lagos Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu has confirmed that 30 adults were injured, 23 buildings and 15 vehicles were also destroyed by the Iju-Ishaga tanker explosion. According to Oke-Osanyintolu, after putting out the fire at about 6:00pm on Thursday in Lagos, the post disaster assessment regarding Iju-Ishaga is as follows: two ...

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, has announced that a gas tanker has exploded in the Ifako-Ijaiye area of Lagos. The Director-General, Dr Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed the incident to Channels Television, adding that many persons sustained injuries. Also in a tweet on its Twitter handle @lasemasocial, the Agency said it had activated response ...

A 35-year old Ms Blessing Emmanuel, has delivered a male baby under the Ajah bridge in Lagos. According to the Lagos State Emergency Managment Agency, LASEMA, its ambulance team at Eti-osa delivered Ms Emmanuel of the baby. The Director General of LASEMA Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, told newsmen on Saturday that the baby was delivered at ...

A bus conveying six passengers on Monday, rammed in a train at the PWD area of Lagos. The Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, Femi Oke-Osanyintolu, who confirmed the incident, said the bus veered onto the rail track but that non of the passengers died. “A passenger motor GGE 972 GE with six passengers ...