CURBING OPEN DEFECATION: LASG, WATERAID, PRIVATE SECTOR COLLABORATE TO BUILD 350 PUBLIC TOILETS IN LAGOS. (PHOTOS). #PRESS RELEASE.

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 CURBING OPEN DEFECATION: LASG, WATERAID, PRIVATE SECTOR COLLABORATE TO BUILD 350 PUBLIC TOILETS IN LAGOS  The Lagos State Government, in collaboration with WaterAid Plan and private operators, is set to build 350 more public toilets across the state to curb widespread open defecation and maintain hygiene and sanitation.  This is just as the State WaterAid team lead gave a projection that by 2028, the organisation will reach 10 million residents directly and another 17 million indirectly through interventions with basic Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) access. Speaking at a roundtable over the weekend, the Special Adviser on Environment, Engr. Olakunle Rotimi-Akodu said work has started on some of the toilets including identifying the locations for them. He stated that the State government will adopt the three-way approach in tackling the issue of open defecation, which is to put infrastructure in place, engage in massive advocacy and lastly, undertake an enforcement d...

LASURA OPENS NEW OFFICE IN LAGOS ISLAND. (PHOTOS). #PRESS RELEASE.



 LASURA OPENS NEW OFFICE IN LAGOS ISLAND


The Lagos State Urban Renewal Agency (LASURA) has officially commissioned its new Annex Office, strategically located at 44, Nnamdi Azikwe Street, Lagos Island. 


While commissioning the new annex office, Special Adviser to the Governor on EGIS and Urban Development, Dr. Olajide Abiodun Babatunde said the annex office would facilitate closer collaboration with property developers in Lagos Island and surrounding areas, ultimately preventing government properties from falling into disrepair, enhance urban renewal and reduce slums. 


In his remark, General Manager LASURA, TPL. Animashaun Oladimeji emphasised that the new office is part of the agency's efforts to align with the THEMES Plus Agenda, aimed to ensure Lagos becomes a 21st-century city. The annex office will enhance revenue generation, monitoring and recovery of properties unlawfully acquired by private individuals and developers, and provide additional space for staff.


According to him, the facility would be managed by LASURA officers, it is rent-free and incurred no additional costs to the agency or state government. "The whole idea is to bring LASURA operation close to where services are more needed", he said.


Dignitaries present at the commissioning included representatives of the Oba of Lagos, Chief Waheed Yusuff Olorogun-Agbege, Chief Adeniji Lawal Dosunmu-Eletu Lado, top government functionaries, Directors in LASURA, Alhaji Tajudeen Olugbode, Chairman Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria (REDAN). 


This milestone marks a significant step towards enhancing LASURA's operational efficiency and service delivery to Lagos State residents.

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