*Distressed building: Agency cordons-off 3-storey, issues 7-day evacuation ultimatum (Guardian)*Osborne Foreshore residents debunk rumours of planned violence (Tribune)

Distressed building: Agency cordons-off 3-storey, issues 7-day evacuation ultimatum (Guardian) The Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) has cordoned off a distressed three-storey building in Oshodi with a seven-day evacuation ultimatum on traders and residents to save lives. The ultimatum…

Lagos: Only 8 tank farms have permits

The Lagos State government has said only eight out of the 41 tank farms in the state had planning permits. The Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr Idris Salako, made this known during a meeting with the operators…

*8 Lagos cops detained for extorting social media influencer (Punch) *Group sensitises Lagos youths on dangers of drug abuse (Guardian)

8 Lagos cops detained for extorting social media influencer (Punch) The Lagos State Police Command has arrested eight police personnel for their alleged involvement in the assault and extortion of a social media influencer, Olumide Bakare. Confirming the arrest, the…

*Lagos issues notice to demolish 102 distressed buildings (Guardian) *Outrage as police brutalise, extort man of N260,000 in Lagos (Punch)

Lagos issues notice to demolish 102 distressed buildings (Guardian) The Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA), yesterday, said 102 out of about 500 identified distressed buildings in the state have been marked for demolition. The state also advised all tenants/occupiers…

Police brutalise, detain Lagos officials during enforcement

Some riot policemen serving as security operatives on the site of an ongoing building construction on Olumide Madariola Street, Sea Side Estate, Badore Ajah, Lagos, have allegedly attacked a team of the Lagos State Building Control Agency. The PUNCH was…

Building collapse: Two churches, 17 houses shut in Ikorodu (Nation)

For violating town planning laws, officials of the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) at the weekend shut down 19 buildings in Igbogbo Baiyeku, Ikorodu. General Manager, LASBCA, Mr Abiola Kosegbe, led the enforcement team of the agency, escorted by…

*Internet fraudster burns girlfriend to death over infidelity (Punch) *Building collapse: Two churches, 17 houses shut in Ikorodu (Nation)

Internet fraudster burns girlfriend to death over infidelity (Punch) A self-acclaimed Internet fraudster, Victor Orji, has been arrested by men of the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly setting his girlfriend, Mariam Alabi, ablaze in the Ojo area of the…

Sanwo-Olu appoints 9 new permanent secretaries (NewTelegraph)

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has appointed the General Manager of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Mr. Musa Mooruf Olawale and the immediate past General Manager of the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA), Engr. Sodeinde Olalekan…

* Lagos seals 10 bonded terminals, cinema, others in Ajegunle (Vanguard) * Govt insists on zero building collapse (Punch)

THISISLAGOS MIDDAY NEWS UPDATE JULY 30, 2018   Lagos seals 10 bonded terminals, cinema, others in Ajegunle (Vanguard) The Lagos   State Building Control Agency, LASBCA, weekend shut down five illegal bonded terminals and four other buildings, including a cinema in…

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