The Lagos State Government has begun the removal of illegal structures obstructing the Jebba/Kano collector in Ebute Metta, as part of ongoing measures to strengthen the city’s drainage infrastructure and mitigate recurring flooding.

The Lagos State Government has reopened the Ogudu-Ifako Bridge to full traffic after completing repairs on its expansion joints ahead of schedule. The bridge, which had been partially closed for several months, is a critical link along one of the state’s busiest transport corridors.

The Lagos State Government has refuted allegations of ethnic discrimination in the recent demolition exercise at the Trade Fair Complex in Ojo, stating that the operation was driven solely by urban planning and regulatory concerns.

Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Housing, Barakat Odunuga-Bakare, stressed that only duly registered practitioners will be permitted to operate under LASRERA’s framework.

The Lagos State government is targeting 40,000 building planning permits annually to curb unregulated development, streamline approvals, and protect property investments.

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) is facing renewed legal pressure from AIC Limited, the company founded by the late business magnate Harry Akande, over disputed land within the ongoing ₦712 billion expansion of Lagos’ Murtala Muhammed International Airport.

At the recent Real Estate Stakeholders Conference in Lagos, Timothy Nubi, professor and director at the Centre for Housing and Sustainable Development, University of Lagos, highlighted the urgent need for coordinated policies.

The Lagos State Government has ordered the immediate suspension of all ongoing and planned land reclamation projects, citing the environmental and social risks posed by unregulated developments across the state.

The President of the Nigerian Institute of Town Planners (NITP), Dr. Chime Ogbonna, has called on the federal and Lagos State governments to pursue dialogue and collaboration in addressing the proposed demolition of 170 estates along the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway corridor.

The Lagos State Government has reduced the minimum land size requirement for estate development from 10,000 square metres to 5,000 square metres, a move aimed at easing housing delivery.