LASEMA
31 Dec
Despite multiple regulatory agencies overseeing compliance with the rules guiding building construction in Lagos,the state is still experiencing incessant building collapse attributed majorly to sharp practices.
24 Dec
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has urged the residents of Lagos to be safety-conscious as they celebrate Christmas and New Year celebrations.
23 Dec
A three-storey building at Ebute Metta area of Lagos collapsed, yesterday, resulting in three fatalities.
21 Dec
Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, has donated a clinic to the African Cathedral Church in Ifako, Lagos.
4 Dec
It was a sad day at the weekend, when a fuel tanker fell on a commercial bus while trying to navigate a bad portion of Kola Bus-Stop on the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway inward Sango, claiming the life of a female passenger.
2 Nov
Goods and property worth millions of naira were yesterday destroyed when a popular Ladipo Plank Market, Amukoko in Orile Iganmu area of Lagos, was engulfed in a midnight fire. Though the cause of the fire could not be ascertained at press time, an eyewitness said it started at about 12:30a.m. Confirming the development, Permanent Secretary,…
16 Oct 2023
Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), yesterday, confirmed the death of two male adults and a female in an auto crash that occurred on Saturday at Gbagada area of the state. The Guardian gathered that the fully loaded vehicle was heading to Ajah from Oshodi when it lost control, and rammed into a moving truck. Permanent…
24 Sep 2023
Fire gutted the factory of Mega Plastic, Ilupeju, Lagos, yesterday, destroying properties worth millions of naira and leaving people with varying degrees of injuries.
13 Sep 2023
As ember months roll in, Lagos State Government has called on residents to always imbibe the habits of taking precautionary measures in all endeavours to avoid disaster and emergency incidents.
23 Aug 2023
Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has said that between January and July 2023, it responded to 795 emergency cases, saving lives and property in the process.
15 Aug 2023
Lagos State Government has said that 80 percent of flood disasters in the state are man-made. Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr. Femi Oke-Osanyintolu, stated this, yesterday, when he met with representatives of some local councils in Lagos as part of the agency's flood mitigation and adaptation awareness campaign, with the theme,…
10 Aug 2023
The body of a yet-to-be-identified man who jumped from the Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge into the lagoon has been recovered. The man on August 8, 2023, simply let himself down into the massive body of water in what looked like a suicide act. Rescuers made up of the Nigeria Police Force, the Lagos State Emergency Management…
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