Lagos residents, traders call for return of cart pushers

Residents and traders in various parts of the Lagos metropolis are clamouring for the return of cart pushers, to enhance evacuation of refuse in the state.

It would be recalled that the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) in 2010 outlawed the operations of the cart pushers in the state.

The authority had alleged that the cart pushers were responsible for the indiscriminate dumping of refuse in unauthorised places in the state.

Traders lose N30bn worth of goods to Balogun fire

Traders at the Balogun market in Lagos Island have been counting their losses following the early morning fire outbreak on Monday, claiming they lost goods worth N30 billion.

In separate interviews, the traders revealed that about 11 containers containing bags, shoes and clothing materials had just been off loaded into some of the shops that were razed.

Mrs Kadiri Kareem, an attendant in one of the shops, said that her employer had goods worth N27 billion in his containers.