Lagos cancels restriction of movement for April sanitation exercise

There would be no restriction of movement from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. for the monthly sanitation holding tomorrow in Lagos State.

The State Commissioner for Information, Mr Aderemi Ibirogba made the announcement on Friday in Ikeja while speaking with newmen.

He said the government suspended the restriction to enable pupils sitting for the National Common Entrance examinations holding on the same day to move freely to their centres.

The state usually imposed restriction on the last Saturday of every month to enable the residents of the state to clean their environment.

Court cancels movement restriction on Lagos monthly sanitation day

A Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, presided over by Justice Mohammed Idris, has nullified the restriction of movement during the monthly environmental sanitation in the state.

The policy of the Lagos State Government restricts citizens to their homes for three hours between 7am and 10am every last Saturday of the month.

The court held that there is no law in force in Lagos State by which any citizen could be kept indoors, compulsorily.

PVC:Fashola cancels environmental sanitation

The Lagos State Government has cancelled the November environmental sanitation exercise tomorrow (Saturday) in the state.

State Commissioner for Environment, Tunji Bello, who disclosed this in his office, said this is to enable residents fully participate in the ongoing collection of Permanent Voter Card (PVC) and registration exercise in nine local government areas of the state.

He explained that the decision to cancel the exercise was to assist officials of the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) in their logistics, as they would be required to move men and materials to different parts of the state.