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LASEPA Reaffirms Commitment to Environmental Policing to Combat Climate Change

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… Partners Dangote, NB to Sponsor Essay Competition on Drought Resilience

As the June 5 annual World Environment Day celebration draws nearer, the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) has reaffirmed its commitment to implementing government-sustainable environmental policies aimed at mitigating climate change effects, promoting a circular economy and ensure environmental protection against drought and desertification.

In achieving this, the agency stated that it is scaling up its advocacy campaigns in schools and colleges to carry youths along in the implementation of government reform policies geared towards combating climate change and greenhouse effect for sustainable environmental growth.

As part of its school advocacy programmes for the World Environment Day celebration for the year 2024, the Agency stated that it is partnering with Dangote Industries and the Nigerian Breweries to sponsor an essay competition among undergraduate students across all tertiary institutions in the State as a way of involving youths in the task of environmental preservation.

LASEPA’s General Manager, Dr. Tunde Ajayi, who disclosed this at the weekend during a pre-event Press Conference held in Alausa, stated that the essay competition is aimed at raising the consciousness of youth on environmental preservation,  desertification and other climate change mitigating efforts towards achieving a sustainable environment for a healthy living.

The Theme of the Year 2024 World Environment Day, according to the LASEPA’s Boss is: “Land Restoration, Desertification and Drought Resilience”, which also forms the topic on which undergraduate participants in the competition will be tasked.

He said participating students are expected to give a write-up that will address environmental challenges in the State while exploring innovative solutions that could be useful in policy formulation.

The General Manager revealed that the essay competition is open to undergraduate students of all tertiary institutions in the State and will attract a cash prize of N500,000 for the overall winner, while the second and third runners-up will go home with N300, 000 N200, 000 respectively.

Ajayi explained further that there would be other consolation prizes for the participants in the competition, including becoming LASEPA’s ambassador on environmental protection, gaining free access to LASEPA e-Library and LASEPA ISO-certified laboratories and other facilities for learning and research development.

He therefore urged undergraduates across all tertiary institutions in the State to take the advantage of the competition to enrich themselves in knowledge and material resources, adding that every undergraduate student in all tertiary institutions in the State is qualified to participate in the competition, adding that the entry for participation closes on Wednesday, June 5, 2024.

On how to participate in the competition and other necessary guidelines, Ajayi urged interested undergraduate students to visit info@lasepa.gov.ng or the agency’s other social media handles.

In addition, the General Manager noted that relevant information and requirements on the essay competition have been sent to all tertiary institutions in Lagos, adding that after the submission deadline on Wednesday, 5th June, 2024, a panel of judges carefully selected on merit will grade the quality of the work submitted by participants for winners to emerge.

Ajayi, who commended Dangote Industries, Nigerian Breweries and other sponsors for prioritising environmental sustainability in their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) policy, assured that the State government would continue to create an enabling environment for the growth of businesses in the State.

He added that the agency will not relent in implementing government policies that will guarantee a sustainable environment that is devoid of pollution or other environmental infractions detrimental to the health of the citizenry.

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VIDEO: Tears As Students’s Hostel Collapses

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A building collapse occurred at Pentagon Lodge near the Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ikwo, Ebonyi State on Friday.

Students witnessed the incident, with one student captured on video expressing concern over the lodge’s collapse, saying, “See my lodge is falling, all my properties are inside.

”A video clip of the incident, seen by Naija News House , showed the moment the three-storey building collapsed.

As of the time of filing this report, it was not clear whether there were causalities as details of the collapse are still emerging.

A student, also said that students in that particular lodge had earlier noticed the cracks on the walls and some had already moved out of the facility before the collapse.

“Only properties inside the building are likely those of students that traveled out of the town,” the source said.

Recently there were reports of building collapses in Ebonyi State, including a three-storey building under construction near the Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital.

In the construction building collapse, two persons were trapped and later rescued, with one labourer escaping due to stepping out to wash his hands before the collapse.

Sequel to the building collapses, the Ebonyi State government had established a special investigative committee to determine the causes of such incidents and prevent future occurrences.

The committee’s findings and recommendations aim to improve building standards and enforcement in the state.

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FG denies 12 Years Minimum Entry Age Into JSS1

Boriowo urged the public and education stakeholders to disregard any contrary claims.

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The Federal Government has debunked a report claiming that the minimum age for admission into Junior Secondary School 1 (JSS1) has been raised to 12 years.

The Ministry of Education Director of Press, Folasade Boriowo, made this known via a statement issued on Friday, July 25, 2025.

Boriowo said the report was inaccurate, noting that it did not come from any official source and did not reflect government policy.Boriowo stated: “For the avoidance of doubt, the minimum age for admission into JSS1 remains 10 years.

“No child should complete primary education below the age of 10.”

Boriowo urged the public and education stakeholders to disregard any contrary claims.

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NGE Mandates Media Organizations to set up fact-check desks in the newsroom to Fight Fake News

During the workshop, the European Union Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Mr Gautier Mignot and the NGE President, Mr. Eze Anaba, said that newsroom managers should acquire the skills and tools for fact-checking as a way to arrest fake news, misinformation and disinformation.

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Editors under the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) have resolved today to henceforth set up a fact-check desk in their various newsrooms as a measure to tackle fake news, misinformation and disinformation.

The decision was reached on the occasion of a one-day workshop organised by the European Union (EU) NGE in Lagos on Thursday.

The editors said that having a Fact-Check Desk would help media organisations verify news hints, with the view to publishing only accurate information.

Other key decisions taken at the end of the workshop include:

Media organizations should organise trainings for their newsroom managers and line editors on fact-checking.

The Guild should set up disinformation counter groups across its zonal structures, ahead of the 2027 general election.

Media organizations should collaborate and reach out to each other to verify information.

Media organisations should look at the quality of their Online Editors to ensure that experienced and well-grounded journalists man the position.

The Guild should use other of its bigger platforms to address issues bordering on fake news, misinformation and disinformation.

During the workshop, the European Union Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Mr Gautier Mignot and the NGE President, Mr. Eze Anaba, said that newsroom managers should acquire the skills and tools for fact-checking as a way to arrest fake news, misinformation and disinformation.

Mignot said that the EU was taking a multi-pronged approach to address the threats posed by misleading information, which he described as a “danger to democracy and public trust.

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