Lagos Explains  Sanitation Modalities, Warns Defaulters Ahead of April 25

The Lagos State Government has provided further  clarification on the newly reintroduced monthly environmental sanitation exercise, set to  begin on Saturday, April 25, 2026, with movement restrictions and enforcement measures in place.

In a statement made available on  Wednesday, the Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab,  noted that, “The exercise will hold every last Saturday of the month between the hours of 6:30 am and 8:30 am.

According to him, there will be controlled movement across the state to allow residents to carry out thorough cleaning of their homes, surroundings and drainage frontages.”

He  said that enforcement teams comprising officials of the ministry, Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency, Kick Against Indiscipline, Lagos Waste Management Authority, and local government sanitation inspectors would “conduct physical inspections during and after the sanitation window to ensure compliance,” warning that “defaulters will be sanctioned in accordance with the Lagos State Environmental Management and Protection Law of 2017.”

Wahab also said that, “LAWMA intervention trucks will go around to cart away bagged wastes generated during the exercise,” noting that “there will be rewards for the cleanest Local Government Area, Local Council Development Area, and the cleanest street as part of efforts to encourage healthy competition and community participation.”