Browsing: Tunji Bello

Gbajabiamila, who described Tunji Bello as one of the pillars of democracy in Lagos State, said the lawyer cum journalist has paid his dues in making Lagos what it is today.

He described Bello as a technocrat, administrator and visionary who has made significant contributions to Lagos State and Nigeria. 

The President applauded Bello, who he described as an accomplished journalist, political scientist, lawyer and public administrator, adding that he has shown that through dint of hard work and the grace of God, the door of success remains wide open.

Briefing the media in Lagos on Sunday about plans for the summit which comes up between Tuesday, June 8 and Wednesday June 9, 2021, Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tunji Bello said the summit is being resuscitated by Mr Governor after a five-year lull.

The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tunji Bello, disclosed this in a speech read on behalf of the Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, at the unveiling of a restored and regenerated garden as part of the 2021 celebrations.

Speaking at a programme on Wetland Advocacy held at the Lagos State University, Ojo, the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tunji Bello, said such awareness needed to be scaled up more for communities within proximity of wetlands.

The governor and the senator were also accompanied by the Commissioner for the Environment, Tunji Bello, and other aides

Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources,  Tunji Bello in a statement on Saturday in commemoration of the year 2021 Biodiversity Day, said the greatest problems facing biological diversity today are habitat destructions, over exploitation, pollution and global climate change.

Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources,  Tunji Bello spoke of the development on Thursday at the on-going inter-ministerial press briefing organised to mark the second anniversary of the Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu administration.

The development was contained in a statement by the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tunji Bello, on Sunday.

Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tunji Bello, who stated this during a press briefing on the Year 2021 Seasonal Climate Predictions (SCP) at Alausa stated that the Maximum Annual Rainfall for this 2021 is predicted to be 1,747mm.

Speaking at the handover at Alausa, which also featured the unveiling of an Air Monitoring Station located at six different locations, a Digital E-Library and a hybrid vehicle, the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tunji Bello, said the new additions will empower the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency to be better positioned to perform its regulatory roles.

The First Lady, who spoke at the Adeyemi Bero Auditorium, Alausa, added that there is a need for sustainable environmental education with the involvement of the younger generation (students).

A statement by the State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tunji Bello, said the present administration in the State has zero tolerance for any form of brutalisation of members of the public by any of her staffers or agents.

The State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tunji Bello, who spoke on the occasion of the World Wetland Day at Alausa, called for the adoption of best practices to protect the ecosystem across the state.

Addressing stakeholders at a meeting held at Abule Egba, Lagos, on the project, the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tunji Bello, said the flooding had almost become intractable.

Addressing participants at a one-day Stakeholders workshop on the draft policy at LCCI Conference Centre, Alausa, Ikeja, the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tunji Bello, said stakeholders input was very important in shaping an effective and acceptable policy that will reduce the burden of plastic waste before enacting the policy.

Speaking at an environmental advocacy programme for market leaders and artisans in Lagos West Senatorial District held at Ikotun Igando LCDA, the State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tunji Bello, said one of the fallouts is the challenge of indiscriminate refuse dumping.

The task was given by the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tunji Bello, while addressing participants at a stakeholders meeting on maintenance of tertiary drains at the LCCI Conference Centre, Alausa.

According to a statement by the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tunji Bello, 23 million cubic meters of water will be released during the month, which is the peak.