UPDATE: LAGOS GOVT SETS 6PM AS CLOSING TIME FOR CONSTRUCTION SITES
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By Aishat Momoh. O.
Working hours on construction sites around the state have been limited by the Lagos State Government to 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Saturday.
In Alausa on Thursday, Oluyinka Olumide, the Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, made this announcement.
He said, “The restriction order must be strictly adhered to by all those involved in building construction in the State, as relevant Government Agencies would enforce compliance.
“However, concession to work outside these hours could be granted, subject to formal application that would be treated on its merits.”
Olumide asserts that the decision to limit working hours on construction sites was a practical step to safeguard the environment, prevent building collapses, and advance social welfare.
He asked locals to report any locations that were found to be in violation of the directive.
Gbolahan Oki, the General Manager of the Lagos State Building Control Agency, prohibited people, especially labourers, from sleeping on construction sites in the state in 2024 after a two-storey building collapsed at Arowojobe Estate in the Maryland area of Lagos State, killing five construction workers.
In a statement signed by Olaoye Olusegun, the agency’s Director of the Public Affairs Unit, Oki issued the decision.
The statement read in part, “Henceforth, nobody should be found sleeping in any building under construction after the close of work, especially at night.
“LASBCA officials will be inspecting construction sites across the state, especially at night, to ensure that nobody is sleeping inside any building under construction.
“Construction period in the state remains from 7 am to 7 pm Monday to Saturday excluding Sundays.
“Henceforth, any property developer or owners who engage workers to carry out construction work on Sundays and beyond 7 pm on Monday to Saturday will have his or her property sealed indefinitely.
“This directive becomes necessary to safeguard the building construction industry and ensure that buildings in the state are safe, secure, and fit for habilitation,” the statement added.
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