Months after PREMIUM TIMES reported how flooding and poor entry to healthcare had been placing pregnant girls in danger in two Lagos communities, residents say authorities have begun addressing the issues highlighted in the report.
In Agboyi, a riverine neighborhood in Kosofe Local Government Area, residents report ongoing renovations at an previous main healthcare centre in Agboyi I, which was not functioning correctly when PREMIUM TIMES visited the neighborhood in October 2025.
Lameed Shakiru, chairman of the Ward Health Committee for Agboyi II and III, confirmed the event, saying the Agboyi-Ketu Local Council Development Area, underneath the administration of Adetola Abubakar, is finishing up the renovation.
Videos and pictures shared with PREMIUM TIMES present employees on the facility, with building gear, together with a concrete mixer and drilling machine, on the website.
Mr Shakiru mentioned as of 8 October 2026, work had progressed to the filling stage.
Health centre stays a precedence
The renovation is important as a result of the non-functional PHC was one of many challenges recognized in the PREMIUM TIMES report printed in November 2025.
The report documented how flooding in Agboyi, the place the neighborhood is surrounded by the Lagos Lagoon, makes motion tough and may delay entry to emergency healthcare.
A neighborhood nurse informed PREMIUM TIMES throughout the earlier go to that residents generally needed to discover canoe or boat operators to evacuate girls who wanted pressing medical consideration.
One girl, Fatima Sulaimon, additionally recounted how she delivered her fifth youngster in a fishing canoe after flooding made it tough to achieve a hospital.
SDG facility will get consideration
PREMIUM TIMES additionally confirmed that remedial work has begun on the 40-bed PHC facility in Agboyi III, which was highlighted in the sooner investigation.
The facility, constructed by the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (OSSAP-SDGs), led by Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, a former Deputy Governor of Lagos State, was accomplished however remained locked after flooding submerged its walkway and floor flooring.
Mr Shakiru mentioned the affected floor flooring had since been cleared and stuffed, whereas further work was ongoing across the facility.
Desmond Utomwen, spokesperson for OSSAP-SDGs, additionally informed PREMIUM TIMES that the workplace stays dedicated to creating the ability useful and is working with related state-level stakeholders to realize this.
“The office is committed to it. God help us. We expect the state government to deploy personnel to activate it. We will keep you posted,” Mr Utomwen mentioned.
He acknowledged that the placement has a severe waterlogging drawback, which he attributed largely to the topography of the riverine neighborhood.
Mr Utomwen added that the workplace would tackle any additional issues recognized and “ensure the facility is eventually put to use.”
Canal cleared
In Amukoko, one other flood-prone neighborhood lined in the PREMIUM TIMES report, residents mentioned authorities have cleared grime from a serious canal that had remained clogged for years.
During the investigation, residents informed PREMIUM TIMES that the canal had not been dredged for greater than 4 years, worsening flooding in the neighborhood.
A PREMIUM TIMES follow-up discovered that the canal was cleared in August. However, residents mentioned the work didn’t quantity to full dredging.
“They cleared it in August. They only parked the periphery; it was not dredged,” mentioned Abubakar Abolore, a resident affected by the flooding.
Mr Abolore mentioned residents had been grateful for the clearing, however they need the authorities to do extra.
“We hope the government can help with a tarred road, which will make it above the water level,” he mentioned.
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