Months after PREMIUM TIMES reported how flooding and poor entry to healthcare have been placing pregnant ladies 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In Agboyi, a riverine neighborhood in Kosofe Local Government Area, residents report ongoing renovations at an outdated main healthcare centre in Agboyi I, which was not functioning correctly when PREMIUM TIMES visited the neighborhood in October 2025.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 images shared with PREMIUM TIMES present employees on the facility, with development gear, together with a concrete mixer and drilling machine, on the web site.
Mr Shakiru stated as of 8 October 2026, work had progressed to the filling stage.
Health centre stays a precedence
The renovation is critical as a result of the non-functional PHC was one of many challenges recognized in the PREMIUM TIMES report revealed in November 2025.
The report documented how flooding in Agboyi, the place the neighborhood is surrounded by the Lagos Lagoon, makes motion troublesome and may delay entry to emergency healthcare.
A neighborhood nurse instructed PREMIUM TIMES in the course of the earlier go to that residents generally needed to discover canoe or boat operators to evacuate ladies who wanted pressing medical consideration.
One girl, Fatima Sulaimon, additionally recounted how she delivered her fifth baby in a fishing canoe after flooding made it troublesome to succeed in 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 stated the affected floor flooring had since been cleared and crammed, whereas extra work was ongoing across the facility.
Desmond Utomwen, spokesperson for OSSAP-SDGs, additionally instructed PREMIUM TIMES that the workplace stays dedicated to creating the ability purposeful 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 stated.
He acknowledged that the situation 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 stated authorities have cleared dust from a significant canal that had remained clogged for years.
During the investigation, residents instructed 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 stated the work didn’t quantity to full dredging.
“They cleared it in August. They only parked the periphery; it was not dredged,” stated Abubakar Abolore, a resident affected by the flooding.
Mr Abolore stated residents have 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 stated.
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