The Lagos State government has attributed Tuesday’s flooding in Lekki to infractions such as illegal constructions and indiscriminate disposal of waste. Commissioner for Environment, Tokunbo Wahab, gave the explanation in a statement on his X account where he sympathised with affected residents. The Nation had reported how floods occasioned by the downpour in the early

• Agency releases preliminary report on August 26 incident Lack of maintenance of rail tracks, patched sweepers, and an unserviceable automatic crossing point switch mechanism were among the causes of the derailment of a Kaduna-bound train at Asham Station. The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) stated this in its report on the derailment, which occurred