The Lagos State Government has announced plans to raise over N3 trillion through public-private partnerships to combat the growing threat of coastal erosion along its 180km shoreline.
This was disclosed by the Commissioner for Waterfront Infrastructure Development, Hon. Ekundayo Alebiosu, during the 2025 Ministerial Press Briefing held at the State Secretariat, Alausa, Ikeja.
According to the Commissioner, the state is scaling up the use of groynes, rigid structures built out from shorelines to control erosion, but the financial burden of implementing the project at full scale exceeds the state’s current capacity.