The Lagos State Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr. Oluyinka Olumide, has revealed that more than 3,700 hectares of informal settlements and developments were identified across over 1,700 locations in the state as of December 2025.

Olumide disclosed this on Friday during the 2026 Ministerial Press Briefing held in Lagos to mark Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s seventh year in office.

According to the commissioner, the Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development has continued to play a pivotal role in promoting sustainable urban development, safeguarding the environment, preserving critical infrastructure, and ensuring the effective management of public spaces across Lagos State.

Presenting the scorecard of the Lagos State Informal Space Management Authority, Olumide highlighted several notable achievements recorded by the agency in furtherance of the present administration’s THEMES Plus Agenda.

Among the agency’s key achievements was the approval by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for the engagement of Octragon Multi Projects Nigeria Limited as a consultant to collaborate with LASISMA on the implementation of the Setbacks, Common Areas and Roadsides Administration and Monitoring Project.

Olumide said the initiative is aimed at harnessing the social, economic and environmental potential of setbacks, common areas, roadside corridors, informal spaces and other incidental open spaces across Lagos State.

The commissioner noted that the SCRAMP initiative has facilitated the mapping of informal and incidental open spaces across Lagos State, with a focus on preventing misuse and encroachment, enhancing physical orderliness, and unlocking the economic value of such spaces.

“To ensure effective implementation of SCRAMP, LASISMA has organised inter-agency stakeholders’ engagement and sensitisation programmes involving key government institutions, including the Ministry of Transportation, Ministry of Commerce and Cooperatives, Trade and Investment; Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources; Lagos State Electricity Board; Lagos State Valuation Office; Lagos State Signage and Advertisement Agency; Lagos State Parks and Gardens Agency; and Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency,” he added.

Olumide also disclosed that LASISMA has continued to undertake real-time data collection and collation of operators within informal urban spaces, strengthening its role as a key repository of reliable data for ministries, departments and agencies, as well as the Lagos State Government.

He added that the agency has improved the state’s preparedness for emerging land-use developments, particularly the rollout of electric vehicle and compressed natural gas charging and dispensing facilities. According to the commissioner, the initiative is aimed at promoting well-planned infrastructure corridors that support innovation, sustainability and the development of a more resilient Lagos.

Olumide reaffirmed the commitment of the ministry and its agencies to implementing policies, programmes and initiatives that promote orderly urban development, environmental sustainability, infrastructure preservation and resilience, in line with the administration’s vision of a Greater Lagos Rising.

The briefing also highlighted LASISMA’s ongoing engagement with artisans operating within informal urban spaces and incidental open spaces, particularly carpenters and furniture makers located along the high-tension corridor at Carpenter Village on Jakande-Isheri-Osun Road in Oke-Afa, Ejigbo LCDA.

According to the commissioner, the engagement was designed to address challenges identified within the corridor and encourage the safer and more organised use of public spaces.