Lagos State Infrastructure Maintenance and Regulatory Agency

Lagos State Infrastructure Maintenance and Regulatory Agency

Formation	2004
Purpose	Regulate Utility Infrastructure in Lagos State
Headquarters	2 Yusuf Close, Off Bayo Ajayi Street Agidingbi, Phase 2 Ikeja.
General Manager/Chief Executive Officer	Bisoye Coker-Odusote
Website	www.lasimra.gov.ng

The Lagos State Infrastructure Maintenance and Regulatory Agency (LASIMRA) is responsible for regulating utility infrastructure in Lagos state. ^[1] The goal of the agency is to ensure that standards and effectiveness are maintained in infrastructural development. ^[2] The agency is a parastatal established by the "Lagos State government law NO 13 of July and published in the official gazette NO 23 volume 37 of 27th August, 2004", ^[2] under the supervision of the Lagos State Ministry of Works and Infrastructure. ^[3] LASIMRA was established by the then Governor Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. ^[2] The head office of the agency is located at 2 Yusuf Close, Off Bayo Ajayi Street Agidingbi, Ikeja, Lagos state.

Companies

LASIMRA regulates utility infrastructure development of the following sectors/companies in Lagos State. They are:

• Oil and gas companies
• Telecommunication companies
• Electricity companies. ^[2]

Activities

• The agency executed the smart-city initiative for the laying of 3,000 km (1,900 mi) of fiber optic cables in the Lagos State Unified Duct Infrastructure Project (LASG-UDIP) to ensure citywide Internet connection. ^{[4] [5] [6]}
• LASIMRA removed abandoned and substandard telecommunication masts across Lagos state. ^{[1] [7] [8]}
• The agency began audit of infrastructures(power, telecommunications, gas and water cables and pipes) both under and over the ground, with the aim of creating a database of information system ^{[9] [10]}
• The agency moved against indiscriminate installation of telecommunication cables in gutters and trees across the state to ensure environmental safety for the residents of the state ^{[11] [12]}

See also

• Lagos State Ministry of Works and Infrastructure

References

1. "Lagos begins removal of dangerous communication masts". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2018-04-20. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
2. "About Us – LASIMRA" . Retrieved 2022-03-16.
3. "Lagos begins removal, relocation of dangerous communication masts | Premium Times Nigeria". 2018-04-18. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
4. "Lagos to complete UDIP Project before end of 2021 - LASIMRA Boss - P.M. News" . Retrieved 2022-03-16.
5. "Lagos fibre project to gulp N82b amid RoW charges concerns". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2021-09-08. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
6. NewsDirect (2021-10-01). "LASIMRA set to host 2021 stakeholders conference". Nigeriannewsdirectcom. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
7. "Lagos begins standard compliance regulation of telecom infrastructure". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2017-08-12. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
8. "Illegal Installation: LASIMRA Declares Zero Tolerance, decommissions 95 masts, towers" . Retrieved 2022-03-16.
9. "Lagos to audit underground cables, pipes". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2016-12-24. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
10. "LASIMRA promises to support state's IGR drive". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2016-04-12. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
11. "LASIMRA insists fiber cables in gutters must go". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2016-09-21. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
12. "'Telecoms operators use gutters, trees as right of way in Lagos'". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2016-09-15. Retrieved 2022-03-16.