Lagos State Ministry of Environment

[6] The former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu,separated the Office of Environment from Physical Planning in 2003 and he upgraded the office of Environment to a Ministry.

[7] The Ministry's main objective is to build a cleaner, healthier, and more sustainable environment that would promote tourism, economic growth, and citizen well-being.

Bello took the oath of office as Commissioner of the Ministry of Environment before Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu on August 20, 2019.

[8] The Lagos State Government under the administration of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has officially released "Citi Monitor," an online tool for tracking and reporting all environmental violations.

In January 2018, the Office of Drainage Services was moved out of Ministry of Environment to Lagos State Public Works Corporation (LSPWC) which was under the Ministry of Works.