Nigeria, Oct. 3 -- Residents on Lagos Island are facing worsening environmental and safety hazards as Styrofoam litter, open manholes, and open defecation plague major streets.

Despite Lagos State's ban on Styrofoam and other single-use plastics-including takeaway packs, plates, cups, water sachets, nylon bags, plastic bottles, and food wrappers-these non-biodegradable materials continue to litter Broad Street, Itafaji, and Adeniji Adele, heightening fears of blocked drains and flooding during the rainy season.

On Tuesday, PREMIUM TIMES observed residents along Ibraimoh-Igbo Street in Itafaji openly defecating and dumping food waste into shallow gutters.

"I have been enduring this filthy-smelling environment for a while. You can see el...