The Lagos State Government has unveiled an ambitious urban management initiative aimed at transforming over 3,700 hectares of underutilised public spaces into productive assets as part of efforts to strengthen Lagos’ status as a smart and globally competitive city.
At the centre of the initiative is the Setbacks, Common Areas and Roadside Administration and Monitoring Project (SCRAMP), a policy designed to identify, document and regulate informal urban spaces across the state.
The identified spaces include bridge loops, shorelines, power line corridors, railway setbacks and broadband infrastructure rights of way, many of which have historically been subjected to illegal occupation and environmental abuse.
Abiodun Oluyinka Olumide, Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, disclosed at the 2026 annual ministerial briefing that the project had already uncovered more than 3,700 hectares of undeveloped or improperly utilised spaces in over 1,700 locations statewide as of December 2025.
According to Olumide, the initiative would not only improve urban orderliness but also unlock economic opportunities and support infrastructure planning in Africa’s largest city economy.
