Official Emergency Helplines in Lagos State (2025)
This post contains the official list of emergency phone numbers or helplines in Lagos State this 2025 that you can contact if you are in trouble, harassed, or urgently need to report a case and you need help from the relevant agencies and authorities to do so.
The emergency helplines in Lagos State have been set aside so that matters that require urgent attention from the State Government are looked into immediately, sooner, rather than later. Nobody prays to have a medical emergency for instance or a robbery situation in their homes. Nobody also wishes to have a fire disaster or an accident on their way to work, school or a place of worship.
Sometimes, these things are inevitable and what you do or don’t do could prove the decisive action that could either save or lose a life. It is very necessary to have the emergency numbers of the Police or Ambulance centres in the State. Also the Fire Service helpline comes in handy whenever there is a fire situation and you urgently need it controlled before it spreads and causes severe damage.
These aforementioned phone numbers and Helplines and other very important ones are included in this post so that you know what to do in the eventuality that you are faced with challenging issues that require Government intervention. The State Government having recognized that there will be cases that require urgent attention and help, have set aside certain official emergency helplines in Lagos State that you should call when you are in distress.
This article serves as a guide to knowing the emergency help lines in Lagos State and residents in the State are encouraged to use these numbers as often as they can in order to make Lagos better.
EMERGENCY HELPLINES IN LAGOS 2025: THE OFFICIAL LIST
Below is the list of official numbers to contact in Lagos State whenever you are faced with emergency situations that the State Government should be aware of, so that they can come to your aid as quickly as possible, without delay.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT (LASEMA)
08060907333, 08023127654, 08022234870, 016574706, 016574714
THE NIGERIAN POLICE FORCE
08033011052, 08056250710, 08033183477
NDLEA
0803347868
NAFDAC
014528031, 014731018
FAKE DRUGS/NARCOTICS (TASK FORCE)
08033213799, 08034975296
DISTRESS CALL
767, 112
ENVIRONMENTAL & SPECIAL OFFENCES TASK FORCE
07055028673
REFUSE ISSUES (LAWMA)
5577 (Toll Free) 07080601020, 08023128099
LAND ISSUES
08034030263
VEHICLE REGISTRATION/DRIVING LICENCE (MVAA)
08029293099
TAX ISSUES (LIRS)
08033033121, 08033047270, 014979030-4
FIRE/SAFETY SERVICES
08033234943, 08023321770
SECURITY TRUST FUND
08028328204
SIGNAGE/OUTDOOR ADVERTISING (LASAA)
767, 112
ENVIRONMENTAL/NOISE POLLUTION (LASEPA)
08033060452
CUTTING OF ROADS (LASMIRA)
08033060452
BROKEN PIPE/WATER LEAKAGE
08034068265
POT HOLE/COLLAPSED ROAD
07060907493
LAGBUS
08033036816
BRT
08023146096
TRAFFIC CONTROL (LASTMA)
08075005411, 08023111742, 08077551000
RAPID RESPONSE SQUAD (RRS)
08056250710, 08033482380, 08023127350, 08033355544, 017750715, 014970389, 014970062, 014931261, 014920388
CITIZENS MEDIATION CENTRE
08023128837, 07055003863
OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER (PUBLIC COMPLAINTS)
01-8975571, 7926928
OPEN CORPSE (SEHMU)
08034279776, 08033602259, 08023356540, 08030789190
LAGOS TELEVISION (NEWS ALERT)
01-496728
RADIO LAGOS/ EKO FM (NEWS ALERT)
017267611
HEALTH FACILITIES REGULATION (HEFAMA)
08033229049, 08023149120
FLOODING/BLOCKED DRAINAGE (EFAG)
08056145481, 08023298197, 08096019599, 08056145484, 08055988566
ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING
0803318347078, 08043705057, 08023036632
AMBULANCE SERVICES (LASAMBUS/LASEMS)
08022887777, 08022883678, 08022887788, 01-7413744, 01-7930490, 01-7639939
DISTRESSED/COLLAPSED BUILDING (LASPPDA)
01-5931947, 4933658, 4931940, 7630854
LAGOS STATE SAFETY COMMISSION
0808-100-2233 (office line), 0803-561-8669 (DG Line)
You are advised to feel free to call any of the phone numbers above if you need to report a case. You can also click the link to find out information on the official emergency helplines in Nigeria as well.
