Nigeria, Aug. 5 -- The Lagos State Government has listed 176 "illegal estates" without layout approvals in its domains.

It issued a 21-day ultimatum to their developers and promoters to regularise their operations by obtaining proper layout approvals.

In a public notice posted on its official Facebook page on Monday, the government listed prominent estates as among those operating without approved layouts from the Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development.

The notice said the listed estates are "without Layout approvals and are deemed illegal and compromising the 'Sustainable Lagos' ethos of the State Government".

The listed estates include Adron Homes, Victory Park Estate, Aina Gold Estate (Okun-Folu), Diamond Estate (Eputu...