The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has conducted a joint clean-up exercise with APM Terminals Limited and the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) to rid Apapa of refuse. Speaking during the exercise organised by the APM Terminals, the Executive Director of LAWMA, Mr. Ibrahim Odumboni, who represented the Managing Director, Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, observed the need … Read more
-LAWMA has called on Lagosians to support government’s efforts at establishing a cleaner and healthier environment in the State -LAWMA appealed to residents to shun all forms of improper waste disposal methods which could trigger flooding as the rains persist -LAWMA revealed that efforts were ongoing to rehabilitate landfills to ensure that the roads leading … Read more
The Managing Director of Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, has again urged residents to imbibe the culture of waste sorting at source by dropping all recyclable items in one bag and other waste items in another. Speaking at Orile Bus Stop during a roadshow organised by LAWMA to create awareness and distribute … Read more
The Managing Director of Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), Mr. Ola Oresanya, has described the female street sweepers as the engine room of the organisation, working round the clock to keep the State clean in the sustenance of a healthy environment. He made this commendation at Ikeja during an award ceremony organised by Spotlight African … Read more
The Lagos State Government has warned that violators of the State Environmental Sanitation Law would be made to face the full wrath of the law. Leader of the State Environmental Sanitation campaign team of the Ministry of Information and Strategy, Mr. Bode Lawal, who gave the warning during an enlightenment campaign to various markets across … Read more
Business activities at Sangotedo Market, Eti Osa, Lagos State have been put on hold by the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), due to indiscriminate dumping of refuse and poor hygiene practices by traders, resulting in a serious environmental problem in the area. A release issued by LAWMA’s Director of Public Affairs, Mrs. Folashade Kadiri, cited … Read more
The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has disclosed that it has flagged off an intensive waste evacuation operation tagged, “Lagos at 4 am”, to address the menace of improper waste disposal in the metropolis. Obinna Onyenali, LAWMA Public Relations Officer, revealed in a statement on Monday in Lagos that the early morning operation was to … Read more
The Lagos State Government has acquired and commissioned a briquette-making facility, donated by the Ecological Fund Office(EFO), for waste recycling. Receiving the facility, Lagos Waste Management Authority(LAWMA) Consultant on Business Development, Mr. Bode Fanimo affirmed the commitment of the agency to making judicious use of the facility by providing solution for agro-forestry waste. Fanimo, who … Read more