LAWMA
17 Jan
Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has started fabricating waste bins for Ekiti State in a partnership aimed at tackling a myriad of waste management and environmental challenges.
1 Jan
In a move towards environmental sustainability, the Lagos State Government has revealed an ambitious plan to establish Material Recovery Facility (MRF) centres across the 57 local councils to encourage waste sorting at source, for incentives.
28 Dec
A Lagos-based non-governmental organisation, PEPC Foundation, has stressed the importance of protecting Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) sweepers. The founder, PEPC Foundation, Lukman Akinsanya, made the call during the empowerment of 700 sweepers in Ikorodu with relief materials. The theme of the event was: ‘Love beyond Christmas’. Akinsanya extolled the importance of the sweepers in…
28 Nov
Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), has mapped out plans to re-strategise its sanitation and sweeping activities on some highways across the state for thorough operational modalities.
15 Nov
The police in Lagos have commenced investigation into the role of the officers of Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) in the death of two workers of the State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) in the Gbagada area of the state.
14 Nov
The hit-and-run driver who killed two sweepers of the Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) at their duty post on the Gbagada-Oshodi Expressway on Monday has surrendered himself to the Police. This was disclosed on Tuesday by the spokesperson of the Lagos State Police Command, Benjamin Hundeyin. "The suspect who drove the vehicle with number…
6 Nov
Lagos State government, yesterday, shut Ogba City Mall, Ikeja, and Ajah Market, Etti-Osa, for sundry waste disposal offences. The action was carried out by the combined enforcement teams of the Lagos Waste Management Authority ...
25 Oct 2023
Residents in Ikorodu, Agric, Irawo, and environs have lamented the near absence of Private Sector Participation (PSP) operators licenced by Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) to remove waste.
19 Oct 2023
A Lagos State Magistrate’s court sitting in Oshodi has fined 10 residents convicted for environmental offences.The environmental defaulters were fined various sums of money by Magistrate Daniel Njokwu upon their conviction.
17 Oct 2023
Following full compliance with environmental standards and safety measures earlier listed as preconditions for reopening shut markets, Lagos State Government, yesterday, ordered immediate reopening of Ladipo automobile and Mile 12 International Markets.
14 Oct 2023
Lagos State government, yesterday, announced an immediate closure of Mile 12 International and Owode Onirin markets, over filth and various environmental infractions.
12 Oct 2023
It was another day of dashed hope, yesterday, for traders and customers at Ladipo International Auto spareparts market, Mushin, Lagos, as the market, shut last week by the state government, was yet to be reopened.
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