The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) says it had apprehended some cart pushers whose activities violated environmental laws and undermined the state government’s efforts at maintaining a clean and liveable city. The cart pushers were operating around Dopemu, Ojudu Berger, Ifako-Ijaiye, Agege, and other parts of the state. The arrests followed a PUNCH Healthwise report which detailed the return of …

The Lagos State Government said it had received a €120 million support fund from the Dutch government to support its waste-to-energy project in partnership with a Dutch firm, Harvest Waste Consortium. The Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this in a post on X.com on Wednesday. Wahab explained that the project would convert part of Lagos’ waste …

The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has urged residents to acquire smart bins for domestic storage of waste to promote a clean and sustainable environment. LAWMA’s Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, made the appeal on Tuesday at its headquarters in Ijora Olopa during a demonstration of the evacuation of smart bins by waste evacuation trucks. He described the …

The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), has commenced the training of new graduate interns for the July edition of its internship programme, aimed at promoting waste management education among the younger generation. Managing director and chief executive officer of LAWMA, Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, who disclosed this to journalists while speaking about the program, emphasised the importance of engaging young minds …

The Lagos State Government (LASG) has revealed its plans to introduce smart bins in homes and business environments to ensure effective waste management. The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer at Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, made this known in a statement on Sunday. He revealed that the Highway Sanitation Unit and Marine Waste and Vegetal Control Unit had …

The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has launched ‘Know Your PSP’ campaign, an initiative aimed at improving communication and cooperation between residents and Private Sector Participation (PSP) operators, responsible for waste collection. The agency’s Managing Director/CEO, Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin said the campaign was aimed at improving waste management practices throughout the state, adding that the initiative would provide residents with …

The Lagos State Government, in a bid to curb mounting environmental health concerns, has sealed Oke-Afa Market, Isolo and Katangua Market, Abule Egba, for violating waste disposal regulations and for sundry unhygienic practices around the markets, constituting grave environmental infractions. Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab said that the government’s zero tolerance for waste initiative which …

Amidst economic hardship and frustration by citizens, the Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), has announced the increase in the cost of waste evacuation of refuse effective January 2024. The approved new tariff sent to customers by a LAWMA agent, Doset Will Investment Limited,  reveals that residents of Lagos will now pay double the formal rate. The notice titled, ‘Re-waste …

The Environmental Special Offences Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos has handed down fines and community service penalties to 40 environmental offenders, who were found guilty of indiscriminate waste disposal. The presiding magistrate underscored the gravity of the offences and impact on the environment, subsequently imposing a fine of  N30,000 on each offender, with an option of six hours of community …

At a solemn Christian wake, the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) bid farewell to the two sanitation workers (sweepers) – Adejoke Adefuye and Afolashade Odufuwa – who lost their lives while sweeping the highway in the Charly Boy area of Gbagada. Last Monday morning, a Honda saloon car rammed into LAWMA sweepers along Gbagada Expressway while allegedly trying to escape …