Driving around Lagos, the commercial metropolis of Nigeria, one cannot help but notice the concrete actions taken by the Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu administration to establish environmental sustainability in the state. Following the T.H.E.M.E.S. agenda’s blueprint, which Mr Governor unveiled as soon as he took office in 2019, the state has […]
Waste Managements
Stresses use of PAKAM app The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has celebrated the third anniversary of the Lagos Recycle Initiative, which was launched three years ago to introduce waste sorting at source for recycling purposes, combat plastic pollution, and create jobs for the city’s teeming residents. The event, organised […]
The Managing Director/CEO of Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), Mr Ibrahim Odumboni, has called on residents in the state to support efforts of the Authority to rid the environment of filth, by paying their waste bills promptly. He said payment for waste services was very crucial to achieving the state’s […]
LAWMA Academy has completed this year’s four-week summer school for students, during which over 100 students from various Lagos State schools were trained on effective waste management and good environmental practices at the Authority’s headquarters in Ijora-Olopa. The Lagos Waste Management Authority’s academic arm is that school. Addressing the pupils, […]
The remains of Mr Oluwashola Kadiri, late husband of the Director of Public Affairs of the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), Folashade Kadiri, were laid to rest on Friday, 12th of August, 2022 at the Private Vaults, Atan Cemetery, Yaba, Lagos. Mr Kadiri, popularly called ‘Solar,’ an accomplished businessman, died […]
Mr. Ibrahim Odumboni, the Managing Director/CEO of the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), has stated that the agency is working on the establishment of Transfer Loading Stations (TLS) in all local government areas of the state in order to facilitate the rapid and smooth evacuation of waste throughout the metropolis. […]
The Lagos Waste Management Authority, LAWMA, has warned against unwarranted attacks on its workers, carrying out lawful duties of waste evacuation during the day or night time. The Managing Director/CEO, Ibrahim Odumboni, gave the warning against the background of a reported attack by suspected miscreants on a LAWMA team, on […]
LAWMA Academy, the educational arm of the Lagos Waste Management Authority, will hold a four-week summer school on the tenets of effective waste management from August 1st to August 26th at its headquarters in Ijora-Olopa. The program, which debuted last year, aims to educate students on effective waste management and […]
The Lagos Waste Management Authority, LAWMA, is clearing the city’s waste backlog, primarily through massive night operations. The operations, which take place between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m., are personally coordinated by the Authority’s Managing Director/CEO, Mr. Ibrahim Odumboni, and have seen the clearance of waste indiscriminately dumped at some […]
Mr. Ibrahim Odumboni, the Managing Director/CEO of the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), has assured us that the waste backlog dotting the cityscape will be a thing of the past in seven days. He said this while coordinating operational activities throughout the city, adding that LAWMA would achieve the feat […]
