Says cart pushers constitute security challenges The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has destroyed more than 400 carts, confiscated from pushers, who serially dump waste at unauthorised locations across the city, in clear violation of environmental laws of the state. Commenting on the exercise which took place at LAWMA’s Ogudu […]
Waste Managements
A Lagos mobile court at Bolade Oshodi, headed by magistrate T. O. Fashina, has jailed for three months (3-months) a 32-year-old environmental offender, Abubakar Sanni, who posed under the guise of cart pushing, to vandalise and steal iron rods at Karim Kotun area of Victoria Island, Lagos. The Managing Director/CEO […]
The Lagos Waste Management Authority, LAWMA, has renewed its offensive against environmental abuses, resulting in the arrest of no less than 65 persons, at various locations around the state. The managing director/CEO, Mr Ibrahim Odumboni, disclosed this during a chat in his office at Ijora, adding that the renewed offensive […]
The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has called on residents to actively work towards ensuring a cleaner and livable environment during and after the upcoming Eid-el-Fitr festivities, in order to consolidate on its current efforts to rid the state of filth. The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of LAWMA, Mr Ibrahim […]
The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has stated its willingness to accommodate citizens’ waste management demands before and after the solemn Easter celebrations, as well as to continue its year-round aim of creating a cleaner and healthier Lagos. Mr Ibrahim Odumboni, the Authority’s Managing Director/CEO, said in a statement that […]
Mr Ibrahim Odumboni, the Managing Director/CEO of the Lagos Waste Management Authority, LAWMA, has challenged imaginative engineers in the state and country to design affordable bailing machines for plastic debris in order to make recycling more appealing and less capital heavy. He also advised enterprises to avoid using brown-coloured pet […]
Mr Ibrahim Odumboni, the Managing Director/CEO of LAWMA, has challenged Lagos Island homeowners to obtain waste bins for proper waste storage and simple evacuation. He issued the challenge at a stakeholder meeting hosted by LAWMA at Lagos Island West Local Government, Iso, Onigari, where he stated that the true source […]
Mr Ibrahim Odumboni, the Managing Director/CEO of the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), has once again emphasized the importance of waste sorting for residents, hinting that comes April, homeowners who comply will see a reduction in the waste bill while those who do not will see an increase. He stated […]
The Managing Director/CEO of Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), Mr. Ibrahim Odumboni has charged residents to fully embrace waste containerisation, to aid seamless evacuation of waste, to prevent flooding, as the rainy season approaches. He also enjoined Lagosians to procure the standard waste bins, for easy segregation and perfect containerisation […]
