Thousands of waste managers in Lagos and southwest states on Thursday endorsed the presidential ambition of the APC’s candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and the re-election of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for a second term. The waste managers, under the aegis of the Association of Waste Managers of Nigeria (AWAMN), popularly known […]
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Mr Ibrahim Odumboni, the managing director and chief executive officer of the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), has urged state residents to pay their waste bills on time, buy trash cans for their homes, stay away from cart pushers, and use designated PSP operators in order to avoid harsh enforcement […]
The Lagos Waste Management Authority, LAWMA, has assured residents of the state, of its readiness to cart away all waste generated during the festive period, leaving the cityscape sparkling clean. The assurance came from the managing director/ CEO of the agency, Ibrahim Odumboni, via a statement in his office, Otto, […]
The Managing Director/CEO of the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), Ibrahim Odumboni, has warned residents against turning abandoned properties into dumpsites or using waste to reclaim lands for future uses. Odumboni who spoke through a release from the Authority at Ijora-Olopa noted that both illegal practices constituted environmental offences, punishable […]
The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) held a free medical examination for sanitation personnel (street sweepers) at the Authority’s Transfer Loading Station in Simpson-Sura, Lagos Island. Mr Ibrahim Odumboni, the Managing Director/CEO of LAWMA, stressed in his introductory remarks the importance of sweepers taking their health seriously, which is why […]
The Managing Director/CEO of Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), Mr Ibrahim Odumboni, has called on residents to join the fight against plastic pollution, by bagging and containerising their waste. Odumboni made the call in his office on Friday, highlighting the dangers and health implications of indiscriminate waste disposal, especially plastic […]
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 […]
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, […]
