Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has said that Ladipo and Oyingbo markets would be shut down from next Thursday till further notice for engaging in reckless waste dumping, refusal to pay for waste management services and poor waste management practice in the markets. LAWMA’s Managing Director/CEO, Mr. Ibrahim Odumboni, added that the unwholesome environmental practices…
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has assured the timber traders that the planned relocation of saw millers of Oko Baba in Ebute Metta, Lagos Mainland, to a proposed permanent site in Agbowa, will come to an end in December. The Governor gave the assurance on Tuesday during his tour of Agbowa-Ikosi Timberville in Ikosi-Ejirin Local Council Development…
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has unveiled the Adopt-a-Bin programme with an initial 40,000 standard bins deployed to households and commercial entities. Sanwo-Olu spoke during the launch of the programme at Simpson Transfer Loading Station on Lagos Island, saying the gospel of waste sorting at source is now gaining ground as individual pickers of…
The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) and Shomolu Local Government have agreed on re-introducing the monthly environmental sanitation on a voluntary basis. The exercise is slated for the last Saturday of every month between 7 am and 10 am, beginning from November this year. Speaking at the stakeholders’ meeting where the agreement was reached, the…
The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has warned the general public to be wary of fraudsters extorting money from residents under the guise of being debt recovery agents for the Agency. A release signed by the Managing Director/CEO of LAWMA, Mr. Ibrahim Odumboni, stated that the Agency has not given any third party the responsibility…
The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has inaugurated 102 units of brand new locally assembled compactor trucks and 100 units of double dino waste bins to the fleet of the Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA). He said the intervention was part of his administration’s plan to reduce turn-around time in waste evacuation within…
Leading stakeholders in Nigeria’s manufacturing and waste management sectors have applauded the Nigerian Bottling Company Limited (NBC), a leading consumer packaged goods company and a member of the Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company (CCHBC), for its innovative initiatives aimed at optimising plastic packaging and waste management in the country. Speaking during the annual NBC Stakeholders Forum…
As part of its commitment to driving its global World Without Waste agenda, the Nigerian Bottling Company Ltd (NBC) on Thursday June 17, in partnership with RecyclePoints, a waste recycling and social benefit organization, commissioned a Plastic Recycling Bank. The recycling bank, which is located at its Ikeja Manufacturing Plant in Lagos, will help ensure…
The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) and the Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board (LASUBEB) have concluded plans to incorporate waste management in the curriculum of primary schools in the State, as a way of re-orientating the younger generation for a sustainable environment. Speaking at the inaugural training programme for teachers organised by the State…
Heritage Bank Plc, Nigeria’s Most Innovative Banking Service provider has entered into strategic partnership with Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) to attain sustainable greener and cleaner Lagos. The partnership which heralds the launch of Lagos Recycle Initiative is targeted at curbing the huge challenge of plastic pollution for better ecosystem, through recycling and waste management…