…says “No tolerance for environmental infractions” The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has reinforced its commitment to tackling indiscriminate waste disposal across the state, adopting a two-pronged approach of strict enforcement and innovative waste management solutions. The agency has vowed…
We Are Committed To A Comprehensive Multi Sectoral Approach To Ensure A Clean, Resilient And Livable City – LASG
…As HC Env. dispels viral insinuation that the State is smelling…Affirms that Lagos is evolving as a Megacity The Lagos State Government on Sunday stated that it is committed to a comprehensive, multi sectoral approach to ensure a clean, resilient…
CSOs Expose Nigeria’s Role in Waste Colonialism as EU Turns Africa into a Dumping Ground
Civil society organizations (CSOs) in Nigeria have strongly condemned the federal government’s bid to import non-hazardous waste from the European Union (EU), warning that such a move could exacerbate the country’s waste management crisis. The protest comes after Nigeria and…
AWAMN Tasks Stakeholders on Circular Economy for Sustainability
The Association of Waste Managers of Nigeria (AWAMN) has urged stakeholders in the waste management value chain to key into the doctrine of circular economy for a sustainable future. Mr Olugbenga Adebola, National President of AWAMN made the call at…
LAWMA Warns Property Owners Against Illegal Recycling and Scavenging Activities
The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has issued a stern warning to property owners, agents and private occupiers in the state, to henceforth desist from illegal recycling and scavenging in unlicensed facilities. It also advised them to halt indiscriminate sorting,…
Bridging the Divide: A Land Tenure Approach to Mitigating Human-Wildlife Conflict across Africa
By Christopher Burke A smallholder farmer in western Uganda stands helplessly as a troop of chimpanzees raid his banana plantation. Similar conflicts are common across the continent: elephants trampling crops in Kenya, lions killing livestock in Namibia, chimpanzees in Guinea…
LAWMA Intensifies Night Surveillance to Curb Indiscriminate Waste Dumping
The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has ramped up its night surveillance operations, leaving no hiding place for persons hiding under the cover of darkness, to dispose of their waste at illegal locations. The agency has reiterated its commitment to…
Sanwo-Olu Tasks Agency Heads On Good Governance For Sustainable Development
The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Saturday charged Heads of Agencies and Parastatals of government to renew their determination to build a Lagos that is not only the commercial hub of Nigeria but also a model of good…
WaterAid, Ikorodu North LCDA Inaugurates WASHCOM Federation
WaterAid Nigeria in collaboration with Ikorodu North LCDA with the support of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on Wednesday, Dec. 18, inaugurated WASHCOM Federation for the sustainability of WASH projects in the LCDA. The event saw…
Food Security: Lagos State Resilience Office Holds Workshop For Stakeholders
The Lagos State Resilience Office (LASRO), in collaboration with Anderson Nigeria, has organised a workshop for stakeholders from various sectors on food insecurity as a threat to human existence. In his address at the Workshop held at The Colossus, Ikeja,…
