Tag: LAWMA
LAWMA condemns attack on enforcement officers during Lagos Waste operation
“Our enforcement officers were carrying out their statutory responsibilities when they were attacked by individuals seeking to frustrate government efforts,”…
LAWMA revokes licences of underperforming PSP operators
The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has withdrawn the licences of several underperforming Private Sector Participation (PSP) operators and realigned…
LAWMA intensifies crackdown in Alimosho, arrests offenders, seals properties
The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has stepped up enforcement operations in Alimosho Local Government Area and adjoining Local Council…
Seven arraigned for allegedly assaulting LAWMA operatives in Lagos
The defendants were granted bail in the sum of N200,000 each, with two responsible sureties, one of whom must be…
Lagos cracks down on open defecation, 46 arrested in Island sweep
He reaffirmed government’s commitment to sustained monitoring and enforcement, warning that offenders would continue to face arrest and prosecution in…
LAWMA records 1,023 illegal dumping cases in 2025
The authority disclosed that peak dumping periods occurred between midnight and early morning, with residential refuse, construction debris and hazardous…
LAWMA begins Lagos–Badagry waste evacuation
Gbadegesin added that the operation would progress from Agric Bus Stop toward Mile 2, ensuring systematic corridor-wide clean-up and improved…
How LAWMA worker cheated death as heavy-duty truck crashes into him on popular bridge
The victim, identified as Baba Ibeji, was carrying out refuse evacuation duties when the truck, reportedly speeding and suffering brake…
LAWMA Enforcement Team sweeps Lagos Island, seizes carts, arrests one
Speaking on the exercise, the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of LAWMA, Muyiwa Gbadegesin, said the sustained enforcement drive was aimed…
LAWMA issues stern warning after attacks on enforcement officers
The Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has issued a strong warning to members of the public against attacking, harassing…
Why Lagos can no longer afford to treat Waste as Afterthought
For a city as vast, dense and relentlessly dynamic as Lagos, waste is not just an environmental issue, it is…
LASTMA speaks as reckless driver kills female LAWMA sweeper in Meran
Tragedy struck on Saturday along Meran Road, inward Iyana Ekoro axis of Lagos, as a female operative of the Lagos…
Lagos to procure 100 new CNG Compactor Trucks in 2025 – LAWMA MD
Gbadegesin noted that the overarching goal is to entrench transparency and accountability in waste management operations.
Lagos govt. offers reward for information on man dumping garbage on Alapere Bridge (video)
The Lagos State Government has announced a reward for anyone who can help identify a man caught on video illegally…
How we arrested 300 people for waste disposal offences – LAWMA
The statement quoted the LAWMA Managing Director, Dr Muyiwa Gbadegesin, as saying that it deployed comprehensive strategies, including the use…