The Environmental Special Offences Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, has handed down fines and community service penalties, to 40 environmental offenders, found guilty of indiscriminate waste disposal. The presiding magistrate…
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At Christian Wake, LAWMA Mourns Sanitation Workers
by Folashade Kadiri November 17, 2023At a solemn Christian wake ceremony, the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) bid farewell to the two sanitation workers (sweepers), Adejoke Adefuye and Afolashade Odufuwa, who lost their lives while…
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… Vows More Action on Filthy Markets and Business Facilities The Lagos State Government has shut Ogba City Mall, Ikeja, and Ajah Market, Etti-Osa, for sundry waste disposal offences. The…
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Environment
LAWMA, Sterling Bank Partner on WasteBanc Initiative
by Folashade Kadiri October 31, 2023The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has partnered Sterling Bank Plc and PAKAM Technology, on the launch of the WasteBanc initiative, aimed at promoting the culture of recycling to tackle…
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…Vows to clamp down on other filthy markets The Lagos State Government has reopened Alaba Rago Market, Ojo, having met some of the conditions set for reopening sealed markets in…
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Environment
Lagos Govt reopens Alaba International, Trade Fair Markets
by Folashade Kadiri October 28, 2023…Says Closure Not Politically Motivated The Lagos State Government has reopened Alaba International Market and some markets in the Trade Fair Complex, all located in Ojo, Lagos, after days of…
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…Cites Health and Safety Concerns The Lagos State Government has dislodged scavengers at Olusosun Landfill, Ojota, citing health and safety concerns from their illegal activities, including burning of tyres, which…
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Environment
Indiscriminate Dumping: 26 Persons for community service
by Folashade Kadiri October 24, 2023A magistrate’s court, Environmental Special Offences Court of Lagos State District, sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, has imposed ₦30,000 fine per person or option of community service, on 26 persons, for…
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Environment
LASG seals markets within Trade Fair Complex over Environmental Infractions
by Folashade Kadiri October 23, 2023…Reiterates Commitment to Zero Tolerance for Reckless Waste Disposal The Lagos State Government has sealed markets within Trade Fair International Complex, located at Lagos-Badagry expressway, Ojo, over a series…
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Environment
Another set of environmental offenders convicted in Lagos
by Folashade Kadiri October 20, 2023…To Do Community Service A Magistrate’s Court in Oshodi has handed down community service sentences to nineteen individuals apprehended for indiscriminate waste dumping. The proceedings, resided over by Magistrate…