The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has commenced a stakeholder engagement with the Association of Waste Managers of Nigeria (AWAMN) to develop a comprehensive reform agenda for a more sustainable, accountable and efficient Private Sector Participation (PSP) sector. The initiative, which began with a meeting at the LAWMA Headquarters, Ijora-Olopa, is aimed at addressing operational…
The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), through the LAWMA Academy, has launched the 2026 edition of its annual Summer School, reaffirming the Authority’s commitment to raising a new generation of environmentally responsible children equipped with practical knowledge and lifelong skills in waste management, recycling and environmental stewardship. The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of LAWMA, Dr….
The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has intensified its environmental enforcement campaign by sealing several markets, shopping complexes and commercial premises in the Ikotun-Igando axis for violating the state’s environmental sanitation laws. The enforcement exercise, carried out by LAWMA’s Project WISE West team, targeted businesses along the LASU-Igando Road corridor in Alimosho Local Government Area…
The Health Facilities Monitoring and Accreditation Agency (HEFAMAA) and the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) have reinforced their partnership to improve the safe, efficient, and environmentally sustainable management of medical waste across Lagos State. During a meeting at LAWMA’s headquarters, both agencies addressed concerns raised by health sector stakeholders on medical waste collection and disposal….
The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) is accelerating efforts to transform Lagos into a model circular economy by reducing reliance on dumpsites and expanding resource recovery, recycling, and modern waste processing systems. The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of LAWMA, Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, disclosed this during an appearance on the weekend edition of Talk Time on Traffic Radio,…
The Lagos State Government has arrested 12 environmental offenders in separate enforcement operations across Lagos Island, Yaba, and Ikorodu as part of efforts to curb indiscriminate waste disposal and other environmental violations. The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, said the Authority’s Project WISE Enforcement Team apprehended 11 suspects during surveillance operations in…
The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Lagos Waste Management Authority, LAWMA, Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, has said Lagos is facing a major waste management challenge driven by rapid population growth, inadequate infrastructure, poor payment culture and outdated landfill systems. Speaking on Lagos Television’s The Conversation, Gbadegesin said the state generates between 13,000 and…
The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) says comprehensive measures are being implemented to improve waste evacuation across Lagos State as the government intensifies efforts to strengthen operational efficiency, expand infrastructure, and enhance environmental sanitation. The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of LAWMA, Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, acknowledged operational challenges affecting waste evacuation in some parts of the…
The Lagos State Government has directed an immediate scale-up of waste evacuation operations across the state following the recent build-up of refuse in several communities. According to the government, the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA), and the Ministry of Environment are working around the clock to address the…
The Lagos State Government has directed the Lagos Waste Management Authority to urgently meet with Private Sector Participation (PSP) waste operators following increasing complaints from residents over irregular refuse collection across parts of the state. Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, said the intervention became necessary after reports of inconsistent waste evacuation services,…
