20-year Old Man In Court For Allegedly Stealing Items Worth N420,500
THE police in Lagos on Thursday arraigned a 20-year-old man, Martins Kelinho, before a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly...
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Another Set Of Environmental Offenders Convicted In Lagos
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, presided over by Magistrate Ademola Adesanya, saw a total of 24 individuals brought before the…
Lagos State Govt Shuts Mile 12 Owode Onirin Market
Insists on zero tolerance for filth in markets THE Lagos State Government on Friday announced the immediate closure of Mile 12 International and Owode Onirin markets, for filth and various environmental infractions. The markets were closed in a joint operation…
Lagos State Govt Reopens Ladipo, Oyingbo, Other Markets
Warns that future violation will attract stiffer penalties THE Lagos Waste Management Authority, (LAWMA) has announced the reopening of Ladipo, Oyingbo, Alamutu Ologede and Ile-Epo markets, recently sealed for filth and gross environmental abuse. The Managing Director/CEO of LAWMA, Dr….
LAWMA Trains Staff On Medical Waste
AS part of efforts to improve staff capacity, the Lagos Waste Management Authority, (LAWMA) has trained its staff on improved medical waste operations and management, at the Authority’s headquarters, Ijora-Olopa. The Managing Director/CEO of LAWMA, Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, reaffirmed the…
LAWMA Clears Roadside Traders At Oyingbo Market
THE Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has dislodged traders engaged in roadside trading around Oyingbo Market, for constituting environmental nuisance. The market is currently sealed for various environmental infractions.  The Managing Director/CEO of LAWMA, Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, said the agency…
LASG Orders Closure Of Ladipo Market For Filth And Other Offences
THE Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab, has ordered immediate closure of Ladipo Market, Mushin, for several environmental offences including, reckless waste disposal, unhygienic premises, and non payment of waste bills, among others He said the…
LAWMA Shuts Oyingbo And Alayabiagba Markets, As Warning Signal To Others
Vows to end environmental nuisance in Lagos markets FOLLOWING series of unheeded warnings to markets in Lagos to shun filth and embrace proper environmental hygiene, the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), has sealed Oyingbo and Alayabiagba Markets in Lagos Mainland….
Lagos Commences Removal Of Shanties On Blue Line Corridor
As Environment Commissioner Leads State Officials, Security Men On Inspection Tour of Areas of Infraction COMMISSIONER for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab in furtherance of the directives of Mr. Governor, on Sunday, supervised the removal of shanties on…
At Clean-up Operation, LAWMA MD Promises To Clamp Down On Filthy Communities
THE Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has conducted a comprehensive clean-up exercise at Itedo Community, Lekki Local Council Development Area, in partnership with Lekki Peninsula Environment Community, Crusader Sterling Pensions and Itedo Community Development Association, promising to clamp down on…
PHOTOS: Okada Rider Drowns, 200 Displaced as downpour Causes Damage In Lagos Communities
A motorcycle rider, simply identified as Mr Abe, was swept away after refusing to heed warnings from his colleagues not to ride along the Ile Epo Bus Stop Canal in Alimoso Local Government Area of Lagos State. The rainfall, which…
Man, 37, Discharged, Acquitted Of Alleged Armed Robbery
AN Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan, on Thursday, discharged and acquitted a 37-year-old man, Arise Olakanmi, of allegations of conspiracy...
Court Jails Three For N17.6m Fraud In Maiduguri
THE Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, April 22, 2024, secured the conviction...
EFCC Hands Over 14 Forfeited Properties to Enugu State
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Wednesday, April 24, 2024 handed over 14 properties initially forfeited to the...