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 underscored the gravity of the offences and impact on the environment, subsequently imposing a fine of ₦30,000 …
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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 action was carried out by the combined enforcement teams of the Lagos Waste Management Authority, LAWMA; State Task Force on Environmental …
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THE Lagos State Government has reopened Alaba Rago Market, Ojo, having met some of the conditions set for reopening sealed markets in the state, following its closure last week for various environmental infractions. Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab, who visited the market on Sunday for …
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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 closure for improper waste disposal and other environmental infractions. Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab, said …
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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 court. After careful consideration, 19 were ordered to carry out community service, involving …
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TEN environmental offenders have been fined various sums of money, by Magistrate Daniel Njokwu of Lagos State Magistrate’s Court, Oshodi, upon their conviction for environmental offences. They were picked up at various locations within the last 24 hours by LAWMA’s enforcement team, indulging in reckless waste dumping. Those convicted included: …
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Residents Urged to Get Waste Bins, Clean Their Surroundings THE Lagos State Government has arrested about 30 environmental offenders, for improper disposal of waste and flagrant disregard of the environmental laws of the state, pending their arraignment before a magistrate court next Monday. The enforcement action is in continuation of …
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OFFICIALS of the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) and the state’s Environmental Sanitation Corps, in a joint operation, have sealed the Mile 12 International market and the Owode Onirin market over unhygienic conditions and other environmental infractions. According to a statement on the official Facebook account of LAWMA, the operation was …
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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 agency’s commitment to staff training, essential for operational efficiency, …
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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 observed that, despite the closure of the market, some …
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