That’s how this morning the Oscars people decided to pull a Steve Harvey on us when they realised Meryl wasn’t winning and so was not going to piss Trump off; the red carpet wasn’t burning up and there was no flask-holding Rihanna. Blame David Dobrik for planting that idea in our minds or is it... Read More

Adekunle gold, La La Land, LAWMA, Moonlight, nigeria, Oscar, Reekado

November 15, 2016

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Adeboro Odunlami: Heavenly waters, hellish disasters [NEW VOICES]

by Adeboro Odunlami I looked for the waste bin in the store until my eyes hurt. There was none. Alhaja Muinat was watching me closely with an amused smile playing on her lips as though she felt some sort of admiration for my folly. My eyes met hers and I finally asked, ‘Abeg, where’s the... Read More

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Adebotro Odunlami, flooding, lagos, LAWMA, New Voices, nigeria, rains, sticky, waste culture

September 24, 2014

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Eko ti baje! @followlasg take note – Refuse is back on the streets of #Lagos

by Hycinth Iyereosa and Kolapo Olapoju Back in 2007, when Babatunde Fashola became the Governor of Lagos state, he came with a mission; to beautify Lagos, among other obejectives. One of the projects he embarked on was to clean up the state, which had refuse littering the streets and wastes lying around on the road.... Read More

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APC, babatunde Fashola, Governor, lagos, lagos state, LAWMA, refuse

September 9, 2014

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Hit & Run driver crushes LAWMA official to death (PICTURED)

by S’ola Filani While diligently carrying about their daily routine, two workers of the Lagos State Waste Management Agency (LAWMA), Lateefat Sulyman and Fatimoh Ajetunmobi, were knocked down by a hit-and-run driver of a jeep late Monday. The incident reportedly occurred the along Iyana Oworo Expressway in the state. Sulyman (popularly known in the area... Read More

‘His body was cut in half’: LAWMA staff killed by agency’s waste disposal truck (GRAPHIC IMAGE)

by Adeola Balogun A worker with the Lagos Waste Management Authority was yesterday killed in an accident involving one of the agency’s own trucks. The deceased, identified simply as Idowu, was crushed by the truck after it skidded off the road and fell on him. The unfortunate incident, which occurred along the Egbeda/Idimu Road area... Read More

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October 12, 2013

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Photo of the Day: Gov. Fashola (surely) won’t like this, would he?

by Oge Okonkwo Judging from the hilarious photo, it is clear to see that the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has serious issues to contend with when it comes to residents of Lagos state carrying out instructions concerning waste disposal. We can’t stop wondering that despite the large sign that read ‘No Dumping of Waste’,... Read More

dumping, lagos, Lagosians, LAWMA, photo of the day, Residents, waste

July 27, 2013

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‘We’re coming for you’: Lagos moves against indiscriminate hanging of washed clothes

The Lagos State Government on Saturday said it would seal up any building where residents displayed their clothes outside indiscriminately. The state Commissioner for Environment, Mr Tunji Bello, gave the warning while speaking with newsmen shortly after monitoring the monthly sanitation exercise in Egbe-Idimu area of the state. He said spreading of washed clothes on... Read More

clothes, lagos, LAWMA, nigeria, tunji bello

May 13, 2013

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Cheta Nwanze: Our environment breeds cancer and malaria (Y! FrontPage)

by Cheta Nwanze Malaria is commonly associated with poverty, and can indeed be a cause of poverty and a major hindrance to economic development. Cancer is a class of diseases in which a group of cells display uncontrolled growth, intrude upon and destroy adjacent tissues, and sometimes metastasis, or spread to other locations in the... Read More

cancer, Cheta Nwanze, environment, Genetics, lagos, LAWMA, malaria, nafdac, nigeria, Romans, sickness, smoking, Y! Frontpage

January 18, 2013

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Lagos evacuates 3.6m tonnes of waste last year

Godwin Akanfe Lagos state generated 3.6 million tonnes of refuse in 2012. This figure was given by Olabode Coker, the Chairman of the Association of Wastes Managers of Nigeria (AWAM) on Friday. Coker said the waste evacuated by Waste Managers in the state evacuated 3.6million refuse in 2012, up from 3.28 million tonnes in 2011.... Read More

babatunde Fashola, lagos, LAWMA, Olabode Coker, PSP, waste

January 16, 2013

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Tragedy: 2 children die in Ikorodu after unwittingly locking themselves in a car

by Akan Ido Two children died in Ibeche, Ikorodu recently when they were mistakenly locked in a car with no ventilation. One of the children, Olamipo Kadiri who was said to be two years and three months old was the last child of a management staff of the Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA). The... Read More

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October 23, 2012

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What rubbish: Lagos has one million free trash bags for you at Sallah

by Rachel Ogbu To keep the street clean during the Sallah (Eid-el-Kabir) celebrations, the Lagos State Waste Management Authority recently announced its intentions to give one million free trash bags to residents. In a statement, LAWMA said distribution of the one million trash bags will be done through the 350 Private Sector Participants, PSP, operators... Read More

LAWMA, Sllah, trash, waste disposal

September 12, 2012

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“Beautify your environment or go to jail” – Lagos govt warns residents

by Isi Esene It’s official, the Lagos State Government has made it mandatory for residents of the state to beautify their environment or risk a six months jail term. According to reports, this information was disclosed yesterday by Tunji Bello, the commissioner for the Environment, at the inauguration of the Lagos State Parks and Gardens... Read More

babatunde Fashola, environment, gardens, lagos, LASAA, LASPARK, Lastma, LAWMA, Olukunle Sotade, tunji bello

July 18, 2012

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#LagosLife: Scavengers remanded in prison for illegal entry into dumpsite

by Isi Esene According to PM News, the Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) dragged five scavengers to a Lagos court for allegedly entering a refuse dump site at Igando, Lagos, illegally. They were remanded in prison custody after the arraignment. The men arraigned before the Court are; Sunday Oyedele, 33, Waisu Ayeni, 23, Akinwumi... Read More

Extortion, Lagos State Waste Management Authority, LAWMA, Scavenge

Thought Experiment: If that #Oscars mix-up had happened in Naija, this is how we’d have handled it

Adeboro Odunlami: Heavenly waters, hellish disasters [NEW VOICES]

Eko ti baje! @followlasg take note – Refuse is back on the streets of #Lagos

Hit & Run driver crushes LAWMA official to death (PICTURED)

‘His body was cut in half’: LAWMA staff killed by agency’s waste disposal truck (GRAPHIC IMAGE)

Photo of the Day: Gov. Fashola (surely) won’t like this, would he?

‘We’re coming for you’: Lagos moves against indiscriminate hanging of washed clothes

Cheta Nwanze: Our environment breeds cancer and malaria (Y! FrontPage)

Lagos evacuates 3.6m tonnes of waste last year

Tragedy: 2 children die in Ikorodu after unwittingly locking themselves in a car

What rubbish: Lagos has one million free trash bags for you at Sallah

“Beautify your environment or go to jail” – Lagos govt warns residents

#LagosLife: Scavengers remanded in prison for illegal entry into dumpsite

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