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Roqeebah February 27, 2017

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

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;…

Op-ed Editor November 15, 2016

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…

photoeditor September 24, 2014

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…

Sola September 9, 2014

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…

December 11, 2013

‘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,…

October 12, 2013

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…

July 27, 2013

‘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…

May 13, 2013

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…

January 18, 2013

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)…

January 16, 2013

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

Late Olamipo Kadiri 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…

October 23, 2012

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…

September 12, 2012

“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…

July 18, 2012

#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,…

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