AT STAKEHOLDERS' MEETING, LAWMA BOSS CANVASSES WASTE SORTING AND RECYCLING

The Managing Director/CEO, Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), Mr. Ibrahim Odumboni, has urged residents of the Mainland Local Government and Yaba LCDA, to embrace the culture of waste sorting at source, to reduce pressure on landfills around the state.

Odumboni said this at a meeting with solid waste management stakeholders in those councils, comprising market leaders, artisans and representatives of CDAs/CDCs, where he enjoined them to look inwards for local solutions to tackle waste management challenges, including active engagement of youths for waste policing in the area.

The participants spoke freely on environmental challenges in their various domains, as the LAWMA boss responded to the issues raised.

Hon. Nurudeen Aileru who represented Yaba LCDA Chairman, commended LAWMA for the spirited effort at achieving a clean city, promising that the councils would play their parts, towards achieving a sustainable environment.

Alhaja Kaosara Adebayo, Iyaloja Asejere Market, Oyingbo, appealed for increased waste evacuation due market activities, while also suggesting the creation of the equivalent of PSPs for Lagos water-ways.

Also speaking, the Yaba LCDA House Leader, Hon. Solomon Gbinigie, suggested the setting up of a whatsapp platform for stakeholders in the councils, for quick resolution of waste management issues.

It was the 9th stakeholders' meeting, organised by LAWMA, and planned to cover the 57 local governments and LCDAs of the state. Some of the councils already covered include: Apapa, Ajeromi/Ifelodun, Ikorodu West, Mushin, Ijako Ijaiye/Ojokoro and others.

Other prominent personalities at the meeting include LAWMA’s Executive Director, Finance, Mr. Kunle Adebiyi; LAWMA’s CTO, Dr. Olorunwa Tijani; CDC Mainland chairman, Alhaji Tajudeen Quadri; the council leader, Hon. Solomon Gbinigie; and LAWMA staff, among others.

Comments

THE LAGOS STATE GOVERNMENT IS IMPLEMENTING STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVES TO TACKLE WASTE MANAGEMENT ISSUES

...As the Environment Commissioner Conducts a Tour of Major Dumpsites The Lagos State Government publicly announced over the weekend its commitment to adopting strategic initiatives aimed at improving waste disposal and waste management practices. Following a tour of the primary dumpsites at Olusosun and Soluos 3, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab, the Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, stated to the media that the government remains steadfast in its resolve to provide Lagosians with a sustainable and operational environment. Wahab indicated that within the upcoming 18 months, the state plans to decommission the Olusosun and Soluos 3 landfills. These sites will be transformed into contemporary Transfer Loading Stations, where waste will be sorted, compacted, and redirected for recycling and resource recovery. He noted that the Governor and the State Executive Council have regularly discussed waste-related issues, with particular attention given to the conditions at Olusosun ...

Air pollution is literally rewriting our DNA. New research links dirty air to the same cancer mutations found in smokers.

Air pollution can cause DNA mutations that have been linked to lung cancer, according to new research showing strong connections between polluted air and the same genetic changes often seen in smokers. Scientists analyzed the cancer genomes of 871 non-smokers with lung cancer from four continents and found a clear pattern. People living in areas with high levels of air pollution had more mutations in key genes tied to lung cancer, namely TP53 and EGFR, and were nearly four times more likely to show the SBS4 mutation, a known result of exposure to tobacco smoke. These mutations were far less common in non-smokers from cleaner regions. The study also uncovered a new mutational signature, SBS40a, present in 28% of non-smokers but absent in smokers, with no clear environmental cause identified. The research compared these non-smoker genomes with 345 smoker genomes to show both shared and unique patterns. Secondhand smoke was linked to only a small increase in these g...

The Magistrates’ Court in Oshodi, Lagos, has remanded 34 suspects for illegally occupying medians in the Ojo-Alaba Road corridor.

The Magistrates’ Court in Oshodi, Lagos, has ordered the remand of 34 individuals for the illegal occupation of medians along the Ojo-Alaba Road corridor. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Lagos Waste Management Authority, made this announcement on Tuesday. He indicated that the suspects were apprehended for various offences, including trading, residing, and defecating on the road median and its adjacent setbacks. During enforcement operations conducted on the preceding Saturday, 34 individuals, comprising 32 males and two females, were arrested for offences such as residing, trading on, and defacing the median and setbacks along the Ojo-Alaba Road corridor. They were arraigned today (Tuesday) before the Magistrate’s Court located at Bolade, Oshodi, and have been placed in custodial detention until 22 July 2025,” stated Gbadegesin in a statement disseminated via his official X account. The operation was executed by a joint operation from LAWMA ...

Lagos Waste Reporter

Search This Blog