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31 May 2022
The activity, spearheaded by the Chairman of the Task Force, Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP), Shola Jejeloye, was in furtherance of the state’s resolve to rid the city of all forms of environmental hazards
14 Nov 2021
In August, the Lagos State government unveiled 102 new trucks, and 100 bins in a move aimed at improving waste disposal in its domain.
25 Nov 2018
In the recent past, Surulere Local Council used to be adjuged the cleanest council in the state. But emerging scenario seem to suggest that it may have lost that title, or is in the process of doing so.
1 Oct 2018
The residents of Apapa road in Lagos Mainland Local Government Area of Lagos State have appealed to the state government and management of the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) to relocated the Transfer Loading Station (TLS) situated in the area. The residents made this known at the weekend during a protest and picketing of the…
24 Jun 2018
The dumpsite at the side of Ori Oke Bridge, Isolo-Ikotun Road is constituting an environmental nuisance. With the heap of waste daily mounting along the bank of the canal that transverses Idimu, Egbe, Ijegun down to the Atlantic Ocean, this new location, though marshy, is situated in a residential area and has begun to obstruct…
14 Jan 2018
In 2016, the Lagos State Government disclosed plans to introduce a new regime of waste management in the state. It dubbed the policy the Cleaner Lagos Initiative (CLI). To institutionalise it, the government came up with a bill, and the seriousness it attached to it spurred the recall of lawmakers from their recess to consider…
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