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6 Nov
Lagos State government, yesterday, 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 ...
25 Oct
Residents in Ikorodu, Agric, Irawo, and environs have lamented the near absence of Private Sector Participation (PSP) operators licenced by Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) to remove waste.
19 Oct
A Lagos State Magistrate’s court sitting in Oshodi has fined 10 residents convicted for environmental offences.The environmental defaulters were fined various sums of money by Magistrate Daniel Njokwu upon their conviction.
17 Oct
Following full compliance with environmental standards and safety measures earlier listed as preconditions for reopening shut markets, Lagos State Government, yesterday, ordered immediate reopening of Ladipo automobile and Mile 12 International Markets.
14 Oct
Lagos State government, yesterday, announced an immediate closure of Mile 12 International and Owode Onirin markets, over filth and various environmental infractions.
12 Oct
It was another day of dashed hope, yesterday, for traders and customers at Ladipo International Auto spareparts market, Mushin, Lagos, as the market, shut last week by the state government, was yet to be reopened.
10 Oct
Lagos State commissioner for environment and water resources Tokunbo Wahab has denied requesting that traders at Ladipo market must pay N40 million before it is re-opened. Wahab made this known while reacting to a social media post alleging that he requested the money. Ladipo market is among the markets sealed by the Lagos State government…
9 Oct
The Lagos State Government has made a u-turn from its initial order to reopen the Ladipo Market on Monday morning. The Managing Director/CEO of Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, made the clarification in a statement on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday afternoon. Gbadegesin said that Ladipo Market is still closed as it…
9 Oct
The Lagos Waste Management Authority, (LAWMA) has announced the re-opening of Ladipo, Oyingbo, Alamutu Ologede and Ile-Epo markets, recently sealed for filth and gross environmental abuse.
9 Oct
Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has announced the reopening of Ladipo, Oyingbo, Alamutu Ologede and Ile-Epo markets, recently sealed for filth and gross environmental abuse.
8 Oct
The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has dislodged traders engaged in roadside trading around Oyingbo Market in Lagos for constituting environmental nuisance. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the market is currently sealed for various environmental infractions. The Managing Director/CEO of LAWMA, Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, said the agency observed that, in spite of…
8 Oct
That markets in Lagos are perennially dirty is evident in the number, which have been shut by the state government in the past few days. Within 10 days, not less than six markets were closed over a non proper waste disposal and other environmental infractions.

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