By Our Correspondent Lagos, Dec. 21, ’25 (TNZ) The Association of Scrap and Waste Pickers of Lagos (ASWOL) has organised a Train-the-Trainer programme on Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) to improve safety practices among waste pickers across the state. TheNewsZenith reports that ASWOL staged the training in partnership with the International Alliance of Waste pickers (IAWP). […]
By Opeyemi Muhammad Lagos, Feb. 15, ’25 (TNZ) The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has warned property owners and residents in the state to desist from illegal recycling and scavenging in unlicensed facilities. TheNewsZenith reports that the Authorities also advised them to halt indiscriminate sorting, dumping, storing and trading of recyclable waste in either private […]
By Our Correspondent The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) served 343 contravention notices on construction sites at various locations in the state last year. Mr Tokunbo Wahab, Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, announced this at the ministerial press briefing at Ikeja, Lagos. TheNewsZenith reports that the briefing is to mark one year of the […]
By Our Correspondent The Lagos State Government has advised Private Sector Participant, PSP operators in the waste management value chain to improve their service delivery. Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tokunbo Wahab, gave the advice during a meeting with the executives of the Association of Waste Managers of Nigeria (AWAM) at the weekend […]