The Lagos State government said it would start full enforcement of the ban on usage and distribution of styrofoam food containers on Monday. The Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tokunbo Wahab, said this in a statement signed by…
Just in: Lagos shuts Oke-Afa, Katangua markets
The Lagos State Government has sealed Oke-Afa Market, Isolo Market, and Katangua Market in Abule Egba for violations of waste disposal regulations and for various unhygienic practices around the markets, constituting grave environmental infractions. In a bid to curb mounting…
Graduate arraigned for phone theft, Tenant sues landlord for damage, Court jails man for fraud and more
What is a city without crime? thisislagos descends into the Lagos underground to search out the baddest guys committing the craziest crimes in LasGidi. Lagos graduate arraigned for phone theft (Punch) The Lagos State Police Command on Tuesday arraigned a…
Lagos shuts Ladipo market over filthy environment, others
The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab, has ordered the immediate closure of Ladipo Market, Mushin, for several environmental offences including, reckless waste disposal, unhygienic premises, and non-payment of waste bills, among others. He said the…
LAWMA urges proper waste management at Eid-el Kabir
Ahead of the forthcoming Eid-el Kabir festivities, Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has called on residents to appropriately bag and containerise their wastes for cleaner environment. This is contained in a statement issued by the Executive Director (Finance) of LAWMA,…
Lagos nabs 30 suspects for illegal waste disposal
The enforcement unit of the Lagos Waste Management Authority, LAWMA, has apprehended 30 suspects caught engaging in indiscriminate waste disposal at various locations in Ipaja and Ikate-Surulere areas of the state. Managing Director, LAWMA, Ibrahim Odumboni, who disclosed this, yesterday,…
LAWMA or Visionscape? Lagoosians decide
The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) is back. One need not go to the Olusosun dumpsite in the Ojota area of Lagos to know this fact, which is just gradually beginning to sink in with the attendant stench that either…
Dear Gov. Ambode, Lagos is smelling – thisislagos.ng Editorial
Your Excellency, we want to respectfully crave your indulgence. Please let us take a peep into the future. It is January 2031. Three gentlemen are in a lounge in Ikeja. They are having after-work drinks. An election campaign advert is…
Visionscape, PSP agree on waste collection (Nation)
VISIONSCAPE and Private Sector Partnership (PSP), now known as Waste Colletctors, have reached an agreement on waste collection in Lagos. Waste operators will now collect residential waste and Visionscape will scale up waste infrastructural development. In addition, the company will…
