This was revealed in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos by the Managing Director/CEO of LAWMA, Ibrahim Odumboni.
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The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the five kilometers Ilashe/Ibeshe beach area is on the outskirts of Lagos.
Bello who spoke at a three day management retreat organised by the Ministry at the Pelican Hotel, Lekki, with the theme, “Drainage Management in Lagos State, Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow”, added that the government had prioritized capacity building as well as the issue of welfare of staff.
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday, bolstered the fleet of the Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) with 102 units of brand new locally assembled compactor trucks and 100 units of double dino waste bins in a bid to reduce turn-around time in waste evacuation within the metropolis, thereby achieving cleaner and healthier environment.
Sanwo-Olu spoke on the sidelines of the inauguration of 102 compactor trucks and 100 double dino bins of LAWMA
The company, along with its partner, Coca-Cola Nigeria Ltd, has been at the forefront of efforts to tackle the challenge of improperly disposed plastic waste in the country; forging partnerships and alliances with waste collectors, industry leaders, governments, NGOs, waste aggregators, development agencies, and consumers to address the issue.
I have listened to and read various things said and written about Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the Governor of Lagos State. Most of them have dwelled on how well he has performed as governor in two years under very harsh economic challenges. Most of the accolades have come from successful management of Covid-19 pandemic by Governor Sanwo-Olu, who saved Nigeria from what could have resulted in a monumental catastrophe. Like a gallant soldier, Sanwo-Olu rose up to the occasion and gave Covid-19 a good fight. This feat ultimately left no one in doubt as to Governor Sanwo-Olu’s managerial and administrative skills.
This is just as the agency’s chairman, Shola Jejeloye, a Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP), assured that the state government would put the place to immediate use to avoid regrouping of illegal occupants and criminal elements.
Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tunji Bello spoke of the development on Thursday at the on-going inter-ministerial press briefing organised to mark the second anniversary of the Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu administration.
Amaka Onyemelukwe, Director, Public Affairs, Communications and Sustainability, Coca-Cola Nigeria stated this while speaking during the maiden edition of the Business Day Diswaste conference themed ‘Corporate Citizens for Clean Cities”.
Speaking at the unveiling event, Managing Director/CEO of LAWMA, Ibrahim Odumboni, profusely thanked Sanwo-Olu for the kind gesture, while commending the corporate social responsibility initiative of First Bank, adding that it would open a new chapter of collaboration between the two organisations.
The police charged Tegede, 57, who lives at 30 Aremu Omoniyi Street, Ayobo, Lagos, with manslaughter and driving without valid documents.
A statement by the lender said the gesture, which is part of its Corporate Social Responsibility drive, is to support the government’s environmental sanitation efforts.
The partnership, which heralds the launch of Lagos Recycle Initiative, is targeted at curbing the huge challenge of plastic pollution for better ecosystem, through recycling and waste management reward system for residents of the State.
Speaking at the inauguration at the Olusosun landfill, Ojota, the Managing Director, LAWMA, Ibrahim Odumboni, said that the development was a morale booster.
Babajide Sanwo-Olu gave the warning on Tuesday at the launch of the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) Academy, LAWMA Community Marshals and LAWMA Street Captains at Ijora, Lagos
Sanwo-Olu, in a statement on Monday by the Head of Service, Hakeem Muri-Okunola, said the appointment takes immediate effect.
A utility vehicle with registration number KSF 383 XZ on Wednesday crushed a Lagos Waste Management Authority staff on duty at Anthony Bus Stop in Lagos.
A trucker belonging to the Lagos State Waste Management Agency and a pickup van were involved in an auto crash on Saturday, leaving four persons injured, the News Agency of Nigeria reports.
In line with measures introduced to curb the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19), the Lagos State Government has directed scavengers to immediately vacate all dumpsites.