LAWMA Deepens Strategic Partnership With NAN On Waste Management Advocacy

The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening strategic media collaboration with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) to enhance public sensitisation and promote responsible waste management across Lagos State.

 

The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of LAWMA, Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, stated this during a courtesy visit to NAN’s Lagos Operations Office at the National Art Theatre, Iganmu, on Wednesday, describing the engagement as a strategic follow-up to the existing partnership between both institutions, noting that collaboration with credible media organisations remained essential to driving behavioural change in a rapidly growing megacity like Lagos.

He disclosed that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu had approved the engagement of 300 Environmental Health Officers across wards in the state to strengthen grassroots advocacy and compliance monitoring, stressing that residents who undermined environmental regulations would be sanctioned in accordance with the law.

 

He highlighted LAWMA’s collaboration with the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) under a Public-Private Partnership framework to support the deployment of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) powered waste collection trucks aimed at improving operational efficiency and reducing carbon emissions.

He added that the government’s waste-to-wealth initiative was progressing steadily, with plans to replicate the biodigester model deployed at Ikosi Fruit Market in other markets as part of LAWMA’s transition to a circular economy framework, designed to reduce landfill pressure and generate useful by-products.

 

Addressing service delivery under the Private Sector Participant (PSP) framework, he stated that 27 non-performing PSP operators had been disengaged in 2025, while 22 others were on final notice to improve performance or face similar action, as maintaining high operational standards remained non-negotiable.

He also announced plans for a strategic retreat with the Lagos State House of Assembly to review the Environmental Management and Protection Law of 2017 to align it with emerging environmental realities and evolving waste management challenges.

 

Earlier, the Managing Editor and Acting Head of Lagos NAN Operations, Mrs. Ifeyinwa Omowole, commended LAWMA for the visit and reaffirmed NAN’s commitment to supporting the Authority’s initiatives through sustained media coverage while encouraging subscription to NAN’s PR Wire service to amplify its programmes and milestones.