Managing Director/CEO of the Lagos Waste Management Authority, Muyiwa Gbadegesin. European Union-backed partners and the Lagos State Waste Management Authority have stepped up efforts to tackle construction and demolition waste in Lagos through the Green Waste Remediation and Recycling Vocational Training Workshop.
According to the statement, the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of LAWMA, Dr Muyiwa Gbadegesin, in his welcome address, described the initiative as a strategic “intervention aimed at bridging technical skill gaps and repositioning construction waste management in line with global best practices.” Gbadegesin, who was represented at the event by LAWMA’s Executive Director, Finance, Mr Kunle Adebiyi, explained that the GROW project was designed to support the green transformation of the “construction sector by promoting sustainable waste practices, strengthening technical capacity, and fostering collaboration among government, training institutions, and industry”.
He said that the project, co-funded by the European Union under the ERASMUS+ programme, focused on Nigeria and Mozambique as key growth economies facing increasing construction waste challenges. The LAWMA boss added that LAWMA was strengthening the management of construction, demolition and disaster waste to ensure efficient handling from generation to disposal while unlocking opportunities for recycling and resource recovery.
Related News Tanker crushes dispatch rider to death in Lagos Armed gang invades Lagos community, robs residents, passersby Nigeria, Uganda move to harmonise skills certification systems He further emphasised that the initiative would support skills development, create jobs, and accelerate the transition from a linear to a circular waste management system.
LAWMA announced this in a statement on Wednesday signed by its Director, Public Affairs, Mukaila Sanusi. According to the statement, the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of LAWMA, Dr Muyiwa Gbadegesin, in his welcome address, described the initiative as a strategic “intervention aimed at bridging technical skill gaps and repositioning construction waste management in line with global best practices.” Gbadegesin, who was represented at the event by LAWMA’s Executive Director, Finance, Mr Kunle Adebiyi, explained that the GROW project was designed to support the green transformation of the “construction sector by promoting sustainable waste practices, strengthening technical capacity, and fostering collaboration among government, training institutions, and industry”.
The LAWMA boss added that LAWMA was strengthening the management of construction, demolition and disaster waste to ensure efficient handling from generation to disposal while unlocking opportunities for recycling and resource recovery. Related News Tanker crushes dispatch rider to death in Lagos Armed gang invades Lagos community, robs residents, passersby Nigeria, Uganda move to harmonise skills certification systems He further emphasised that the initiative would support skills development, create jobs, and accelerate the transition from a linear to a circular waste management system.