The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has identified several markets, businesses and institutional facilities along the Ajah-Lekki corridor for enforcement over persistent violations of waste management requirements and other environmental regulations.
The Managing Director/CEO of LAWMA, Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, disclosed this on Wednesday, saying the affected establishments had been identified following monitoring exercises and observed breaches of approved waste management standards.
The facilities listed for compliance enforcement include Kodak Moment, Bayrock Lifestyle, Caelum Nigeria Ltd, Alpha Pharmacy, Amazon Farm, Ramayaa Mall, Simply Africa Place, Aries Safia, Wolly Mall, Delightful Toy Shop, New Creation Church, The Logic Church, Dow Eye Clinic, Time Oak Hotel, L OMP, Furniture House, Fashion Design Factory, De Phantom Hotel, Elizade Motors, Trinity, Living Faith Church, Premium Rentals, Christ Chapel Church and QMB Mart.
Gbadegesin said LAWMA had continued to engage operators and give them opportunities to correct identified violations but would resort to enforcement where persistent defaults continued.
“We have continued to engage and monitor facilities to secure compliance, but where establishments continue to default after being allowed to comply, we will take the necessary enforcement measures,” he said.
“Our responsibility is to ensure that commercial activities do not compromise proper waste management or the right of residents to a clean and orderly environment.”
The development followed a monitoring and enforcement operation carried out on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, by LAWMA’s Project WISE team in collaboration with officials of the Kick Against Indiscipline (KAI), military personnel and the Nigeria Police.
The operation covered the Eleganza and Issa Imamu Market areas of Ajah.
At Eleganza, the enforcement team removed illegal structures erected along road corridors and pedestrian walkways by traders. According to LAWMA, the structures had obstructed the movement of motorists and pedestrians.
The Issa Imamu Market was also sealed following what the authority described as persistent indiscriminate disposal of waste along the roadside.
Gbadegesin said LAWMA would continue to combine public engagement and improved waste management services with firm enforcement measures, stressing that businesses and other operators along the corridor were expected to fulfil their environmental obligations.
He urged businesses, markets, institutions and residents to comply with approved waste management regulations and cooperate with LAWMA enforcement teams.
The LAWMA boss said sustained compliance was essential to preventing indiscriminate waste dumping, protecting public spaces and maintaining a cleaner and healthier environment across Lagos.
