Waste Management

Nasarawa State House of Assembly has passed a bill for a Law to Establish the Nasarawa State Waste Management and Sanitation Authority and for Connected Matters. Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State The Speaker of the assembly, Alhaji Ibrahim Abdullahi, announced the passage of the bill after Alhaji Tanko Tunga, the Majority Leader of the House, moved a motion to ...

The European Union (EU) and German Government, within the framework of the Nigerian Energy Support Programme, have supported the Federal Ministry of Environment (FMEnv) to validate the National Waste Battery Management Policy. Waste battery The Policy, which was developed in collaboration with several stakeholders in the sector during several technical meetings and roundtable discussions, establishes the national standard of best ...

While governments of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have individually taken action to address incidents of illegal waste shipments from affluent and more developed countries, the 10-member bloc has yet to unify and boost up efforts to protect the region from the drawbacks and hazards of the global waste trade. Gregorio Rafael P. Bueta Released in time for ...

The Lagos State Government on Wednesday, August 4, 2021 said that it had invested over N2 billion towards the rehabilitation of dumpsites across the state for effective waste management. Scavengers at the Olusosun dumpsite in Lagos Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, made this known during the unveiling of 102 new compactor trucks and 100 double dino bins at Lagos ...

The Lagos State Government has approved 24 Magistrate Courts to prosecute environmental defaulters. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State President, Association of Waste Managers of Nigeria (AWAMN), Mr David Oriyomi, disclosed this on Thursday, August 5, 2021 in Lagos. Oriyomi said that the Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Kazeem Alogba, gave the approval in a letter sent to the ...

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday, August 4, 2021 unveiled102 locally assembled compactor trucks and 100 double dino waste bins, toward boosting waste management. Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, inspecting a compactor truck during the unveiling of 102 waste Collection Trucks and 100 Double Dino Bins for LAWMA at Lagos House, Ikeja, on Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021 ...

The Federal Government on Tuesday, August 3, 2021 urged all environment stakeholders to collaborate for effective implementation of the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) programme, to ensure strong waste management practices in the country. Environment Minister of State, Sharon Ikeazor Chief Sharon Ikeazor, Minister of State for Environment, said this at the 11th National Regulatory Dialogue on Implementation of National Environmental ...

The FCT Minister of State, Dr Ramatu Aliyu, has disclosed that the FCT administration spent about N8 billion annually on waste management in the Federal Capital City (FCC) and the satellite towns. Dr Ramatu Aliyu, FCT Minister of State The Minister made the disclosure in a statement issued by her Special Assistant on Media, Mr Austine Elemue, on Sunday, August ...

An IISD policy brief explains that to change the practice of dumping hazardous wastes, the sources must be identified and governments must be enabled to protect the most vulnerable. Unsorted plastic waste Authored by Jennifer Allan, the brief is part of the “Still Only One Earth” series being released to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Stockholm Conference on the Human ...

A non-governmental organisation (NGO), E-waste Relief Foundation (ERF), on Wednesday, July 28, 2021  sensitised  students of the Yaba College  of  Technology Secondary school, Lagos, to the  dangers  and challenges  of electronic waste (e-waste). E-waste Dr Ifeanyi Ochonohor, President ERF, in his welcome speech at the Students Sustainability  and Awareness Programme (SEAP), said that the sensitisation would expose the students to e-waste management and its ...