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Environmentalist calls for patience to achieve effective waste management in Lagos

An environmentalist, Mr Alex Akhigbe, has urged Lagos State residents to exercise patience as regards effective waste management issues. Akhigbe, the President of Africa Cleanup Initiative (ACI), made...

Waste manager denies breaching contract with Oyo

A waste management company, WestAfricaENRG, has said that it did not breach its contract with the Oyo State Government. The company stated this in a statement issued...

Lagos residents urged to patronise PSP operators

The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has called on residents to patronise the waste managers, otherwise known as PSP operators (Private Sector Participants) assigned to them. Managing...

Solid waste poses greatest environmental challenge in Nigeria – Minister

Minister of Environment, Dr Mohammed Mamoud, says the menace of municipal solid waste is one of the gravest environmental challenges facing the country. Mamoud made this known...

Waste management: Lagos to close Olusosun, Solus landfill sites

The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has said that plans have been concluded to decommission its Olusosun and Solous landfill sites. Managing Director of LAWMA, Dr Muyiwa Gbadegesin,...

Two Nigerians explore waste management dynamics at JICA training

Two Nigerians – Adiza Ujo and Adesuwa Obasuyi – are undergoing the Knowledge Co-Creation Programme (KCCP) of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), which is implemented...

Ogun plans waste management reforms for cleaner environment

The Ogun State Government, on Thursday, October 31, 2019 announced plans to launch a “clean-up” initiative, as part of efforts to maintain hygienic environment in the...

Borno establishes plastic waste recycling plant

The Borno State Government has procured a plastic waste recycling plant to enhance wastes management and environmental sanitation in the state. Mr Kabir Wanori, the Commissioner for Environment,...

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Heat waves put older persons at high risk, warns UN report

As extreme heat grips many countries and becomes “the new normal”, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) warns of heightened...
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Renaissance Energy, Bayelsa host communities to conserve Apoi Creek Forest Reserves

Renaissance Africa Energy Company and hosts to its South Swamp Gas Gathering Solution (SSGGS) project have commenced plans to...

CSOs seek restructure of Nigeria’s climate change response system

Some civil society organisations in the Niger Delta have called for the decentralisation of Nigeria’s climate change response structure. The...

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Heat waves put older persons at high risk, warns UN report

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