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Lagos to sanction owners of broken down waste compactors

The Lagos State Government says it is prepared to sanction owners of broken down waste compactors, which usually cause delay at dumpsites. The state Commissioner...

Plateau waste evacuators given one week to clear dump sites

The Plateau Government has given private waste evacuators in charge of Jos-Bukuru one week to clear all dump sites in the area. Mr Abdullahi Abbas,...

Lagos plans regulation on e-waste management

The Lagos State Government says it will soon institute regulation on “waste to wealth” toward ensuring proper electronic waste (e-waste) management. Commissioner for Environment, Babatunde...

E-waste crisis becoming more hazardous, pervasive – Environmentalists

Chairman, Jawura Environmental Services Ltd., Prof. Oladele Osibanjo, has identified early obsolescence of electronics as a major cause of uncontrollable volumes of e-waste. Osibanjo made...

N500m spent monthly on waste disposal has yielded limited results – Rivers

Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers State says his administration has spent N500 million monthly on waste management without satisfactory result. Wike disclosed this in Port...

Waste management: Lagos plans formalised structure for scavengers

The Lagos State Government says it is planning a formalised structure for scavengers so as to ensure proper waste management. The Commissioner for Environment, Mr...

Lagos says capping of Olusosun dumpsite nearly completed

Lagos State Commissioner for Environment, Babatunde Durosinmi-Etti, says half of the 47-hectare Olusosun Metropolitan Dumpsite in Ojota has been capped. Speaking with newsmen during the...

Environmentalist seeks policy on plastic waste management

An environmentalist, Mr Idowu Salawu, on Sunday, May 20, 2018 told the Federal Government to formulate a national policy on plastic waste management to...

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