Waste Management

Waste Management

Lawmakers query environment commissioner over refuse heaps in Jos

Worried by the heaps of refuse on Jos and Bukuru streets, members of the Plateau House of Assembly on Wednesday, July 18, 2018 invited...
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Lagos residents urged to adhere to environmental laws

Deputy Leader, Surulere Local Government Area, Lagos State, Mrs Barakat Bakare-Akande, has called on Lagos residents to strictly abide by sanitation laws of the...
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Flooding: Environmentalist seeks stronger legislation against waste disposal

An environmentalist, Mr Gafar Odubote, has called for legislation against blocking of drains and canals, saying it is immediate cause of flooding. Odubote, a climate...
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Waste recycling, efficient way to make society green, says planner

President, Association of Town Planning Consultants of Nigeria (ATOPCON), Mr Olaide Afolabi, says waste recycling is an efficient source of revenue generation and means...
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Youths urged to serve as guards of the environment

The Lagos State Government has called on youths to serve as environment guards to secure the state from environmental nuisance and health hazards. Mr Adebola...
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Lagos clears illegal dumpsite in Apapa

The Lagos State Ministry of Environment on Saturday, July 7, 2018 mopped up an illegal dumpsite at Coconut Area of the Apapa axis in...
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Niger’s Suleja council spends N13m monthly on waste evacuation to prevent flooding

Suleja Local Government Area of Niger State says it spends N13.5 million monthly on waste disposal to prevent flooding in the area. Alhaji Abdullahi Maje,...
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Government urged to check high presence of microplastics in food chain, cosmetics

Prof. Babatunde Alo of the University of Lagos on Wednesday, July 4, 2018 urged the Federal Government to make concerted efforts to check the...
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