Tag: Waste
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No one is exempted from paying waste bills in Lagos – LAWMA
The Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has said no one living in the state is exempted from paying waste bills.
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FCTA to seal up govt. offices, hotels to recover N10b waste collection debts
The Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB) says it may lockdown some government offices, hotels, Plazas and other business premises due to debts owed the board. The Director of AEPB, Mr Osilama Briamah, made the disclosure in a statement, on Monday in Abuja.
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Soot: Gov. Wike to set up centre for recycling of tyres, waste
Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers says that the state is planning to establish a centre to recycle used tyres and organic waste material to end soot menace in the state. Wike told newsman on Tuesday in Port Harcourt that the state government was also discussing with experts on other environmentally friendly ways to end the…
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NPA identifies waste as major cause of pollution in Lagos Lagoon
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Friday identified municipal waste as major materials causing pollution in Lagos Lagoon. Mr Yunusa Ibrahim, the Principal Manager, Environment Department of NPA said this in Lagos in an interview with the Newsmen. According to him, most municipal waste that ends up in the Lagoon gathers around the harbour areas…
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Lagos Govt empties 12,600 tonnes of waste from streets In 10 days
The Lagos State Ministry of the Environment in collaboration with Visionscape has cleared over 12,600 metric tonnes of waste from 80 locations in different parts of the State within 10 days in an exercise tagged ‘Operation Deep Clean’. The cleanup of refuse dumps all over the State began in July. Visionscape has been clearing up…
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LASG to generate electricity from waste
As an effective measure of checking indiscriminate dumping of wastes and providing economically buoyant recycling system, the Lagos State Government has proposed a world class model approach to environment waste management in the state. The state proposes to convert Olusosun, a popular landfill that has been a dumping ground for years, as model for the…