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The Anambra Waste Management Authority (ASWAMA) says the state government spends about N1.5 billion yearly on solid waste disposal and management across the state. The Managing Director of ASWAMA, Mr Amechi Akora, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Awka. He said that solid waste management was
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By Frank Nwoko The growth in the population of Lagos State in the last couple of decades has had a telling impact on the mega-city’s ability to manage waste. With an estimated population of about 21 million people, the state grapples daily with per-capita waste generation of 0.5Kg per day or 10,000 tons of urban
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By James Ogunnaike – Abeokuta Ogun State government has arrested and prosecuted no fewer than one hundred and twenty-eight environmental offenders. The Special Adviser to Governor Dapo Abiodun on Environment and Head of the State Waste Management Authority (OGWAMA), Mr Ola Oresanya, who disclosed this to newsmen in a statement in Abeokuta, said the move
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…Racketeering runs into hundreds of millions of naira By Olasunkanmi Akoni Hundreds of millions of naira have been discovered to have been allegedly defrauded at the Lagos State Waste Management Authority, LAWMA. The lid which sensationally blew off massive racketeering at the agency, was sequel to an investigation of the forensic audit of LAWMA,
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By Ozioruva Aliu Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state on Tuesday tasked the newly inaugurated Waste Management Board headed Mr Monday Sule and the Edo State Agency for the Control of HIV/AIDs (EDOSACA) headed by Dr. Alex Okoh on quality service delivery saying his administration was committed to giving the best to the state. Obaseki charged
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A waste management company, WestAfricaENRG, has said that it did not breach its waste management contract with the Oyo State government. The company stated this in a statement issued by Mr Paul O’Callaghan, the Chief Executive Officer of the company, and made available to newsmen on Saturday, in Ibadan. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports
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An Environmental expert, Abimbola Solanke, has called on the three tiers of government to put in place sustainable solid waste management by investing in sustainable disposal infrastructure and improving waste collection system.
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Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday said existing structures and current realities in waste management in the state reveal deficiencies that do not align with the state government’s vision of a smart city.
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The most problematic of them all, however, is the absence of proper waste management infrastructure and citizens culture towards waste management. There is need for the average ‘Lagosian’ to see him/herself as a key participant within the waste management eco-system and not just a generator of waste.
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A consultant on Environment, Mr Taiwo Adewole, has called on the Lagos State Government to open more transfer loading stations to facilitate quick disposal of waste in the state.
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