Experts has said for Nigeria to benefit from the two billion global wastes, the government must ensure rapid investment in clean and renewable energy, saying the country must begin to think circularly to regain waste as a resource. These thoughts were expressed during the last of four sustainability webinar series by Lafarge Africa, which focused…

In a bid to curb waste environmental issues, Nigeria Tulip International College, Lagos recently organised a science and art fair to provide practical solutions to some of these environmental problems.

The Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH), says there is no vaccine available yet against Lassa fever in the country. Sen. Olorunnimbe Mamora, Minister of State, FMOH

Faced with the dangers of hazardous chemicals, representatives of about 11 African countries have canvassed for improve capacity and interface between science

With the Christmas and New Year festivities over, things are gradually returning to the status quo in Lagos State, especially traffic and heaps of refuse

The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has commenced an intensive clearing to unclog the Adeniji Adele Road canal, while it is urging residents to think of making money from recyclable items, instead of dumping them in canals.

One of the hardest things you can teach a child is how to use a potty/toilet. It is difficult to learn because it requires the child to understand cues from their bowels and bladders, anticipate them and get to a toilet in time to pass out the waste, says Parenting Blogger and lawyer, Ese Umoh.…

A Chinese firm, Inner Galaxy Steel Company, a subsidiary of Inner Galaxy Group, has said with the significant progress it has made over the years, and establishment of factories all over Nigeria, it plans to be the largest steel company in West Africa. It expressed more optimism, following its combined production capacity that has also…

Residents around the Akoka axis of Lagos have lamented irregular waste disposal services rendered by the state government through its agencies, saying they were charged promptly, despite not being offered commensurate services. “Repeatedly, we keep having this issue of waste piling up. This waste (in front of my house) has piled up for over three…

Following the suit instituted by its aggrieved former employees, Visionscape has filed a statement of defence, denying all allegations of unlawful termination of employment without payment of entitlements. The company also prayed the court to dismiss the suit, which it claimed was “entirely unmeritorious, vexatious and frivolous without any basis or foundation whatsoever.” Visionscape’s legal…

The dumpsite at the side of Ori Oke Bridge, Isolo-Ikotun Road is constituting an environmental nuisance. With the heap of waste daily mounting along the bank of the canal that transverses Idimu, Egbe, Ijegun down to the Atlantic Ocean, this new location, though marshy, is situated in a residential area and has begun to obstruct…

Waste Matters Nig. Ltd. is holding a workshop with the theme ‘Sustainable waste management in an evolving economy.’ The workshop is to evolve a new attitude towards waste management, by using proven information and methods to conduct waste management activities for the overall advantage of all concerned. It will also be exploring how to get…