Waste
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The Kano State government has procured 10 new heavy-duty refuse evacuation trucks and three excavators to enhance waste management and environmental sanitation in the state. This is contained in a statement issued by Sunusi Tofa ,media aide to Gov. Abba Yusuf ,in Kano on Friday . Yusuf said that the new equipment aim to improve…
24 Jan
The police, on Friday brought a 33-year-old man, Bamisaye Adeniyi, before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly disposing waste materials unlawfully. The defendant who is of no fixed address, is standing trial on a two-count charge of unlawful waste disposal and assault. The prosecutor, Inspector Olasunkanmi Bamikole, told the court that the defendant and…
20 Nov
The Federal Government is taking steps to stop the indiscriminate disposal of battery waste, spurring the enforcement of the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) regulation, to forestall environmental degradation. The National Environmental Standards Regulation Enforcement Agency (NESRA), during its Regulatory Dialogue on the National Environmental (Battery Control) 2024, held on Wednesday in Lagos, said that it…
3 Nov
The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has announced plans to establish a biogas plant, aimed at converting waste into sustainabl
15 Oct
With a tattered bag on his back, Dereje Enigdamekonen trawled the endless alleyways of the Merkato market in Addis Ababa,
6 Oct
The Ogun State government has advised industries to comply with the state waste management reforms to promote a cleaner and safer environment or face sanctions. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Ogun State Waste Management Authority OGWAMA, Abayomi Semako Hunye, disclosed this when he led the management team to inspect the waste management practices…
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The former Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Adamawa State, Hudu Ari, has insisted that he has enough evidence the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Aisha Binani defeated Ahmadu Fintiri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Hudu, who spoke on Saturday in Bauchi with select journalists, said that both Chairman of the Independent…
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Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People (MOSOP) has expressed displeasure over the way the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, and accused his men of setting up a mechanism aimed at resuming oil exploration in Ogoniland despite mass protest on Saturday. MOSOP President, Fegalo Nsuke, in a statement, said massive protests have disrupted its…
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The people of Ogoni in Rivers State have kicked against violence, expressing support for the ongoing dialogue approach by the Federal Government towards the resumption of oil exploration in the area. Ogoni oil sites were blocked since 1995 following the extra-judicial murder of Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight other Ogonis. The Ogonis, in a resolution issued…
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The national leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, on Saturday, held a closed-door meeting with the former Minister of Interior, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, in Lagos State, The Guardian authoritatively gathered. Though details of the meeting were still sketchy as of the time of writing this report, a source, who…
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The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has distanced himself from the arrest of popular TikToker, Olumide Ogunsanwo, aka ‘SeaKing.’ He has also called for his immediate release. Ogunsanwo was recently rearrested over allegations of cyberbullying the revered cleric. His detention has sparked reactions, with many questioning the circumstances…
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The former Governor of Katsina State, Aminu Masari, has said that Nigeria cannot achieve meaningful economic progress if it remained heavily dependent on imports. Masari was speaking at the media launch of the Nigeria Talents Exploration Challenge (NTEC) in Abuja on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the event, in collaboration with…
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The Ogun Commissioner of Police (CP), Lanre Ogunlowo, has reminded motorists of the virtue of patience and complying with traffic regulations to save travel time. The CP disclosed this in a statement signed by the spokesperson of the Ogun Police Command, CSP Omolola Odutola, in Abeokuta on Saturday. Odutola said the CP had gone on…
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German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock condemned Hamas on Saturday for "forcing" the three latest Israeli hostages freed by the Palestinian militant group to speak before large crowds of its supporters. Though welcoming their release, Baerbock said it was "intolerable that Hamas has again shown the three men in public... and forced them to give 'interviews',"…
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India's Hindu-nationalist ruling party of Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated a landslide victory Saturday in key elections in the capital province Delhi, with the former chief minister suffering a crushing defeat. "Development has won, good governance has won," Modi said after the city's ex-leader -- a key opposition figurehead to the premier -- was confirmed…
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Brazil's president this week amped up pressure for a major oil project to go ahead at the mouth of the Amazon River, despite criticism from environmentalists as the country prepares to host UN climate talks in November. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, 79, aspires to make Brazil a leader in the fight against global…