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Waste to Wealth: Rotary Club trains over 100 Youths in Rivers State

Peter Albert — Mon, 09 Oct 2023 21:05:19 +0000

The Rotary Club in conjunction with the Rivers State University Institute of Geosciences and Environmental Management has trained over 100 youths in Rivers State on how to convert waste to wealth. The one Day Seminar and Training event which took place weekend at Oroworukwo Town Hall, in Port Harcourt City Local government Area, Rivers State [...]

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Improving blue economy with proper waste management

Temitope Nlewemchi — Wed, 17 Nov 2021 20:47:45 +0000

Waste management by governments at different levels in Nigeria has proven to be an intractable problem, despite various strategies that have been put in place to prevent it from reaching a crisis proportion. While the issue hasn’t been collection of waste from homes and industrial establishments by agencies set up by the various governments for [...]

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Impacts of Hazardous Waste to Human Health and the Environment

Ade Adewale — Mon, 13 Nov 2017 15:38:26 +0000

As a business, when you’re dealing with hazardous waste, it’s important that your organisation has an effective waste management plan in place. Hazardous waste can be harmful to human health and the environment, if it’s not handled properly. There are many forms of hazardous waste, including solids, liquids, sludges and contained gases; in these forms, [...]

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Cleaner Lagos Initiative: Lagos Government seeks Partnership with Investors

Wale Adebayo — Sun, 13 Aug 2017 14:26:46 +0000

Lagos State Government (LASG) has parleyed with the private sector in a bid to ensure the success of the Cleaner Lagos Initiative (CLI) as an extensive and sustainable waste management system. The Commissioner for the Environment, Dr. Babatunde Adejare, while speaking at the Cleaner Lagos Initiative investors’ Round Table in Victoria Island on Thursday, maintained [...]

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Rosemary Osikoya Wants Community Service In Waste Management, Sanitation

David Folami — Sat, 17 Jun 2017 09:14:40 +0000

Mrs Rosemary Osikoya, the Kogi Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, has appealed to the residents of the state to volunteer for community service in sanitation and waste management efforts. She made the appeal when the representatives of Zariagi Youth Community Forum (ZYCF), Kabba Junction, visited her on Friday in Lokoja. Osikoya said that the [...]

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Osogbo Residents Advice Government On Proper Waste Management

David Folami — Sat, 30 Jan 2016 15:23:43 +0000

Some residents of Osogbo in Osun, on Saturday urged the state government to ensure proper evacuation of refuse cleared after the monthly sanitation exercise. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the residents were seen as early as 6:30am in some areas of the state capital cleaning their surroundings during the monthly sanitation exercise. [...]

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We’ll Ensure A Cleaner And Healthier Lagos From Now On – PSP Managers

Ade Adewale — Wed, 23 Dec 2015 13:50:07 +0000

Apostle Akin Adewole, the Chairman of the Lagos Waste Management Service Providers’ Forum, has given assurance that following a fresh agreement between the group and the State Ministry of the Environment, the forum will ensure a cleaner and healthier Lagos from now on. He gave the assurance during an interactive meeting between PSP Operators, Highway Managers [...]

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