THE LAGOS STATE WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT OFFICE (LSWMO), YESTERDAY, SEALED OFF SOME BUILDINGS/PROPERTIES ACROSS THE STATE OVER DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTAL INFRACTIONS.(PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE

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 The Lagos State Wastewater Management Office (LSWMO), yesterday, sealed off some buildings/properties across the state over different environmental infractions. They are; * A property on 34, Adeniji Adele, Lagos Island for deliberate discharge of raw sewage into the public drain causing offensive odour and sewage flowing in the community, constituting public nuisance, environmental pollution and endangering human life. * A block of Shops along Powerline Road, Meiran, Alimosho, for the illegal construction and operation of unsanitary toilet facility on a road setback without a permit, constituting public nuisance, environmental pollution and endangering human life. * A three-storey building at 38, Adeniji Adele Street, Lagos Island for deliberate discharge of raw sewage into the public drain. * A building at H29, House of Jesus Street, Langbasa, Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, for the deliberate discharge of raw sewage into the public drains. Residents are urged to adopt proper wastewater mana...

NIGERIA, SAUDI ARABIA PARTNER ON SOLID MINERALS DEVELOPMENT. (PHOTO).


Nigeria, Saudi Arabia Partner on Solid Mineral Development

Nigeria and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will collaborate to promote development of solid minerals as the world transit from fossil fuels to cleaner energy.

This was made known by the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake during a meeting with his Saudi Arabian counterpart, Bandar AlKhorayef on the sidelines of the Future Minerals Forum (FMF) held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Dr Alake harped on the need to forge partnerships, as the global energy transition is contingent on critical minerals, which exist in abundance in Nigeria.

“We need a lot of investments in exploration, exploitation, extraction, processing, and local value addition. We realize that we must look at regions outside of Africa to collaborate, further consolidate, and enhance our capacity to explore and exploit the natural resources that we have. For us to maximally utilize, exploit, and derive maximum revenue for our own economic and infrastructural development, we need to have a very solid partnership with nations like Saudi Arabia”. he said.

Dr Alake said investment in local value addition involving processing of solid minerals that will culminate in production and establishment of factories in Nigeria, to generate employment which will have a multiplier effect on the economy.

He maintained the readiness of the Nigerian team to work with the Saudi Arabian counterpart to finetune and map out strategies on areas of collaboration within a specified time frame.

Throwing light on incentives for investment, Dr Alake cited the policy of President Bola Tinubu on repatriation of profits by foreign investors, tax waivers on imported equipment specifically directed at the mining sector.

He noted that a rejigged security architecture which will soon come on stream to effectively secure mining areas in the country.

Earlier, his Saudi Arabia counterpart, Mr. Bandar AlKhorayef shared the position of Nigeria on the fundamentals of diversifying the economy with emphasis on the mining sector.

Mr Bandar AlKhorayef said the collaboration was important and that Saudi Arabia would prioritizes local value addition.



 

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