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November 25, 2019
The FederalGovernment plans to ban the single-use of plastic materials in 2024.
The government hasstarted formulating policy guidelines on its implementation and management, inaddition, there is the need to ensure that states adopt and implementprovisions of theNational Health Care Waste Management Policy and itsguidelines so as to avert healthcare waste challenges.
The 13 NationalCouncil on Environment, NCE in a communiqué noted that the release of excesswater in dams across the country causes excessive flood disasters for coastalcommunities in Nigeria.
The communiquéurged all relevant agencies to effectively manage and monitor the release ofwater to curtail the hostile effects, adding that Warning Systems has beenproviding predictions in no fewer than 3,023 locations.
It furtherstressed the need to promote de-silting and dredging of rivers to improve ontheir flood carrying capacity and ameliorate perennial flooding along theriverine communities.