The FCT Minister of State, Dr Ramatu Aliyu has disclosed that the FCT administration spent about N8 billion annually on waste management
The Minister made the disclosure in a statement issued by her Special Assistant on Media, Mr Austine Elemue, on Sunday in Abuja.The statemen said the Minister spoke at the maiden edition of the Annual General Meeting and Induction of Waste Management Association of Nigeria , FCT Council, in Abuja.
She said that in a circular economy virtually nothing was discarded, stressing that products and materials were kept in circulation.x She said the FCT Administration had been working assiduously in ensuring that new opportunities for sustainable growth were provided through increased budgetary provisions on waste management related services.“Presently, we have a total number of 64 waste management contractors in the FCC and Satellite Towns.
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