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Ministry Alerts On Effluent Pollution
Effluent pollution is increasing due to expansion in industrial activities in the country, Mr Ganiyu Ajikanle, the Assistant Director, Pollution Control Department of the Federal Ministry of Environment, said in Abuja recently.
Effluent is waste water discharged from industrial facilities.
Ajikanle told The Tide source that the discharge of untreated waste water posed a serious environmental concern to all levels of government.
He said that waste water could alter the receiving environment and that the result might be harmful to man and other living things.
According to him, the failure to achieve effective management of industrial waste and prevent pollution is not due to lack of government policy on the issue.
“Many edicts, bye-laws and regulations by previous governments, made provisions which required industries producing effluents to effectively manage it to ensure the protection of the environment.”
Ajikanle said that the Ministry of Environment was monitoring the compliance of industries with the National Effluent Regulation.
According to him, the regulation stipulates that industries involved in effluents generation should furnish the ministry with monthly effluent discharge record.
He noted that some industries such as Guiness PLC, 7UP, Okomu Oil, Presco PLC, Nigerian Breweries, PHCN, Addax, and Mobil, among others, had obtained industrial effluent discharge permit from the ministry.
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They Booed, Threw Bottles At Me – Tems Recounts
R&B star, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has recounted the early-career challenges she faced, revealing that she was once booed out of the stage while performing at a school event.
Speaking in an interview with Newsmen, the Crazy Tings crooner shared that she wasn’t only booed but was also harassed with plastic bottles.
“I remember one time I was going to perform at my school as an up-and-coming singer and I thought I was going to receiving a standing ovation.
“But I got booed. They even threw plastic bottles at me,” she recalled.
Tems explained that despite the embarrassing incident and other such rejections, she remained determined to pursue a career in music.
The Tide Entertainment reports that Tems admitted that some of the initial rejections she faced could be due to her conviction to stick to her originality instead of doing covers or familiar sounds like most of her peers.
The Grammy-winning singer said looking back now, she is glad that she didn’t compromise her style despite the initial pressures.
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Primeboy Pleads For Mohbad’s Burial
A close associate of late singer Mohbad, Primeboy, has appealed for the artiste’s burial nearly three years after his death.
According to him, Mohbad’s body remains in the mortuary since September 12, 2023, pending burial arrangements.
The Tide Entertainment reports that in a statement Primeboy urged the family, public, and government to permit the burial, stating, “It’s been almost three years since Mohbad left us. His body is still in the mortuary. I’m begging the family, I’m begging the public, I’m begging the government, please let’s bury our brother. He deserves a befitting burial.”
It would be recalled that Mohbad’s death sparked public outrage, protests, and investigations. Ongoing autopsy examinations, police inquiries, and legal proceedings have delayed burial arrangements amid family disagreements and public scrutiny.
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