{"id":352637,"date":"2026-02-16T04:18:48","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T03:18:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetidenewsonline.com\/?p=352637"},"modified":"2026-02-15T21:05:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T20:05:54","slug":"ministry-of-environment-launched-ikosi-market-anaerobic-digester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetidenewsonline.com\/?p=352637","title":{"rendered":"Ministry of Environment Launched Ikosi Market Anaerobic Digester"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Lagos State Ministry of Environment and Water Resources (MOE&WR) has officially launched the Ikosi Market Anaerobic Digester powered by C40 Cities Urban Climate Action Programme to turn waste-to-energy.<\/div>\n
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\u00a0 The project is facilitated by C40 Cities Urban Climate Action Programme \u2013 Climate Action Implementation (UCAP CAI), financed by the UK government\u2019s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO).<\/div>\n
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It is also supported by the British High Commission in Nigeria.<\/div>\n
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This facility will systematically collect the market\u2019s organic waste and feed it into an anaerobic digester.<\/div>\n
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The natural bacteria will break down the waste without oxygen to produce biogas.<\/div>\n
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Also,\u00a0 in doing so, it will carry out a remarkable process of biological transformation that yields two invaluable products, biogas and bio-fertiliser.<\/div>\n
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Speaking at the event, Mr Tokunbo Wahab, Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, described the launch of the Biogas as a milestone achievement in addressing waste management issues in the state.<\/div>\n
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\u201cToday is a proud moment for Ikosi, and indeed for Lagos State, as we mark another important milestone on our journey towards a cleaner, greener and more resilient city.<\/div>\n
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\u201cWe are not merely commissioning a facility; we are unveiling a vision on how Lagos can turn our everyday challenges into powerful opportunities.<\/div>\n
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\u201cThe Ikosi Fruit Market Biogas Plant represents a bold step in reimagining waste, not as a burden, but as a valuable resource that can drive sustainability, resilience and inclusive growth.<\/div>\n
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\u201cThis project transforms a long-standing problem into a practical solution. Instead of rotting in dumps, organic waste from this market will now be converted into clean, sustainable biogas for cooking and electricity.<\/div>\n
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\u201cAt the same time, it will produce nutrient-rich organic fertilizer that can be used on our farms. This is the circular economy in action\u2014closing the loop, reducing emissions, creating value and improving livelihoods,\u201d Wahab said.<\/div>\n
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He said the project reflects a much bigger ambition for Lagos State.<\/div>\n
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\u201cThe initiative is being implemented in partnership with C40 Cities and UK International Development under the Climate Action Implementation programme.<\/div>\n
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\u201cThrough this collaboration, Lagos continues to show leadership by translating international climate commitments into practical, community-level action.<\/div>\n
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\u201cToday\u2019s launch affirms a simple but powerful truth: the future of sustainable cities will be built not only in boardrooms and policy documents, but right here in our markets, our communities and our daily activities,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n
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On his part, Dr Muyiwa Gbadegesin, the Managing Director of the Lagos State Waste Agency, said the project launch was a testament of the state\u2019s drive to tackle waste.<\/div>\n
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\u201cLagos State Government takes very seriously the issue of environment, the issue of waste management, and in particular, the issue of circular economy, which you can only achieve by converting our waste to wealth.<\/div>\n
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\u201cIt\u2019s beginning of many more projects, because we in Lagos State have recognised that waste is a resource.<\/div>\n
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\u201cBy managing our waste in this manner, we are strengthening public health and sanitation in our markets, and we are advancing our shift to climate smart and accountable Waste Management System.<\/div>\n
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\u201cThis project takes organic market waste that would otherwise end up in the drains or illegal dumps or on culverts.<\/div>\n
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\u201cWe want this place to work so that we can get more C40 cities to see what we\u2019re doing and maybe the next market may be the Mile 12 market,\u201d Gbadegesin said.<\/div>\n
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Also, Mr Gaji Tajudeen, the Permanent Secretary MOE &WR, lauded the partners and all the stakeholders that made the launch a reality.<\/div>\n
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\u201cI welcome you all to the launch of the Ikosi Fruit Market Biogas Plant. This achievement represents a major step forward in our collective pursuit of environmental sustainability, renewable energy and the conversion of waste into wealth.<\/div>\n
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\u201cToday is a powerful testament to your commitment to innovation, sustainable development and the importance of collaborative efforts in addressing the environmental challenges facing our state.<\/div>\n
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\u201cThis project represents the power of innovation, collaboration and technology. For a long time, we have grappled with the challenge of waste management.<\/div>\n
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\u201cThe Ikosi Fruit Market Biogas Plant provides an ingenious solution, transforming what we once considered \u201cwaste\u201d into valuable resources.<\/div>\n
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\u201cIt will convert organic waste into clean cooking gas and electricity for our homes, and organic fertilizer for our farms.<\/div>\n
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\u201cWe owe our sincere appreciation to C40 Cities and UK International Development under the Climate Action Implementation programme for their continued support,\u201d Tajudeen said.<\/div>\n
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The C40 Cities Regional Director -Africa, Mr Anthony Okoth, said the \u201cC40 is a global entity that actually focuses on bringing together 100 mega cities across the globe.<\/div>\n
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\u201cIt basically controls a population of about 925 million people in terms of cities, and basically takes care of about 20% of the global economy.<\/div>\n
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\u201cAnd basically our main mandate is actually to look to ensure that as we engage the cities, we actually are able to drive the Paris Declaration of ensuring that we don\u2019t go beyond the 1.5 degrees centigrade in terms of heat increase.<\/div>\n
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\u201cAs we stand here today, I\u2019m very proud, because it\u2019s truly simple by saying that we can actually turn waste into wealth.<\/div>\n
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\u201cAnd for us, that\u2019s our mantra, working with African grown solutions to actually transform and address the African agenda.<\/div>\n
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\u201cIt is not us who have done it alone, but under the leadership of the state government.<\/div>\n
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\u201cAnd so we truly appreciate the leadership and the direction that we have gotten and received for us, this project actually is a symbol of local, grown solutions, where we are actually excited,\u201d Okoth said.<\/div>\n
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Also, Mrs Temitope Okunnu, the Chief Executive Officer of FABE Foundation and implementer of the project, said the launch \u201cis a reality come true\u201d.<\/div>\n
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\u201cWe have had different engagements in this market since a year plus, it has been an amazing. It has been a beautiful work done here.<\/div>\n
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\u201cImagine food waste from the regular Ikosi Market that you and I come on a regular basis, now converting their own food waste that was meant to be at the dump site into electricity, gas, cooking gas.<\/div>\n
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\u201cAnd the most important of all, is that we can secure our food in Lagos with the digester, which we call the Eco-fertiliser.<\/div>\n
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\u201cSo, let us appreciate the Lagos State Government through the Ministry of Environment for championing this beautiful cause and C40 Cities for supporting this project in Lagos, Nigeria.<\/div>\n
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\u201cThe replication has started already across the other 35 markets, we are ensuring that we would start something and make it work,\u201d Okunnu said.<\/div>\n
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NAN reports that the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Systems as partners of the project will be distributing the biodigester to the farmers the project was implemented by FABE Foundation and MEYANA.<\/div>\n
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The Lagos State Ministry of Environment and Water Resources (MOE&WR) has officially launched the Ikosi Market Anaerobic Digester powered by C40 Cities Urban Climate Action Programme to turn waste-to-energy. \u00a0 The project is facilitated by C40 Cities Urban Climate Action Programme \u2013 Climate Action Implementation (UCAP CAI), financed by the UK government\u2019s Foreign, Commonwealth and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67315,"featured_media":352638,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[68],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-352637","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-environment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetidenewsonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/352637","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetidenewsonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetidenewsonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetidenewsonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/67315"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetidenewsonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=352637"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetidenewsonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/352637\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":352665,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetidenewsonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/352637\/revisions\/352665"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetidenewsonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/352638"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetidenewsonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=352637"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetidenewsonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=352637"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetidenewsonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=352637"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}