Management

UK water firms get £168m fine over poor sewage management

5 months ago853 min

On Tuesday, a UK regulator said it proposed to fine three of England’s biggest water suppliers a combined £168 million ($214 million) for failure over sewage management. Ofwat said that Thames Water, Britain’s biggest supplier, was struggling to stay afloat financially and could be fined the largest amount at £104 million. The regulator’s decision comes as Britain’s water industry faces huge scrutiny, including from the new Labour government and environmentalists, over the pollution of rivers...

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Disaster management is everybody’s business – NEMA

5 months ago6566 min

The Head of Operations, National Emergency Management Agency, Minna Operations Office, Zainab Suleiman-Saidu, says disaster management is everybody’s business and not just the business of Federal Government agencies. Suleiman-Saidu said this on Tuesday at a one-day stakeholders’ workshop on Sustainable Waste Management and Flood Preparedness held at Kwara State Library, Ilorin, the state capital. According to her, flood preparedness and waste management require a collaborative effort from governments, private sector and local communities to build...

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Nigeria’s EFCC Uncovers Fraud In Management Of Recovered Abacha Loot, COVID-19 Funds, World Bank Loan By Humanitarian Ministry

8 months ago1023 min

Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) says it has uncovered other fraudulent dealings involving COVID-19 funds, the World Bank loan, and recovered funds looted by the late dictator, Sani Abacha. EFCC said the funds were released to the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development by the Federal Government to execute its poverty alleviation mandate. The anti-graft agency said this in a statement released on Sunday, signed by its...