Nigeria: NCC Laments High Rate of E-Waste Generation

3 September 2019

Lagos — The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Professor Umar Garba Danbatta lamented the high rate of e-waste generation, saying, Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) or E-waste, is one of the fastest growing waste streams in the world, estimated to equal one percent of total solid waste generated throughout the developed world.

He made this statement while delivering a paper titled 'Management of E-waste for environmental sustainability in the Nigerian Telecommunication Sector' at the 6th Lagos Public Relations Stakeholders' Conference themed 'Conversions to promote environmental sustainability in Nigeria'.

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