LASG identifies Air pollution as one of its critical challenges
The Lagos State Government has identified four major contributions of environmental pollution in the state.
Mrs Belinda Odeneye, Permanent Secretary, Environmental Services, identified these at a webinar in commemoration of the year 2021 International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies.
Odeneye also spoke on the various initiatives in pursuit of clean air in the state, while citing a World Bank study which estimated that environmental air pollution led to loss of $2.1bn and 11,200 premature deaths in 2018.
“It is no longer news that Lagos, Africa’s fastest-growing Mega City, is confronted with myriads of environmental challenges with air pollution remaining a critical one.
“Lagos as a hub of industrial activities is not spared from the contribution of the transport sector to air pollution. Industrial processes such as iron smelting and the use of fossil fuel-powered machinery and generators for electricity, contribute an unknown amount to air pollution in Nigeria.
“The contribution of the waste management sector through open incineration of waste can also not be overlooked,” she emphaisized.
