The 47-hectares Olusosun dumpsite in Lagos is undergoing capping to stop emission of poisonous smoke and fire outbreak at the facility, the News Agency of Nigeria reports. Speaking on the project, Director of Environmental Services, Lagos State Ministry of Environment, Dr Iyabo Phillips, said that the capping would last for a month. She said that drainage had been constructed around the dumpsite for easy access to the dumpsite to prevent erosion. General Manager, Lagos State Waste Management Authority, Mr Segun Adeniji, said that the capping was undertaken by the state government to drastically reduce fire and smoke from the landfill site. NAN recalls that the Olusosun dump in Ojota, Lagos was gutted by fire on March 14.

Source: Punch May 07, 2018 15:00 UTC