FCTA mulls industrial waste recycling

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has disclosed that the FCT Administration is shifting its focus towards industrial waste recycling as part of efforts to achieve a more sustainable and consistently clean capital city. Wike made this known while speaking with journalists after inspecting various infrastructure projects across the nation’s capital. […]

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has disclosed that the FCT Administration is shifting its focus towards industrial waste recycling as part of efforts to achieve a more sustainable and consistently clean capital city.

Wike made this known while speaking with journalists after inspecting various infrastructure projects across the nation’s capital.

The minister argued that the current practice of monthly environmental sanitation is inadequate for the long-term needs of a modern city, noting that it only provides a temporary solution without addressing the root causes of waste accumulation in the territory.

“If you do it on a Saturday, that Saturday is clean. But for me, that is not a very major issue. Having a dump site is not enough for you to say that the problem is solved,” he said.

He stressed that effective waste management should be treated as an industrial necessity rather than a routine exercise centred on dump sites and landfills.

According to him, the FCTA is already receiving and reviewing proposals from experts who have successfully implemented waste recycling systems in other global cities, with the aim of converting waste into useful products in line with global best practices.

In addition to waste management, the minister provided updates on key infrastructure projects scheduled for inauguration during the third anniversary of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration.