) yesterday approved N1.99b for the purchase of Compressed Natural Gas powered vehicles and $1.442 million for arms and ammunition by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency
Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Lateef Fagbemi, and Minister of State for Environment Iziak Salako made these known to reporters after yesterday’s FEC meeting in Abuja.He said: “We discussed some other items today, three items in respect of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, otherwise known as NDLEA. The first one is the procurement of 33 Mikano Maxus E60 motor vehicles to boost the operation of the NDLEA at N1.99 billion.
“The third in the series is the procurement of two units of full body scanners at both Abuja and Lagos international airports to boost the operation of the NDLEA. This is at a cost of N985 million.” He said: “The Federal Ministry of Environment proposed and the Federal Executive Council approved that a ban be placed on the use of on-the-go plastics, what we know as single-use plastics, in all ministries, agencies and departments of the federal governments. This is in line with the 2022 National Policy on Plastic Waste Management.
While the ban is currently limited to federal government institutions, it is seen as a precursor to a nationwide ban on single-use plastics by January 2025, as outlined in the National Policy on Plastic Waste Management.
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