Trash Talk and Oil Riches: The Latest Scoop from Benin and Beyond

A new era is dawning for waste collection in Benin according to the newspapers published this Tuesday, October 29, 2024.

The information made the front pages of some daily newspapers. Benin: invoiced household waste collection service from January 2025, announcement The Emerging Country. Solid and household waste management: free end of use! he exclaims The Morning Akpakpa Dandji’s newspaper states, in the headline, that the SGDS defines a new collection mechanism.

Brotherhood also takes the headlines, the information. Collection of household waste in Grand Nokoué: the time for monthly payment has come. The daily newspaper Mènontin notes that “ it is an interministerial decree that announced the prices, recovery methods and allocation of the waste removal fee in the larger towns of Nokoué. My colleagues say that “Built properties that benefit from two cases of household solid waste disposal every week will have to pay monthly rates that vary between 3,000 FCFA and 5,000 FCFA.”

Likewise for built properties that benefit from three household solid waste collections per week, the monthly rates are between 7,000 FCFA and 30,000 FCFA. According to the inter-ministerial decree, reviewed by my colleagues, invoices are only paid on the public services portal.

“Billing of the fee will take effect from January 1, 2025.” What brings life every day Prize list to anticipate the end of the grace period.

The Nation prefers to focus on Benin’s oil dream. Exploitation of crude oil, green signals for Benin announces, on the front page of the public service daily. The Journal notes on page 3 that Benin is preparing to enter the circle of crude oil producers. “This project, which will involve significant investments and cutting-edge technology, is also the result of collaboration with technical partners who have experience in offshore extraction.” Benin’s oil resources, although modest, according to colleagues, could be enough to establish the country as a regional energy player.

In terms of the expected economic benefits, in addition to reducing dependence on energy imports, Benin will be able to carry out major infrastructure projects, strengthen the education system and invest in the health and well-being of citizens.

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This production of crude oil is a guarantee for the future of Benin, an opportunity to offer more jobs, attract investments and reposition the country on the regional economic map, continue with my colleagues from Cadjèhoun.

Far from the new perspectives offered by black gold, other topics caught the attention of the canards published this Tuesday. Starting with Emblem of the day which announces in the header that the lists of verified and rejected applications for the recruitment of 146 state civil servants for the benefit of the Ministry of Justice are available. There are more details in the newspaper on page 5.

The Morning is interested, for his part, in the international traveling fair of Benin, in Djougou and reports that the mayor Yaya Idrissou ensures a flawless event. The town is ready to host the first edition of the FIIB.

The Nation looks at the 2024 edition of the digital week and offers, on page 7, a reflection on the challenges of the Beninese media in the digital age. A note of health before closing this review. “We are born with water. You have to drink a lot of water for your kidneys,” he told us. Brotherhood which features Doctor Djamal Jacquet, a Urologist surgeon, on its front page.

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