FG declares war on scrap metal theft, vandalism

From Charity Nwakaudu, Abuja
The Federal Government has moved to end the theft and vandalism of public infrastructure through tighter regulation of Nigeria’s scrap metal industry.
The Minister of Steel Development, Prince Shuaibu Abubakar Audu, said the proposed 2026 Scrap Metal Regulations would sanitise the sector, protect critical national assets and boost local steel production.
Audu, represented by the Director, Metallurgical Raw Material Development and Investment Promotion Department, Ime Eprikpo, spoke at a two-day stakeholders’ engagement on the validation of the draft regulations, held in Lagos.
He said the proposed Scrap Metal (Collection, Trading, Recycling and Regulat...