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Item Open Access ASSESSING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT BY ABUJA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BOARD, FCT ABUJA(Department of Environmental Resource Management, Nasarawa State University, Keffi., 2018-08-03) Sani, Yahaya Muhammad.Solid Waste Management Abuja Environmental Protection Board cause for grave environmental and social problem respectively with the City Centre of Abuja and the Territory at large. The aim was to achieve by understanding the effects of Solid Waste Management on land, Land Scale and Land Use Distortion. The Solid Waste Management carefully sampled information on the environment characteristics, social features and demographic aspects of site waste obtained through field observations, oral interviews and the use of questionnaires administered. The sampling technique used was systematic while data analysis employed is standardize. The research also made photographs of some few sites visited. The results of the analysis revealed that the stage of Solid Waste cause different kind of environmental degradation among which is very large expanse of land are lost by causing solid and rock instability. The result is that waste of arable land as well as economic crops and trees while vegetation in form of plantation also suffers casualties. It is therefore recommended that all Solid Waste Management Boards/Agencies are to prepare a prognosis of the possible environmental impact of their operation as well as technique for possible monitoring the impact of their operations by the Ministry of Environment while offenders be brought to book/account as a result of adverse environmental effect caused including some cases of health hazards. Emphasis should move from waste disposal to waste minimization through sorting, recycling of regents and water, while Government should provide the regulation with appropriate sanctions while mandatory precautions, remedies and compensation for damages done.