Nigeria, Dec. 4 -- The Senate on Thursday resolved to summon four ministers over the reported unsafe working conditions and residents' contamination by lead poisoning in Ogijo, a community that borders Lagos and Ogun States, caused by the operations of used lead-acid battery recycling factories in the area.

Those summoned are the Ministers of Environment, Balarabe Lawal; Health, Mohammad Pate; Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake; and Labour and Employment, Muhammadu Dingyadi.

They are to appear before the Senate Committees on Environment and Solid Minerals to explain the actions their ministries have taken on the national clean-up strategy, the implementation timelines given to industries, and the compliance framework established to ...