‘Offenders,’ Why We Sealed Coca-Cola, FrieslandCampina, Guinness – Lagos Govt

The Lagos State Water Regulatory Commission has sealed three companies for extracting large quantities of groundwater for commercial purposes without proper authorisation and compliance with regulations. The News Agency of Nigeria reports on Tuesday that the three companies are Nigerian Bottling Company, producers of Coca-Cola, FrieslandCampina, makers of Peak Milk and Guinness Nigeria Plc. The Director, Technical Services, LASWARCO, Mr Olowu Babatunde, said this during an enforcement on Tuesday in Lagos. Babatunde said that LASWARCO had been engaging with these companies for over seven years to encourage compliance but efforts…

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